7:10 AM - Just finished eating my breakfast. The dog has been walked. Soon, in the next 15 minutes or so I will be heading out the door and driving to my 1st day on the new job! I will let you know how things go later on in the day when I get home from my 'commute'.
3:25 PM - Home from my orientation. Morning commute took 17.5 minutes. I spent the rest of the day being handed forms and packets with the assurance that' "You'll understand everything eventually." I think I am going to enjoy the new job!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
The Calm Before The Storm?
Or maybe it's just having a little bit of downtime before starting my new job, and then there is, of course, the impending birth of the baby. Did I mention that we're having a baby? Well, we are!
Sara and I are expecting our firstborn this Winter, and there is a whole helluva a lot to get done before the baby comes! It's still a little surreal at this point! We've had a few doctors appointments, we've heard the heart beat, seen the ultrasounds, but it all seems so foreign.
I've had the last week off from work as I gear up to start at the new school, and figure out my new schedule with, possibly, a 2nd job, and, hopefully, evening classes. Everyone keeps telling us that life as we know it is going to change but we were actually hoping for a change anyway. Time keeps on ticking, and the expectations are growing!
Sara and I are expecting our firstborn this Winter, and there is a whole helluva a lot to get done before the baby comes! It's still a little surreal at this point! We've had a few doctors appointments, we've heard the heart beat, seen the ultrasounds, but it all seems so foreign.
I've had the last week off from work as I gear up to start at the new school, and figure out my new schedule with, possibly, a 2nd job, and, hopefully, evening classes. Everyone keeps telling us that life as we know it is going to change but we were actually hoping for a change anyway. Time keeps on ticking, and the expectations are growing!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Farewell Washington DC Beltway!
I hope to never have to see you again on a regular basis, and especially not for a daily commute!
Yesterday saw my last 2 Rush Hour Commutes on the Washington Beltway EVER! E V E R!! I signed all the paperwork, received some parting gifts from some coworkers and left Ivymount for the last time as an employee. Starting in just over a week I will be a new employee of the Harbour School here in Annapolis! As I've written before that means I'll have to commute 11 miles to my new job! ELEVEN MILES! When I clocked it I can get to work in less than 20 minutes! That's will save me tons in gas money, and hours of my life stuck in the car going to and from work!
I am excited for this new opportunity! I am sad to leave behind students and staff whom I care about but it was time for me to leave... again. A couple years ago when I quit my drama teacher job it was to, hopefully, move back to Chicago. This time I'm walking away for a chance to better my situation, and further my career, again, hopefully. I am in such a different place nowadays and I hope that this streak of good luck holds out. It's been a rough couple years.
Yesterday saw my last 2 Rush Hour Commutes on the Washington Beltway EVER! E V E R!! I signed all the paperwork, received some parting gifts from some coworkers and left Ivymount for the last time as an employee. Starting in just over a week I will be a new employee of the Harbour School here in Annapolis! As I've written before that means I'll have to commute 11 miles to my new job! ELEVEN MILES! When I clocked it I can get to work in less than 20 minutes! That's will save me tons in gas money, and hours of my life stuck in the car going to and from work!
I am excited for this new opportunity! I am sad to leave behind students and staff whom I care about but it was time for me to leave... again. A couple years ago when I quit my drama teacher job it was to, hopefully, move back to Chicago. This time I'm walking away for a chance to better my situation, and further my career, again, hopefully. I am in such a different place nowadays and I hope that this streak of good luck holds out. It's been a rough couple years.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Hush Puppies and Body-Surfing!
Sara and I got back earlier this evening from our most recent trip to North Carolina; this time to the Eastern part! A quick weekend trip, even though traffic did its best to lengthen our journey.
It was a fun time spent with family, both immediate and extended. We chatted, spent some time playing on the beach, ate some good southern foods, and laughed alot! It was another much needed getaway! When people ask me what I did this past weekend I'll say, 'I ate hush puppies and went body-surfing!'
It was a fun time spent with family, both immediate and extended. We chatted, spent some time playing on the beach, ate some good southern foods, and laughed alot! It was another much needed getaway! When people ask me what I did this past weekend I'll say, 'I ate hush puppies and went body-surfing!'
Thursday, June 09, 2011
On The Road Again!
Sara and I will be hitting the road once more heading back down to North Carolina for the weekend. This time we'll be on the Eastern side attending a Cobb family reunion with our nearest and dearest! Road tripping down with my little brother and his wife, to join the rest of my family. First I must get through a Friday work day before leaving for our trip.
Speaking of work, I've started counting down the commutes I have left at my current job. Tomorrow morning will mark Number 11! I am not counting the afternoon drive because we're not coming home - don't misunderstand, tomorrow's afternoon rush hour will probably still be torturous but we'll be heading in the opposite direction. Then next week I have 5 more work days which equals 10 more rush hour commutes before I bid farewell to Beltway driving! I cannot wait!
Speaking of work, I've started counting down the commutes I have left at my current job. Tomorrow morning will mark Number 11! I am not counting the afternoon drive because we're not coming home - don't misunderstand, tomorrow's afternoon rush hour will probably still be torturous but we'll be heading in the opposite direction. Then next week I have 5 more work days which equals 10 more rush hour commutes before I bid farewell to Beltway driving! I cannot wait!
Saturday, June 04, 2011
Snatching Opportunities From The Passing Days!
The actual quote from Horace is, "Let us my friends snatch our opportunity from the passing day."
Without revealing too much at this point I would like to say that I have recently snatched an opportunity which will hopefully make life a little more pleasant these days. I have accepted a job, similar to my current job, at a school, similar to my current school, but instead of commuting all the way around the Beltway to Rockville it is here in Annapolis! That means no more nightmare commutes, and spending 3 to 4 hours a day in my car just getting to and from work! I will now be able to get to work in less that 20 minutes, and, hopefully, I will be able to cut way down on fuel costs! I will be starting at the end of June and am looking forward to this new adventure, and appreciative of the potential changes for the better.
Without revealing too much at this point I would like to say that I have recently snatched an opportunity which will hopefully make life a little more pleasant these days. I have accepted a job, similar to my current job, at a school, similar to my current school, but instead of commuting all the way around the Beltway to Rockville it is here in Annapolis! That means no more nightmare commutes, and spending 3 to 4 hours a day in my car just getting to and from work! I will now be able to get to work in less that 20 minutes, and, hopefully, I will be able to cut way down on fuel costs! I will be starting at the end of June and am looking forward to this new adventure, and appreciative of the potential changes for the better.
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