February 23, 2012
Huh.
Funny thing.
I’m back in Seattle.
Remember the boss who got fired with the result that I was booted out the door an hour later? He landed safely elsewhere, tracked me down in San Diego, and offered me a three-month contract position at the new company. As the saying goes, “In this economy….” Plus he’s a nice boss. And he had lured away other people from my last job so I knew there'd be friendly and familiar faces around from the get-go. So here I be for the nonce.
Thanks to the passage of time and support from friends and family, health is better than when I did a face-plant on the driveway upon first arriving in SD so I figured I’d take a gamble on coming back, after much discussion with:
Self, which went something like, “Yes. No. Yes. No. Maybe. Yes. No. Oh, look, a bird!”
Sister, which went something like, “No.”
Financial advisor, which went something like, “Yes.”
Therapist, which went something like, “Yes.”
So, I crammed my belongings back into Crazy Ivan and threaded my way back up the coast. But (and please forgive me this one, Ken) this time I did it the sane way: in five days, three to six hours of driving a day with stays at slightly-dumpy-but-they-take-cats-at-no-extra-charge hotels along the way.
The cats were in no particular hurry to leave since they had grown accustomed to the California lifestyle…
…but they were troupers, as evidenced by this, taken the night of Day 4, after their usual sleuthing-about in the new room. (There is also a slight possibility that the tranquilizers hadn’t completely worn off yet.)
Not a lot of photos from the trip because I was determinedly focused on getting from Point A to Point B each day but there was this…
…Mount Shasta, taken after Crazy Ivan and I had ground our way up one side of the pass and down the other. Fortunately the weather was with us the entire way, thank you, Mother Nature.
And I arrived home to this, which put a huge grin on my face:
In other news, I’m knitting. Sort of. It’s knitting. It’s legit. It’s just that…it’s dishcloths. To go from this…
…to this…
...is a bit of a comedown but I’ll take what I can get, and whatever my wrists are willing to do, so I’ve been churning these things out like a madwoman. Two stayed in California, and these two are promised to a co-worker. Anyone want a dishcloth?
Oh, and one other small thing. Went to California looking like this…
And came home looking like this…
Hey great to see you in cyberspace! Love the new 'do! Good luck with the new position!
Posted by: Kristen on February 23, 2012 08:48 PMGood to see you back at home. Wishing you all the very best.
Posted by: Swapna on February 23, 2012 08:54 PMYay! You're back. And it looks like none the worse for wear. Great look. Welcome back!
Posted by: Ninaclock145 on February 23, 2012 10:15 PMWelcome back! I missed you, and am so very glad to hear that health is better! :D
Posted by: Lisa Rogers Lowrance on February 24, 2012 12:00 AMYou look beautiful! Funny thing, I'm knitting washcloths, too! Nothing wrong with washcloths!
Posted by: Betty on February 24, 2012 05:54 AMWelcome home! Yay to the old boss! And hey, any knitting is good knitting.
Posted by: ccr in MA on February 24, 2012 06:57 AMI love your haircut. It is nice and spunky!
Posted by: Seanna Lea on February 24, 2012 09:35 AMWelcome home! I love the new haircut ... very cute!
Posted by: Ruth on February 24, 2012 09:53 AMI love the haircut! I'm so happy things are going well for you. Much love to you!
Posted by: ~Lori on February 24, 2012 09:58 AMWOW! What a lot of changes! Congrats and whoolala, new 'do! and I bet the cats are happy to be home, really...Glad you're feeling better and are gainfully employed - keeping fingers crossed that will continue!!!
(((hugs)))
There you are!
I'm so glad there is good news in your world! It's long past time.
Posted by: Cookie on February 24, 2012 12:22 PMYay for bosses we like! Good to see you blogging, and hey, knitting is knitting. If we all knit only beautiful sweaters, how would the dishes get clean?
Posted by: Kitten on February 24, 2012 01:37 PMLove the haircut! Congrats on the employment.
Posted by: DonnainVA on February 25, 2012 06:30 AMSo glad to have you back! I think a comfortable job can do a lot for one's health and self-esteem, not to mention the bank account. The key there is "comfortable" -- no 60-hour weeks, no demanding bosses or cruelly annoying co-workers, a reasonable, commute, etc., etc., etc. Please, please, please keep blogging -- we all missed you!
Posted by: kmkat on February 25, 2012 10:11 AMGood luck with the new job!
Posted by: Jen Anderson on February 25, 2012 04:32 PMIt's great to see you back. And I love the haircut. All the best with the next phase of your interesting life.
Posted by: M-H on February 25, 2012 09:22 PMYou look great! Great to have you back online. You were missed.
Posted by: boccadice on February 26, 2012 05:56 AMBeautiful haircut! You look positively amazing! And the smile ... just lights up the world. The dishcloths are just fine -- don't even think about apologizing for them. And congratulations on the gig.
Posted by: Carol on February 27, 2012 12:27 PMThe new look is very becoming. Glad to hear your health has improved and that your job situation has as well. May both continue to improve.
Posted by: Charlotte on February 27, 2012 08:54 PMSo glad to see that you are upright, back home, and back to work. Here's hoping you stay that way.
The sassy new do is great...maybe all that hair was causing you to fall over?
So glad to see you back. Hope everything keeps going in the right direction!!!! Thank heavens for such good news.
Posted by: DeEtta on February 28, 2012 08:21 AMWelcome home! I'm glad to see you doing so well, and I'm sorry I missed this post when it came out!
xoxoxo
Mary