this week started off super stressful but day by day turned totally frickin' awesome. i feel much better at and about work. i think the first 2 days were just pure brain overload. that and all the crazy crap my boss was pumping into my head to prepare me for the politics and shiz that can be involved. but once she got that out of the way, i could finally get my hands dirty with some work and i felt much more at ease. maybe i'm a huge nerd but i love, love, love doing a good job at work and it feels good to get good feedback so soon.
and even though i just started on monday, i got my first paycheck on thursday! frickin' sweet huh? so i get to send off a nice fat payment to one of my credit cards to finally put it to death. woot! also when i left my last job i got a check for unused vacation time! on top of that, i'm getting a few hundred from uncle sam. it feels like i won the lottery! not really, but the extra cash has been helpful in us getting some things for the new apartment, pay for moving, and for some new clothes for work since i mainly wore regular clothes to my last job. it feels nice to have that cushion. and even when my check engine light came on yesterday i didn't necesarily panic. luckily i have a very handy brother and he was able to diagnose the problem (for free! yay brother) and find and change the part for a mere $9.
as if things weren't good enough, patrick got notice from EDD that his unemployment has been extended. while most of me is guilty that we have mooched from the state for this long, i am glad we have that income coming in. it will keep us from dipping into our savings while helping us to keep building it as well. he's also getting a pretty good refund back. and he might have some good job news soon...
things have changed A LOT this week. and i can finally pause and breathe. i'm hoping that this is just the beginning. but for now, i'm concentrating on living in the moment and counting my blessings. on the drive to work this morning, i even thought i might be ready to start training for a big race again. oh, the crazy thoughts i get in my head when i'm happy! :)
4 comments:
I'm glad your week ended on a high note. We had very similar weeks- overwhelming, stressful at the start yet ending just fine.
Nice job sending money to one of your credit cards- CHA-CHING!
This will be the shortest response ever from me!
1) Yay!
2) We pay into unemployment with every paycheck we've ever had. Use it til you can't!
Awesome! So glad to hear it!
YAY!
P.S. Where do I find a brother to fix my car when the check engine light comes on?
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