The Aerie
I have a job lined up... so why aren't I happy?
Well, because I'm spoiled. The job is basically doing exactly the same thing I was doing at my last client, but unfortunately it's for 20% less money. The money part doesn't make me happy, but it's the doing-the-same-thing part that funks me out.
Stupid, I know - I should be happy I'm going to have work at all, and here I am carping. Ah well. It doesn't start for two weeks, so I have an involuntary vacation. And if something else were to arise instead, well...
Meanwhile, on the Very Happy side, the report cards came in. The youngest got one "D," but aside from that we're looking at A's and B's. This is all good stuff. My daughter worked hard, my youngest boy worked hard, and my oldest boy worked his ass off. All three of them did an excellent job, and all three of them made me very proud.
We took the kids out for pie after dinner in order to celebrate - an idea that seemed a bit less wise as we shivered in our 20-below-zero van on the short trip to Baker's Square! We had a very nice time once we reached the toasty confines of the restaurant, the height of the evening being my spouse laughing herself silly relating a story from the radio.
Today I did my best to do some writing on my novel. Tomorrow I hope to do some more, then turn my attention to some other things that need attention. For tonight, well, I'm up too late, so it's off to bed. Hopefully my spouse will let me sleep in, but if she doesn't, well, it's my own fault!
Posted by Albatross at February 7, 2007 11:56 PM | TrackBack