Life is so hectic these days. I have these three swirling messes, moving targets, that are all interdependent. Once I nail one down I'm sure the others will fall into place nicely. But there is just never time to do anything.
SM #1: Housing
Need to find somewhere to live. As I said before, we found one nice place, but the lease date is May 1, which is too early. However, depending on how the employment situation goes, we may be able to go that early. Or we may have to stay here as long as possible (July) so I can work as long as possible.
SM #2: Employment
Obviously. Alan has begun job hunting, but the tech jobs in upstate NY are slim pickings. We've also been looking for telecommuting opportunitites. If we could nail down employment though, we would have a lot more decisiveness on where we need to be and when. I think I'm going to tell my boss today (if I don't chicken out). There may be some telecommuting options here that would help solve this dilemma.
SM #3: Pre-reqs
On top of the obvious housing and employment, I also need to work in 3 more pre-requisite classes. I had a great plan for taking them at Binghamton during the two summer sessions, but when I met with my advisor last week she said no, no, no. Apparently all three conflict with each other!! What kind of goober schedule is that? She was nice enough to give me options (online, test out of some of them, local community college, etc.) I can also (possibly) take another one up here. Soo... what I take and where will depend on where we are living at the time. Maybe the solution is to decide on how I want to take the courses and register. Then housing and employment will have to be coordinated around that. Hmmm... it's good to write things done sometimes :)
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
Bummer on the house
Alan talked to the rental lady yesterday. Apparently all was not as it seemed :(
We asked her to fix up the little shower in the "efficiency" (in-law apt) - which at our visit she said worked fine - she now says it can't be used because it's not vented and they won't fix it. She also said that although the original lease date was July 1, they now want to move it up to May 1. These are two pretty big strikes, which is a bummer because it is a nice house overall and because I don't want to drive out to Binghamton to house-hunt again :)
Tonight was a business night (shareholder meeting - BLAH!) but maybe we'll be able to put more thought into our future this weekend. We'll see.
We asked her to fix up the little shower in the "efficiency" (in-law apt) - which at our visit she said worked fine - she now says it can't be used because it's not vented and they won't fix it. She also said that although the original lease date was July 1, they now want to move it up to May 1. These are two pretty big strikes, which is a bummer because it is a nice house overall and because I don't want to drive out to Binghamton to house-hunt again :)
Tonight was a business night (shareholder meeting - BLAH!) but maybe we'll be able to put more thought into our future this weekend. We'll see.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Hmm... should I keep this up?
So obviously my nursing blog isn't as gripping as I'd hoped. Who knew that there would be so little time in life. I'll post a few quick highlights and see if I can get better at updating this thing.
Accepted!
I got accepted into the BSN program at Binghamton University! I wasn't too worried, but it felt great to hear the final OK. Now I just have to pay them my deposit then it's official.
Visiting
We took a trip to Binghamton this past weekend. It was nice. Rosy and I took an official tour of campus while Mom played babysitter. We also went apartment hunting and found a really great house. Alan is trying to get in touch with the management company today to sign the lease. It's an old house with 4 bedrooms, brand new bathrooms (with skylights) and it even has a fireplace with a mantle and a mirror over the mantle! I loved it. The neighborhood is a bit sketchy - but so is most of Binghamton. The house is right on the edge of a business district, so it's family neighborhood on one side and business a few houses away on the other. I'm sure it will be fine though.
Pre-reqs
I'm taking Anatomy & Physiology I right now at a local community college. I also have to take A&P II, Chem, and Microbiology. I learned this weekend that all three of those courses conflict during the summer sessions at B. Soo.... I'm gonna have to figure out some other way to take them. That's Challenge #1.
Challenge #2
My challenge, your challenge, and most everyone else's (except those 8 in Nebraska!) is $$$. Once I quit my comfy job we will be close to broke. Over the next few months we will be focusing on rectifying that situation. Wish us luck! :)
Accepted!
I got accepted into the BSN program at Binghamton University! I wasn't too worried, but it felt great to hear the final OK. Now I just have to pay them my deposit then it's official.
Visiting
We took a trip to Binghamton this past weekend. It was nice. Rosy and I took an official tour of campus while Mom played babysitter. We also went apartment hunting and found a really great house. Alan is trying to get in touch with the management company today to sign the lease. It's an old house with 4 bedrooms, brand new bathrooms (with skylights) and it even has a fireplace with a mantle and a mirror over the mantle! I loved it. The neighborhood is a bit sketchy - but so is most of Binghamton. The house is right on the edge of a business district, so it's family neighborhood on one side and business a few houses away on the other. I'm sure it will be fine though.
Pre-reqs
I'm taking Anatomy & Physiology I right now at a local community college. I also have to take A&P II, Chem, and Microbiology. I learned this weekend that all three of those courses conflict during the summer sessions at B. Soo.... I'm gonna have to figure out some other way to take them. That's Challenge #1.
Challenge #2
My challenge, your challenge, and most everyone else's (except those 8 in Nebraska!) is $$$. Once I quit my comfy job we will be close to broke. Over the next few months we will be focusing on rectifying that situation. Wish us luck! :)
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