It’s been a crazy week and a half for the Ashbloem-Davey household, but MOSTLY crazy just for Ashbloem. We have moved into the new place, after a couple weeks of hair-pulling and pleading with David to get his shit together. In the end, we got just about everything out except for some kitchen stuff, my clothes, and a bunch of junk of David’s he had crammed in his closet. But we’ll move all that out over this week so hopefully by next weekend that house will be totally empty, and we can be done with it. I just want it over.
I love the new place now. The smell is fading for sure, and while I can’t do much about the bathroom, I also think it isn’t as bad as I originally thought, and once I hang our towels and art and hooks and whatever else I’m sure it will be fine. I might not even paint it. We shall see. Anyway, the very first morning I woke up in the house (Sunday) and walked down the street for a bagel was enough to convince me that despite its weak points, it is better than our old house in every way.
Last Tuesday night I was flown to Boston to discuss the job offer, and Wednesday night I flew right back. The offer was swift. I have made many a pro & con list, but they all sort of equal out. I think I will have to go with my gut on this one, though it also depends on what they say to my counter-offer. If they accept, I will change jobs (and will face the task I am dreading most, telling my current awesome boss I am leaving). If they don’t accept, at least I know I have a job I am happy in. It is causing me great anxiety, it is true, but it is a good problem to have, and I keep telling myself this over and over.
By the way, the interview was in Boston at the corporate headquarters, but the position would be Dallas based. I would rent a local office space – hopefully one I could walk or bike to. So that’s pretty nice.
I can’t believe after being so unhappy in my job last year I have TWO great opportunities. When it rains, it pours, huh?
Surely this headline is a joke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/movies/13box.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
