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I’m so revved up my hair is frizzing, my brain is shooting out little sparks and the vertebrae at the base of my spine are clicking and clacking with every spastic movement. I sent emails to both Company A and Company T yesterday telling them that 1 p.m. today is my decision deadline. In addition, I told Company T that a permanent position was a requirement. They have not yet responded…making me wonder if they got the email. Do I dare call? FREEEEEEEEAAAAAAKKK OUT! *wibble* Nice Night 1 5 women, candlelight, homemade scones with berries and chocolate, a little boy...

My head is saying “fool, forget him,” my heart is saying “don’t let go.” Grease lyrics aside, luxury decisions are still decisions. And just because having a choice of jobs is a “nice” position to be in, that doesn’t make the decision any easier. I am completely stumped at the moment. I don’t know what to do or which job to take. I really don’t want to be in the position 3 months from now of thinking, “Damn, I should have picked the other one.” Fuck.

2nd interview and test went well, I thought. They gave me 3 tasks to do and 45 minutes to do them in. I did them all without much problem, although of course I could have done better with more time. 😀 They have promised to let me know today whether they have succeeded in extending the job from a temporary one to a permanent one. I am not holding out much hope at this point, but at least now I have a contact at Company T and that could lead to something good in the future. 🙂 Now I am...

That’s me today. Or at least what I feel like. I stayed in bed until the last possible second before having to go to choir practice. I now know that I can shower, make up and dress in 17 minutes when necessary. Can’t stop coughing and feel as though I have bruises under my eyes…several choir members asked me if I was “fat in the throat”* which made me laugh, and then cough. I ended up making it through about 2.5 hours before deciding it wasn’t worth it, and went home where I slept for FOUR hours. Had chicken soup...

I do not want to know how many trees the children of the world are responsible for in and of themselves when it comes to drawings, paintings, cut out bits of artwork, lessons, homework, etc., ad nauseum. The amount of paper in our art bench alone must account for at least 2 birches and an old oak tree. And I’m only a third of the way through it. The capacity of my children for squiggly lines and scribbles is ENORMOUS. Karin and I cleaned out all of her clothes, ridding her drawers and closet of all things too small and...

Everything is well with my world right now. Had today off and my heart is singing with relief about the definite job offer and the pending one. Karin and I went to a brunch which was PACKED with people, lots of friends and acquaintances from the AWC, and, thankfully, NO DRAMA. Afterwards, we went to the mall, ate lunch and bought some shirts and sweatshirts for the kids. Guess who only wanted to shop in the BOY’S section? 😛 At the food court, we ran into one of my prospective co-workers from Company A, who I interviewed with last week,...

This has been a crazy emotional day. 🙂 Thank you, everyone, for your good wishes and crossed fingers and held thumbs and words of encouragement over the past 4 weeks. I got the offer from Company A when I got home, and it is lower than I expected, but I have the weekend to think about it and how I want to approach the salary negotiation. I hope I can get them to nudge it up a bit. This afternoon I called and left messages again for the people at Company T who hadn’t called me as promised on Monday...

I got the Company A job!!!!!

Let’s see if I can get through an entire post without actually mentioning the Ph word. Because my head feels like a balloon filled with Ph. The Ph word doesn’t really rhyme with anything workable either. Stem. Gem. REM. Ahem. I can’t make an entry out of that. I went home at 2 p.m. yesterday to try and nap a bit before fetching the kids, and had my mobile and my home phone by my bedside JUST IN CASE. The phone rang twice during the hour and a half I tried valiantly to rest my sore noggin, and I bolted...

My life has descended into a whirl of crisis and drama (and extremely impatient hair-tearing waiting), which I hope is a result of a combination of the full moon and PMS. Considering the amount of backpedaling and soothing and reasoning and apologizing I have done in the last week, I should be well on my way to acquiring a diplomatic certification. I could represent a country by now, I’m so qualified! 😛 Chechnya, are you listening? Go away moon, I’ve had my fill! I definitely have a cold. And a sore throat. Yesterday, I was popping Tylenol like there was...