Oh what the heck

[toadnae]

Look!  It's another attempt to post something more than memes and when something awful happens.

The biggest change in my life is that I have an absolutely fabulous new job!  I'm now a Research Assistant at Jeffrey Slocum & Associates ( www.jslocum.com ).  It's an institutional investment advice firm; what I really like is that the focus is on non-

Comments

[shylabrat]

Congrats on the new employment!

*hugs* Do call if you need a new set of rant/melt down ears.

[toadnae]

I'll likely take you up on that offer! Drop me an email and refresh my memory of your schedule - I'm never quite sure when its okay to call.

[shylabrat]

Will do. Is the gmail address I have the best way to get ahold of you?

[toadnae]

Yep!

[talkswithwind]

Huh. A friend of mine used to work there, and may yet still... lost track. Glad to hear you're fitting in well!

[toadnae]

Drop me an email with a name - there's only 75 of us. :)

[talkswithwind]

Sent!

[toadnae]

We're working on it. I have vague hopes of Thanksgiving, but we'll see how that goes. One of the few downsides to the beagle boys is that if both of us leave town, that tacks a fair amount on for the kennel. On the upside, our kennel is fabulous, and the boys love going there.

[nancymcc]

It sounds like you held a stiff upper lip and were extraordinarily competent when your family needed you (despite your own grief). It is good (healthy? appropriate? earned?) to follow that with collapsing into a heap -- because you're letting go and letting other people comfort you, listen to you, and EVEN help with practical matters.

Because we want you to be taken good care of. I wish I could be there to help. But your posts give us distant friends a chance to offer support. Thank you!