Update - work, life and things...

I haven't had a chance to breath much lately. I've been at my job for 30 days as of today. I've already worked from home for 2 of those days (ice and snow days). Almost had to leave at a moments notice to pick up a (not really) sick child (and no one would have held it against me). Realized that if I drove myself every day to work, I'd be filling up 3 times a week. What does that tell you about my work. Well, nothing really. Accept I'm really REALLY happy. It's the little things, you know. My boss is a great guy (genius-level smart on top of that), the team (which I am a part of) is made up of intelligent, nice guys who are passionate about their research. The paperwork situation - well, I could do without that. But if that's the price I have to pay, so be it. They seem to just accept that I have talent and brains and don't make a big deal about what I can do. As opposed to my last place where I quickly learned, the more people complimented you and told you how smart you are, the less they respected you and the more they were out to get you to make you look bad. (Paranoid, who me?!) But, that part of my life is over now. Not saying it will always be peaches n' cream here, but with the exception of a few co-workers who I miss dearly, I'm in a helluva better position now than 60 days ago.

House. Well - we (that's the royal we, mind you) are trying to get the house in shape so we can put it on the market. It's coming around slowly. Hopefully by the end of this month I can take a shower upstairs. That's been my dream for the last 7 years. Chuck's kicking ass at laying tile. It's going to look so cool. As will the rest of the house when we're leaving. Not sure how I feel about that.