Looking backward...but only to move forward THREE

[sage]

Jennifer -- I hope you're right!!! I sent an email yesterday to the woman I spoke with -- to thank her for making the "difficult phone call" and to also reiterate my interest in the other position. She said that the president would call next week.

I had a great night thanks to my wonderfully supportive h. When I got home he suggested pizza (my favorite food! it's true! ) so we got takeout and settled in with a bottle of champagne and the Red Sox on TV. He was amazing -- I can't really explain how he managed to validate perfectly -- seemed to totally understand how sad I am about not getting the job but at the same time he was completely pumped up about the thought of the other position. At one point I was crying a bit and he just held me and talked a little here and there. That's good data for me next time HE'S upset! One does not have to overwhelm the other person with "it's ok" and on and on...

The other thing he's been doing lately is calling me on his way home from school -- see, the school network is down and has been for weeks so no emails! He doesn't have a cell so he plops some $ into a payphone. Extremely cute!

I'm off early this afternoon to go into town for an appointment. I'm going to wander around, maybe do some window shopping. NOT getting the job means a bit more $ for a wee bit so maybe I'll treat myself to a manicure.

I think we ARE going to try out the "what if Sage gets the job" budget for the next month anyway (well, after today!)...it'll be good practice for when I DO get it!

Here's my cainercast (appropo as always):
There's no guarantee that you'll accomplish every task you set
yourself this weekend, but you'll certainly have something to be proud
of soon. Remember that there's more than one way to get from where you
are now to where you want to be. Use your ingenuity. Be willing to
experiment. A great solution may not knock on your door and present
itself to you, but if you go out and look for such a thing, you may be
surprised at how easy it is to find.

Sage