Slow Posting, but Life Returns to Normality
Now that the boy is out of the hospital, and things are returning to normal, I’m planning to get back into the blogging groove. Once the hospital stuff was out of the way, there was a period of rest needed. This meant a lot of naps. I also caught up on my playtime with some Anarchy Online. In addition, I readied myself for my return to the working world. I’ve been out of work for the last five months, but that’s over now.
The first few weeks of the year meant a lot of work closing out the bookstore. There was (and still is) a LOT of stuff in the building that needed to be removed, moved to one side, or somehow handled. This was a huge task which left me exhausted and short of breath. There’s a lot of hidden dust in old used bookstores, you know. Some job hunting took place during this time, but not a lot.
Later, job hunting started in earnest. Unfortunately, with my latest job being a six year stint as a used bookstore owner, it was hard to find a good IT job. Since my real skills lie in problem-solving, customer handling and computers, my best placement is in the IT field. I sent my resume in response to many listings, but never got any solid hits.
While the boy was in the emergency room, I got a phone call from one of my amateur radio friends. His company had some positions opening up that he thought I would be a good fit for. I applied that night, on a trip home for hospital-stay supplies. I interviewed two days later, and had a job offer before I could make it back to the hospital.
Last night the wife and I celebrated my new job while spending her gift certificate at Outback. She’s a teacher, and the parents of one of her students gave the certificate to her. Having never eaten at Outback before, I was loving it. I had BBQ ribs and chicken, and they were delicious. We got in late, and I never once sat at the PC before I went to sleep.
Things are starting to settle down and go according to schedule now. I’m going to have some PC time once again, and I’ll be writing down a lot of these things that have been floating through my skull.
I love blogging, but if it has to take a back seat to more important things, that’s okay.
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Wow, that’s absolutely awesome! I get behind reading my blogs for a week and a TON happens.
I’m very glad that so many things are coming together and working out for you now. The family is healing, you’re starting a new job, things sure are looking great, aren’t they?