It's been awhile...
Passport update - It turned out that the birth certificate I had worked just fine. I had found a bunch of other paperwork to supplement just in case, but it wasn't needed. I should be getting my passport by the end of July.
Brother - Brother is NOT going on cruise. Sigh. He is getting married to French girl tomorrow (July 5) at the courthouse. French Girl cannot go on the cruise due to her applying for green card (or something like that.) Brother doesn't want to leave his newly wedded wife to go on a cruise …
Mom and I are still going.
I have no idea what I should be doing for French Girl who in 24 hours will be my SIL. I feel like I should send them some kind of a congratulations card or something …
I have started a budget line for a trip to France -- a year from now they plan to have a big party/quasi wedding ceremony there. Not even sure how much to save - it would just be me going - DH has no interest, plus I'm not sure we could save enough for both of us to go.
DH sold the Honda without a working transmission! He listed it on Craigslist, and 36 hours later it was sold for $500. So we are now down to 4 vehicles.
*I don't remember if I mentioned this or not, but DH found a new home for the chickens.
*We have fleas... Sigh. DH took in one of his "friends" cats which needed medical attention while said "friend" was away on vacation for 3 weeks. Cat had fleas, but couldn't be treated due to several open wounds (both of which healed while staying with us.) Cat was kept isolated in the workshop (where the chickens were previously) but .. DH found out that Cat definitely had had fleas yesterday after walking around in the workshop. Ugh.
*New job possibility - I think it'd be a super stretch, but there is a possibility of a telecommute federal job which a church friend thinks I'd qualify for. There's supposed to be 26 positions opening up soon. IF I got it … salary STARTS at more than what DH and I currently make together.
That would put us in an entirely new tax bracket.
I told DH that if I got it, I'd want us to continue living with our current budget, but put the extra away in tax advantaged accounts and taxable investments. It would put a big boon to our retirement goals, and give me peace of mind for when/if DH can no longer work.
Plus .. telecommuting! No more traffic or having to deal with office politics. Maybe get a dog … Maybe sell this place and move to the country in a few years ...
This could come at a really good time because I found out recently that my supervisor is going to be leaving for a different position at the end of August. That leaves only one person at work I'd feel semi bad about leaving.
I'd honestly be SHOCKED if I got this job … if was a veteran and/or disabled I'd have a much better chance ….But I'm going to try.
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My weight has been holding somewhat steady … I'm up 20lbs from January, but it's been there for over a month now, so am really trying to NOT let it go up further. Sigh.
I'm up over $23 from my Stepbets - just started a new one this week. I decided to not do another Runbet though while the weather is so hot. Maybe in September after the cruise I could do one before it gets too cold.
I found two more bank bonuses that I'm working on. One is an in branch one for Union Bank - $200. The other one is a $100 bonus for another bank (can't remember right now.)
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I'm enjoying having today off. I'm also taking tomorrow morning off - personal choice holiday time.
Can't think of anything else terribly interesting … will try to come by more often.
Updates
July 4th, 2018 at 05:58 pm
July 4th, 2018 at 06:25 pm 1530728711
July 4th, 2018 at 07:34 pm 1530732882
July 4th, 2018 at 07:35 pm 1530732926
Great news on the federal job - benefits are amazing, good retirement, good all around. Good luck!
July 4th, 2018 at 08:00 pm 1530734411
July 4th, 2018 at 10:22 pm 1530742935
July 5th, 2018 at 05:19 am 1530767993
I ever told you the story of my college roomie I still am FB friends with? Her mom met her dad at age 34 during a summer residency in KY. She was from the phillippines. He proposed after 6 weeks and told her don't ever leave. She didn't. Had my roomie at 35 and brother at 36 and are still happily married 41 year later. Her parents are wildly happy. I see photos of them still together. And i met them after 20 years of marriage and her dad said "you just know." So give it a chance. I'm sure his family thought he was crazy marrying some foreign woman. You never know.
July 5th, 2018 at 12:48 pm 1530794914
July 5th, 2018 at 01:19 pm 1530796793
Hope the new job opportunity works out. How exciting!
July 5th, 2018 at 03:58 pm 1530806325
Any chance you'd be willing to share the info about the telecommuting job? If so, I think you have my email address. I've been looking for a telecommuting job so I can spend more time with my parents.
You motivated me to join a StepBet and I'm a little over halfway through it. It's a lot of walking! I wish I could manage to reduce calories while doing it and maybe I'd lose some weight!
July 8th, 2018 at 05:40 am 1531028424
I sent them a congratulations text, and talked to them on the phone. I also told them that I’m forgiving the cruise Balance as a wedding gift (about $60 after the refund.) She has a lovely French accent.
Kashi - When the position is open again I’ll send you the link. You have to either have military experience or two years of graduate courses to start qualifying as far as I can tell.
July 12th, 2018 at 05:39 pm 1531417163