Hello From The East Side

We are all moved in to our place in the East Bay now. Easy move because we have no furniture beyond a bed given us by some friends and a pack n' play for Olivia. So she has lots of space to zoom around in and it's fairly easy to keep the place neat.

We got real internet last night; we'd been on the equivalent of dial-up for the first few days. Ah, the memories of listening to that screeching static sound as the modem tried to connect!

We don't have a TV either which is a mixed blessing. On one hand I miss The Daily Show and The Dog Whisperer terribly. But, I have actually been getting some reading in at night when the kid has gone to sleep. And not just trashy supermarket magazine reading, but an honest-to-god book.

Thanks for the good wishes on the job interview. It was one of the stranger interviews I have been on. Had more of the flavor of SAT's than an interview. The interview panel never veered from their written script and did not ask any questions not on their card. So, needless to say, not an atmosphere where I felt I knocked it out of the park. Oh well, as my Dad often says "It's always nice to be asked to dance."

I made a real push to finish the consulting project I had before we moved because I was losing our babysitter with the move. Good thing I did -- because the notebook where I housed all my files related to the project got lost in the move. I have one last piece to do and I am going to have to go back to the client and ask for this information again. Oy.

Aaron and I noticed that we are both in better spirits now that we are out of the city and the tiny apartment. It's never fun living in someone else's space. Sadie is trying to get used to all the new noises and unsure of when she should bark, so barks at anything.

Even though we are still in precarious finances, we feel some of the weight off our shoulders. Rather than getting back to normal we are creating a new normal and learning to be content with that.