Whew. March and April were pretty rough on the job front. What I once saw as a short-lived, high-impact prelude to more sustainable workloads – a few months of serious overwork to get caught up and maybe even a little ahead, before tapering to more survivable levels and largely known quantities – didn't play out that way at all. I likely brought this on myself, at least in part, due to borderline perfectionist tendencies in how I work in certain areas, but I unquestionably bit off more than I could chew, professionally speaking. So I transferred to another department in May.
It wasn't anywhere near as spontaneous as that. In truth, I'd been having misgivings since late March/early April when it started to look like the operational reprieve would never come, but I was too busy to give it much sustained thought. I also didn't really have any credible "off-ramp" available at the time even if I decided to leave, so I figured it was something I'd reevaluate over the summer when things slowed down a bit. But then I heard about an open position at my classification level that seemed like a much better fit. It was in a more technical department with a much narrower scope, but still with the kind of larger mission that I could feel personally invested in. I'm excited about what's to come, although I also think it's important to check my privilege a bit here: plenty of folks aren't able to switch jobs so easily, or this quickly, so I'm feeling fortunate in that respect as well.
In similarly good but less complicated news, we found a house! It's got a very "cabin in the woods" look and similarly rustic feel, albeit safely within city limits and with enough modern amenities to satisfy homebodies like PROTH and I. Most of its usable space is on the first floor, which my knees appreciate greatly, and what's there is really open. The kitchen itself is also absolutely massive compared to our rental, and it opens into a big combination family/dining room that we're already planning to turn into a giant office/media/gaming space as time and funds allow. We're stoked about the official move-in day later this month and finally being real-deal, Big Kid™ homeowners.
Even Spring has finally come to the upper mid-west, however grudgingly, and we're happy to have it. All in all, I'd say things are looking up.
I've got more thoughts on the coming computer rebuilds which are very much underway, but for now I must bow to the demands of sleep and hopefully catch assorted typos or copyediting whiffs sometime this weekend. Orbital HQ, out.
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