They are spending the time from their arrival to today exploring locally; Nighean Bhan and Nighean Dhonn will fly back early tomorrow morning back to New Home 2.0.
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That said, The Ravishing Mrs. TB - prior to yesterday - will be leaving early next week for a short visit back to her mother's for what we thought would be the initial consultation for her second knee surgery (the first recovery has gone amazingly; thanks for your thoughts and well wishes) - but it has been delayed due to a low blood count. Not sure what the plan is now, but if we cannot get a refund on the car, The Ravishing Mrs. TB may head down for a visit anyway.
All of that said, I am more than grateful that at this moment in time, we have the ability to support her mother without having a significant worry about salaries.
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Nighean Bhan, within one week of graduation, had two job interviews. Within 1.5 weeks, she now has a job. In her field.
Her start date is early August in a school district in New Home 2.0.
There are jobs out there to be had; one just has to be willing to choose fields that are employing people. Perhaps instead of "following one's bliss", which is what I did.
If helpful for reference, her starting salary (in adjusted dollars) is twice what I made when I started in my own industry.
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I will actually have Memorial Day off this year.
Last year I worked that day, as it was one of the first goes at observing manufacturing that I had - and I was here on my own. The year before, I think I was just in the process of being separated from my first layoff of 2023, so my mind was completely somewhere else - mostly in the "I need to find a job" mode and "I hope this interview my friend help me set up works out (it did, of course; just not as long as it might have").
Perhaps this year I will actually be able to bit more than just realize it is Memorial Day.
Congrats to Nighean Bhan for becoming employed full-time, pay those Social Security taxes!........:) Prayers out for your MIL TB.
ReplyDeleteThanks on her behalf, Nylon12! Yes, that shock that we all get upon joining the work force.
DeleteHopefully this issue with my mother in law is a short term set back. The Ravishing Mrs. TB has related that she very much wants to get the other knee done now that she has experienced the great results from the other knee.
These always seem to be a busy time of the year. I try to remember that in a month when it will be hot and I will try to avoid going out and doing other things at all costs.
ReplyDeleteEd, it really feels like it snuck up on me this year.
DeleteI am hopeful that after a relatively involved first part of June, things will calm down a bit and we can actually do some local trips here.