|Two quick factoids to mention. First, the kids went back to school last Thursday and this is the end of their first full week. They are Third Graders now.
Second, I have lived here for two years. We loaded U-haul #1 on July 31st and came down here with the kids. I think we brought the cats on the second trip. Nightingale was able to join us on October 1st.
Now for the really big news
In May of 2022, Nightingale took a contract remote job with Big Pharma. The work was glorified data entry but she hoped it would lead to an opportunity to come on board FTE. The timing was good because my contract gig was about to end. While I did get another gig, it was short and I haven't found anything since.
Today is Nightingale's last day. She gets two weeks off and then starts her new gig at a Veterans Administration Hospital. The pay is substantially better but will require her to go into the office.
Since moving down here we have not been unemployed at the same time. We had planned to spend October of 2021 exploring Memphis but then I got a contract job.
We have big plans for the two weeks off. We hope to purge, purge, purge. We also hope to organize, organize, organize. I know her goals are ambitious and it will be my job to help keep them in check and avoid scope creep. It will be better to have a few finished items than to have more unfinished ones before she goes back to work.
If there is any time left, we will start the framework on some home upgrades. I'm thinking of tackling what we call the kids'/guest bathroom. I believe I can sand, prime, and paint the vanity a better color than the 80s dark faux wood.
Part of that is predicated on it getting cooler so I can organize the detached garage and then use it as a workshop to paint the doors. And eventually, maybe do real furniture flipping.
It won't get cool enough to work on the garden for at least another month but we need to get that done too. Right now we have bags of mulch and dirt sitting on the driveway.
I'm also thinking of epoxying the detached garage, assuming I get it organized enough that moving things out of it is easier.
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