Twenty-six more weeks until the ties that bind us are cut.
Twenty-six more weeks until the way is clear for the second half to officially begin.
Twenty-six more weeks until ______________.
Still a blank slate, the endpoint of this exercise, but we are inching closer to it. Things are getting real; questions are being raised and decisions must be made. Should we re-enroll Mack in his school for the fall? Which pension option should be take? How can we minimize our tax exposure with the extra income? Should we sell the house and move into a rental while Mitch is job-hunting (a no-turning back measure)?
We ain’t playing anymore.
It would be great to be able to say that we are moving here and our income will be this and we are going then. I feel like we are flying forward even though our feet are on the brakes. Time keeps moving, but we are still rooted.
Our summer travel plans may again include a scouting trip to a possible new home. Or maybe at Spring Break. There are places we want to consider to widen our options. Looking for the proper (for us) balance between lifestyle desires and realistic income is vexing when few job listings mention compensation.
The possibility that the hunt will take some time is also there. The possibility that the next chapter will not begin in 26 weeks but 52 or 152 goes unspoken but not unnoticed. It will be what it will be and it will be what it is supposed to be.
Whatever happens, some changes will be made. We will probably sell the house sooner rather than later and get our feet wet in smaller digs – a trial run for what lies ahead. I will probably move on from my work and focus on my fiction writing because I will be able to (in theory).
Life will move on and eventually we will too.
Twenty-six more Mondays. Twenty-six more Fridays. Twenty-six more trips to the grocery store. Twenty-six more family Sunday afternoons.
Twenty-six.
Yikes.
As someone who has moved all over hell & creation, I too am annoyed that every job says “salary negotiable” then when HHH interviews, it’s way way under his skill set worth. I wish places were more up front, therefore helping us narrow our search and not wasting resources. Good luck!
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Megan Reply:
January 25th, 2013 at 10:34 am
@Blondefabulous, It would be helpful to at least have a range, so you could get an idea of where you might fall. Frustrating! Good luck to HHH as well. xo
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scary, but a little exhilarating?
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Megan Reply:
January 25th, 2013 at 10:35 am
@Nanna, A lot exhilarating… I am a wanderer at heart, and I’ve been here way too long for my itchy feet.
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Please come live near us. (If you don’t, I will understand, but it always confuses me that you don’t live here already.)
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Megan Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 10:20 am
@Poppy, It confuses me too!
I promise that it’s not off the table. Mitch found a job listing for the UN and one in Jersey City. It’s still our ideal. xo
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I just realized that I even get impatient watching OTHER people go through change! lol
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Megan Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 10:32 am
@Miss Britt, At least I’m not impatient alone!
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