I can hope so anyway. . I looked a little deeper at options for work. The first HR gal just didn't really give me any direction. The second one I talked to had a lot of good advice. My boss was working from home so I could actually talk.
I also applied for another job. I am hoping I can either put the two together or if this one I really applied for pays half way decent maybe I can make my current job a part time one. This will all come together, because I said so.
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
I had a quick chat with my Dad yesterday. I know deep down I am not losing s19 but on the surface it feels that way. I know I have taught him to do the right thing and I am happy he is doing that.
One step at a time. I will admit my heart will get tugged next Tuesday when he moves. D16 doesn't want to even talk about it. They are really close and have been for some time. It is going to be hard on more of us than just me and somehow that shakes me a bit. I need to help her keep that connection. Guess we will be driving over tot the other side of town a couple of times a week.
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
It is so funny(strange) that I am so excited about becoming an aunt. My sister from when I was an exchange student in Denmark many years ago is having her son. She has tried for years to get pregnant. She is going into this as a single mother but she is an adult and has had her fun. She will be 41 this Sunday.
It is a different feeling knowing that I am going to be a grandmother.
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
Last night as S19 was going through some of his things, he gave D16 his high school Hoodie that he wore tons last year. She held it as if he was dead. She wore it today and when I asked if it was his, she just said yep.
She and her brother are super close and as she pointed out to me during one of my crying spells, I am not the only one hurting. S22 said he even cried over lost time with his brother. They have drifted apart over the past 3 years but recently have begun to get close again. So we all are feeling it. S19 is good at hiding his feelings but he will let them out now and then.
Time to put on the brave Mom face for all of my kids.
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
We had a really quite Thanksgiving, which was nice but so not us. The first thing D16 said to my dad was how much she missed her brother. He was the main topic of conversation most of the afternoon. It was like going to a wake except that no one had died. He and his GF did stop by for about 45 minutes. It made d16 so happy.
For now, my house is clean and quiet. The girls are with their Dad and my oldest is working and has plans for after work. So since this is so rare for me, I will just take it for what it is and enjoy it.
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
I hate that I can't access my personal email at work!! Only slightly joking there. I had applied for a job on flexjobs. It didn't show up in my regular lists so I must have broadened my search that day. anyway, I rush home and adjust my resume and coverletter to fit said job. I get an email two days later that there has been a tremendous response, if I don't hear anything by next week, I am not in the running. The very next day, I get another email from them saying that I am in the top canidate pull and that they would like me to do an exercise for them. Should take 30 minutes tops.
I did it last Monday, it needed to be in by 5pm December 1st. I didn't want to anxious but wanted to get it done in a timely fashion. The lady reviewing everything was gone until yesterday so I knew I probably wouldn't hear anything for a few days. So while I can glance at who sent me an email and the topic, I can't open it here.
This afternoon, I get an email from the lady reviewing applications and the topic is Flexjob interview. So I am antsy to get home and read it. Wish me luck my friends. This could just be the stars lining up for me!
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
Yippee! I will be interviewing either tomorrow when I rush home (literally) from work or on Friday when I will have to interview over my lunch half hour. While this job may be really flexible, I figured that I would need to interview during regular business hours.
As Tim Gunn says, "Make it work".
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
. I looked a little deeper at options for work. The first HR gal just didn't really give me any direction. The second one I talked to had a lot of good advice. My boss was working from home so I could actually talk.