So. I’ve landed a miracle job. Since Alasdair lost his job at best buy, we’ve barely made it through, with a bit more help from others than I was comfortable with, but we made it. Starting monday, I work full time at the Missoula Direct TV call center as a “customer service tech support representative” or some crap like that. The job is incredible. The benefits are so amazing, I don’t think I’ll know what to do with myself. Insurance! Now, I can go get my contacts updated so I can actually READ THINGS. HOLY COW! Paid time off? two weeks a year for the first year, and it just goes up from there? HOLY-MOLEY! $10 an hour, and EXTREME room for advancement and raises? Heck yes. 40 hours a week? Guaranteed? WOOT. I couldn’t even begin to tell you how utterly excited I am to start this. I feel like, as if for the first time in my life, I am in the right place, doing the right thing.
Yes, I miss everyone in Illinois like crazy. I miss my father, my grandparents, my extended family. Truth is, I miss practically everyone I know. But, I’ve got such a wonderful family out here now, I couldn’t ask for more. With this job, I will be able to help send my sister out here for a while during the summer. I will be able to fly home when Maria has the twins. When I realize I am 1,781 miles away from home (according to google maps, thank you, google.), yes, I find myself sad. But, I never had planned to stay in Illinois. My ideas were entirely too big for Carbondale or Herrin. It just wasn’t going to happen. I’m 2,000 miles away from my relatives in Texas, and 1,800 miles away from my dad. The numbers are scary, but then again, now I’m working my way into a job where I will be able to afford to fly out of Missoula and go visit everyone. That will be nice.
As for my job at gap, I am keeping it. Why not? A few hours a week, all my friends in Missoula are there. Plus, EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT? I never was much of a gap shopper before, but DAMN. I couldn’t go without it. Especially when I’m going to actually have the money to buy things… hehehe. Plus, it would be nice to have something to fall back on if in a few years I get tired of Direct TV and have a nice little savings going on in my bank account. I don’t plan on it, but still. The discount is entirely worth it. Hah.
On a different note, I haven’t written anything on my novel in a month. Over a month, actually. I plan to re-write it. I don’t like the direction I ended up taking it in, so, I never kept writing.
I also have another project in mind, as far as writing goes. I plan to write a “false memoir” type story. Basically, I want to take some of the key events of my life, add some others, use a fictional character and go with it. Some of the aspects of my life that I want to use are interesting, but my life is not entirely interesting enough to become a “book” just yet. I’ve still got years to build on my own story.
Oh, to be a cat
Sitting, gazing and content.
I do believe she was watching the birds outside the window.
This is a beautiful read, Sara. I know how you miss your family, and so you should. We are so glad you are in our lives. We love you.