The Good Life

I have officially been unemployed for two months now, and the novelty has worn off. I have really enjoyed being able to sleep in and run errands during the day, but I'm bored out of my noggin, and broke. I've been job hunting and going on interviews for the last few weeks, hoping to find a job that compares to my last. Last week I interviewed with medical software company based in South Jordan, and they offered me a position with them, at the same pay rate I was making in Alaska (it will go so  much further in Utah). I start with them on April 9th, and while it is a hot minute away, I don't think I've ever been so excited to go back to work. My vast amount of free time hasn't been completely spent sleeping and playing Fallout 4 though. I've been able to decorate and organize our apartment, so it feels more like a home now. I went to the D.I. the other day and by some miracle I was able to find the exact same poster frame we already own for $1.50. After spendin...

It's been a little over a month since all of mine and Dustin's household belongings were packed up and sent on their way to Utah. They arrived last week on the 21st in Utah, but we were in LA to pick up and drive my car back from the shipping company. We ended up having to wait an extra week and a half to get our things delivered, but it was so worth the wait. The movers showed up around 9:00 AM Friday, and by 10:00 AM everything was in the apartment and we were ready to unpack. When we initially packed everything up to get shipped I don't think we realized just how much  stuff  we really had. There are boxes everywhere, the living room is nearly impassable, the bedroom has three or four boxes of just clothes, and there's a big tote of shoes somewhere too. Chances are we're going to have to do this all over again sooner rather than later, either when we decide to move to a bigger apartment, or buy a house. I really, truly, from the very bottom of my heart, hate mo...