Thursday
There are times I wish I would sit up and write down the stuff that’s going on in my head when I lie half asleep in bed before my alarm goes off. I don’t remember the details, I just remember it was really really weird.
Given my late to bed and at least partly waking up before my alarm, I was surprised at how not groggy I was this morning. I wasn’t entirely not groggy mind you, but it did seem a lesser degree than I would have anticipated.
I seem to be ready to leave a bit earlier the last couple of days. It makes me worry I’m forgetting something.
I’m going to attempt to not think about my phone call too much. We’ll see how that goes. Smh.
Work went decently well. I was busy, and I didn’t get everything I really wanted to get done done, but it wasn’t frenetic and I didn’t feel like I was just spinning my wheels. It just kind of worked out that way.
I know my dear readers are bursting with suspense about my phone call after work. It was very preliminary. There was virtually no technical talk at all. There were questions about where I am from originally, how I ended up at my college, and how I got into IT. We discussed my jobs and my moves and how each change came about. She asked what has led to my current job search, as well as what I am looking for in my new position.
I joked that my top priority was location, but then gave a more serious answer about challenge, positive work environment and work-life balance. She told me a little about the job, but most of it was information I already knew from the posting and recruiter.
She asked if I had questions. I asked about the CEOs history that my wife has researched. The interviewer seemed a bit surprised by that. I think I also caught her a little off guard when I asked what she liked about working there (thank you @psych2go).
Overall, I think it went well. It went well enough for her to move me to the next phase at least. I’ll get a login to their website so I can see the parts I couldn’t get to yesterday. She’s also sending me links to the assessments. I get to take tests! Woohoo!
In less pleasant news, my wife came home and is trying to stave off a monster headache. I’m at the pharmacy waiting for her prescriptions to get filled. I hope she manages to get this headache under control.
My wife has been sleeping off and on. She has eaten a couple of things. She has been nauseous, but has kept the food down. I think she will be back to sleep when I go to bed in a few minutes. I hope she is, or gals also quickly after that.
Last work day of the week tomorrow. Thank goodness. I'm not excited to go in if you couldn't tell. I miss having a performance to get ready for. I want to be working on something that makes me feel alive like that. I wish I could look for paying opportunities of that sort in our possible new location, but responsibility dictates a more steady, definite source of income first.
Now, however, it is time to sleep. Good night all.