Just chugging along. I did finally get a transfer to a different department at work that should allow for a lot more upward mobility - and I am pleased about that. When I spoke with the hiring manager, I wanted to ensure that the schedule would be flexible and I ended up explaining that because my STBX is a deputy sheriff, his schedule changes all the time and therefore so does mine. I wouldn't normally talk about personal stuff in that situation but I wanted to be up front and as it turns out, it ended up being a good thing. Low and behold, it turns out her ex-husband was a deputy who left her years ago when her daughter was a baby. Honestly, I think she felt some kinship with me and that turned out to be a plus. Feeling a lot of relief about the job change. I had maxxed out where I could go in my current department.
I've been dealing with all the endless house maintenance. I live out in the country and am on a well and have had just non stop issues with it since we bought the house. The guy who installed it and who has come out to service it was absurdly expensive and not particularly competent. So I called one of his competitors, who got it working in apple pie order, and for thousands less than I was dreading. I have to admit, when he turned the water on, and it worked, and handed me the very reasonable invoice, I felt the briefest moment of attraction.
Am absorbed at the moment in putting together D7's requested Mary Poppins costume for Halloween.
Life would be pretty smooth except for the nights the girls are gone.
