Any advice?

I am going to Apollo tomorrow to meet up with Heather Johnson whom I taught with at South a number of years back in order to go over the curriculum I will be teaching. She has been at Apollo for quite a few years now.

I am having feelings about the move. So. How should I handle these feelings? Currently I would describe them and not in any particular order as:

* scorn ( ok. scorn is at the top..... dumb fucks)
* uneasy
* determined
* scared shitless
* cautiously excited
* in awe
* relaxed
* resigned
* relieved
* skeptically confident
* hopeful


That's it. Those of you who have experienced a career move... which of the above did you experience? How did these feelings evolve? Did your pre- move include different feelings? Which ones? How did you personally handle them?

M

The windows are open!

YAY!!!!!!!!!

I am reading!!

It has been a few years since I have read three books one right after the other. I first read Queen Of The Road, a true story about two psychologists who took a year to travel the United States in a converted bus, the second, A Novel Pope Joan, classified as historical fiction but is more fiction and wishful thinking on the historical part but the fiction part made it a good read and I am half way through The Deep End of the Ocean....and my interest is peaked. I think I got lucky with the books that were just laying around the house!

What else can one do on such hot days other than read , clean, organize I say. Hopefully the heat will break ( it is supposed to tomorrow) and I will finish this last book and get back outside. I have things to do. Dan gave me a 2600PSI gas power sprayer for Mother's Day ( I requested one)  and I have gone through two , one gallon tanks of gas already. The deck, driveway and sidewalks are sighing in relief with the shedding of scum , mold, algae and God knows what else has been growing on them poor things.

Well back to my book. I don't want it to keep me from my power sprayer tomorrow.

M

A few Mountain Wedding Pictures.

Mountain Wedding

Home again from just the beginning of a journey of love between Zach and Danielle. It was truly an intimate celebration & not just between two people in love but a union of family and friends who have touched both of them so deeply. It was truly a spiritual three day experience. A gift!!

 Peeps... the above is the best I can describe Danielle & Zack's wedding. She was a beautiful bride. I may post more pictures later. There will be plenty to post!!

Their story published here 

Their new travel blog is here.

 

M :)

Been transferred!!!

To Apollo. hahahahahahahhahaha

FINALLY I can shake the sorely misplaced feelings of survivor's guilt!!! Damn all you miscreants who saddled me with the baggage of transfer envy!!

Do you have T shirts?

M :) 
PS. Don't they say "I DONE BEEN SCREWED" ?

I am very sad.

Jamie, Ryan and the kids are moving to the Seattle area. Ryan accepted a job with Microsoft. I do not know how I will survive this nor do I know how to express how I understand that it is likely a good career move for them especially since Ryan has not really been a happy camper at IBM.

Tears will be shed privately about this. It is inevitable. It doesn't matter that I can "hop on a plane" or they "can hop on a plane" or it would be a good excuse to " hop on a plane" after all I "hopped on a plane" for Seattle last Fall and enjoyed it very much.

It matters that Jamie will be far away for the first time ever. It matters that I can't even think about Connor and Grace being far away yet.

I can push things from my mind. I am an expert at it. This I neither can nor want to nor will push from my mind. I will learn how to deal with it and we will all be a champion Haraden/ Meyer/ Nowicki/ Shulte family because it is the only way I will allow my clan to be. Together in spirit always, and in person as often as physically possible.

I am sad. Very sad. But this. This I will get over.