Sunrise

I sent the e-mail to my old boss on Tuesday saying that I’d like to move to the next steps of this process. I gave him the schedule that I would be available with a slightly different option, but noted that the option would be difficult. I was so antsy to hear back from him that by the end of Wednesday, I couldn’t figure out what was taking so long… and then it dawned on me that he probably had to talk to his bosses.

Sure enough, Thursday when I got home from my yoga class there was an e-mail from him saying everything was very positive and that next Wednesday would be perfect for me to come into the office and that I could meet with the executives. He also asked when he could call me. So, I’ll actually talk to him today after my morning yoga class. I’m not entirely sure what about… but I’m glad he’s calling because I want some tips… I get so nervous on formal interviews and I just want to find out if there’s something I should expect.

So, this morning I was up so so early. Sorta practicing the early morning routine that I’ll have to have in order to work this job. Its not terrible because Mich wakes up at 4:45 anyway for work. It usually takes me until 5:30 to fall back to sleep. Today I was still awake and just decided to get up. So, the furkids and me took a walk in the dark. Its a bit complicated because I’m walking them together and their leashes get so tangled… but it really does save on time and they do relatively good together. I was showered and pretty much ready to "go" by 7:00. So, I believe that I’ll be able to do the regular routine in the morning in order to get to work on time. And really, its only two mornings a week that I have to worry about being up that early.

Even though I don’t even have the job yet, Mich is already jokingly calling me her sugarmomma again. LOL Its an old joke from back when she stopped driving and went to a part time job. It really is funny because I really wasn’t making much then and I’m not going to be making terribly much more when I take this job. However, the fact is that we’ve been living on a 1/3 of what we were living on when we first started dating. We both keep saying in amazement that we can’t believe we haven’t had to touch our savings yet.

Its true in some respects… because I haven’t touched the cash in the attic…. but I did have a couple hundred in the bank that is gone. This week I had $15 in my bank account and had to pay my health insurance. So, really, this whole situation with the job couldn’t have come at a better time.

I’m getting what Mich calls "short-timers syndrome." I’ve already kinda started to have that "i don’t care" attitude about certain things that really annoyed be before about the Owner of EY. Things that still really could annoy me, but I know that soon I won’t be as connected to EY. I’m not really fooling myself though… I know that life is not going to be all roses when I take this job. I fully expect the next year to be pretty challenging. The long drives into the office along with trying to balance a few yoga classes for the first couple of months. Learning the new job and getting used to working for him again. But, its something that I DO want to do. Because the pay off is that eventually I’ll be able to work mostly from home. We will have a more stable future. We will be able to take vacations and save money and maybe buy a house in New Mexico for our future. I’ll be able to buy a new car and stop worrying about when my current car is going to die. Mich can drive my current car to school and stop spending so much on gas to fill her truck. The benefits of taking this job FAR FAR FAR outweigh any negatives.

So, I suppose by next week at this time I’ll have a much better idea of what my future might hold. For now, I need to keep working on patience and staying positive and open to life and know that things will work out in my favor.