All about work

I am back in the world of the working and I'm here to report that it is tolerable. Strange to think of how my identity has changed. For some reason I associate it with this island -- I'm not sure why I am so hard on it, but I am. I think at another time I would have had such a romantic vision of the island, and would have found it idyllic in so many ways. But now it symbolizes -- I don't know exactly what -- regression I guess. . . And regression in many ways -- comfort and security, health and welfare, happiness -- it has all declined significantly. Maybe it just has to go down before it comes back up. The cycle of life, so-to-speak. One of these days I may figure it out. In the meantime I will continue to stumble along.

So I have worked a week at my new job, but I am trying even harder to get the other new job. It's a full-time job just trying to get a part-time job! We spent the last 2 whole days getting info. out and it's been stressful! We both had our first drug tests ever on Friday. So that was something new. Then we had to get the employment package together and send it off on Sat. Of course, the closest FedEx location that is opened on a Sat. was at the airport, so it involved another trip into Seattle, which meant another entire day lost. I don't know why I decided to involve Brian in this application. Have I said that before?? He just makes things so much more difficult than they otherwise would be, if it were just me on the application. For example, on Fri. I wanted to get into Seattle early and get the paperwork complete and either send it out Fri. or at least get the fax out on Fri. But of course, Brian waited until Fri. am to discover he had no idea where his passport was, then spent the entire morning tearing apart the place looking for it. In the end, he found it, but we didn't get our of here until noon. I know, I know. It could have just as easily been me searching for my passport. Only I did get my stuff together the night before so I'd be ready to go, so IF I would have been searching, it still would have more than likely been Thur. night. . . On the plus side, we did get to take 2 great walks in Lincoln Park! That was definitely the best part of both days!
Anyway, I do hope we get this job. We'll be "in the money!" Ha. . .Ha. . .Ha. . . That IS a laugh!