I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T, do you know what that mean? October 16, 2008

Well, we’re getting there.

Where is “there,” you ask? “There” is that imaginary place/status called “normalcy.”

Dan and I were approved for our apartment and will begin our move – gasp/sigh – tomorrow. I can’t wait to settle into our new place and have our own space again. It’s always tough to move home after a year at school or whatever the case may be, but it’s even more difficult to move home after you’ve learned to be financially independent and are used to being 1,400 miles away from home. Getting to know Dan’s family better has been a blessing. It would take most people years to gain the perspective I have gotten from this short period, and I couldn’t be happier that I have them in my life. That being said, I’m excited to get my “area” back!

In other great news, the consulting company I work for, The Creative Group, has hooked me up with a project that will 1) be full time, and 2) last for several months. I’ll be doing…something for a textbook publishing company in St. Charles. Details to come. I start Monday, and I am so relieved. This job will nearly double our income and tide me over until something else comes along. Who knows? I might just continue to do consulting work and never work a “real” job again…unless I hear back from one of the places I interviewed last week. Then I’ll drop what I’m doing and work for them :)

SO we’re hoping to have a house-warming type deal some time in November. Obviously, it won’t be until after we get all of our stuff over there and maybe some art on the walls…

This and That October 9, 2008

Phew. There has been a fair bit going on since the last post: Job interviews, apartment searches, family gatherings, etc.

I’ve been interviewing like a maniac over the last week or so, which is a nice departure from wondering if my applications even make it into the HR people’s inboxes. The outcome is pending, but I have a really good feeling about this latest round of meetings. If you’re on my list of references, be prepared for some calls from potential employers.

In other news, Dan and I found an apartment. It’s in the Tower Grove Park area, one bedroom, hardwood floors, new kitchen, fenced-in backyard, and a basement with W/D hookups. We submitted our application and should find out if we’ve been approved by Monday, so says the leasing agency. My mother-in-law has been incredibly generous to let Dan and I live with her, but it’s time to claim our own space and live somewhere that has real walls, not ones made of sheets.

Now, to voice an irritation: I bought a third-gen iPod nano the day they came out, less than a year ago. Now Apple has released another generation, and I feel irritated. Goes to show that it doesn’t matter how soon you get the latest, the expiration date can pop up whenever.