So today I got my yearly evaluation from my boss at work.
It went pretty much as expected. Pretty much just a you're doing awesome and keep up the good work kinda thing. The one thing I know I need to work on is the one thing my boss says I need to work on, so all in all, it was good news. My boss also encouraged me to stop feeling like I needed to take on other people's work if they fall behind (my office mate is suuuuper slow at some stuff and I tend to feel obligated to pick up the slack), and I'm glad she did. I get really frustrated and I think I needed to hear from my boss that it's OK to just let things go and let my co-workers really be responsible for themselves.
One thing that I'm really disappointed about, though, is my raise. Based on the fact that I got my CPC a few months ago, and since I've been taking on a lot more work (both coding and otherwise)--I definitely had a number in mind for my raise. And I was definitely expecting something more than what my past two raises have been.
So imagine my disappointment when I looked at my paperwork and saw a raise that is actually a little less than what I got last year. My heart just kind of sank and I actually almost cried. But I'm not much of a boat rocker so I just kind of sucked it up and didn't say anything. I didn't want to get all upset and crying at my boss, and I knew that's what would happen if I brought it up.
Plus, at least I got a raise, and at least I have a job at all. I reminded myself over and over again today that a lot of people would kill for what I got today, and that I should be grateful for what I have.
But still. It was disappointing.
1.22.2016
1.17.2016
Plane Tickets!!
Today I bought plane tickets to SEATTLE!!!
Jerbs and I are officially going there in May to explore and apartment hunt and I am so freaking excited I can't stand it!!
We've been kicking around a visit for a couple months now. We knew we needed to go, obviously, because we don't want to move somewhere we've actually never been, and I'm absolutely not willing to move into an apartment without seeing it first, but we'd had trouble choosing dates. Plus every time I'd find decently priced plane tickets I'd end up chickening out and not buying them.
I was getting frustrated with myself but I think it was all for the best, because today, just for the heck of it, I looked for plane tickets, and found some that were only around $85 each, roundtrip from Las Vegas to Seattle (this particular airline is launching its service between those cities in March, so if I hadn't waited I'd have never known about the cheap tickets). So I texted Jerbs to make sure the dates we'd pretty much decided on would really work, and I booked the flights! We fly out on May 24th and fly back on May 29th! I'm still in shock that I finally bit the bullet but oh my God I'm excited!!
In 129 days I'll be on a plane to Seattle. It feels so freaking amazing to finally be moving forward with this! I'm just . . . overwhelmed. And hoping that the next 4 months don't drag too terribly much.
Jerbs and I are officially going there in May to explore and apartment hunt and I am so freaking excited I can't stand it!!
We've been kicking around a visit for a couple months now. We knew we needed to go, obviously, because we don't want to move somewhere we've actually never been, and I'm absolutely not willing to move into an apartment without seeing it first, but we'd had trouble choosing dates. Plus every time I'd find decently priced plane tickets I'd end up chickening out and not buying them.
I was getting frustrated with myself but I think it was all for the best, because today, just for the heck of it, I looked for plane tickets, and found some that were only around $85 each, roundtrip from Las Vegas to Seattle (this particular airline is launching its service between those cities in March, so if I hadn't waited I'd have never known about the cheap tickets). So I texted Jerbs to make sure the dates we'd pretty much decided on would really work, and I booked the flights! We fly out on May 24th and fly back on May 29th! I'm still in shock that I finally bit the bullet but oh my God I'm excited!!
In 129 days I'll be on a plane to Seattle. It feels so freaking amazing to finally be moving forward with this! I'm just . . . overwhelmed. And hoping that the next 4 months don't drag too terribly much.
1.10.2016
Moving: The Plan
We're starting to talk about the moving to Washington thing seriously now, and we've hashed out a little bit of a plan.
At some point in the near-ish future we're going to visit WA to explore and look at apartments. This should be sometime in the early summer, like April or May.
Our lease is up at the end of June, but we're going to stay in Flagstaff until September. This mostly has to do with my job: when MHC paid for my coding class, I signed a contract that's basically tiered as far as how much I'll have to repay if I leave the company. If I had stayed at MHC 6 months or less after I enrolled, I'd have to pay back the full cost of the course. If I stayed 6 months to a year, I'd pay back 75%. At the year mark I have to pay back half, at a year and half I have to pay back a quarter, and if I stay 2 years I don't have to pay back anything.
I enrolled in February of 2015, so August of 2016 puts me at the 1.5 year mark. So I want to stay thru that, because paying back a quarter of the class won't bee too terrible--I think around $400? I can just kind of figure that into the moving budget.
We also decided that to save money for the move, Jerbs is going to pay the rent on our apartment herself for the next few months, and I'm going to put my half of the rent into savings every month. It sounds (and feels, to be honest) a little unfair, but we really think it's going to be the best way to get the money together. (As of this second, I don't know exactly how much it'll cost to do this).
I also realized that, since Jerbs doesn't drive, I'm going to have to rent a UHaul and a trailer thing to haul my car on. This, honestly, is the worst thing I've realized so far, because the thought of driving a giant moving truck towing my SUV 1,300 miles sounds truly fucking terrible. I like the idea of not putting those miles on my car but at the same time . . . gah. I'm kind of hoping I can convince someone to drive my car up with me and then I'll fly them home. So we'll see.
At some point in the near-ish future we're going to visit WA to explore and look at apartments. This should be sometime in the early summer, like April or May.
Our lease is up at the end of June, but we're going to stay in Flagstaff until September. This mostly has to do with my job: when MHC paid for my coding class, I signed a contract that's basically tiered as far as how much I'll have to repay if I leave the company. If I had stayed at MHC 6 months or less after I enrolled, I'd have to pay back the full cost of the course. If I stayed 6 months to a year, I'd pay back 75%. At the year mark I have to pay back half, at a year and half I have to pay back a quarter, and if I stay 2 years I don't have to pay back anything.
I enrolled in February of 2015, so August of 2016 puts me at the 1.5 year mark. So I want to stay thru that, because paying back a quarter of the class won't bee too terrible--I think around $400? I can just kind of figure that into the moving budget.
We also decided that to save money for the move, Jerbs is going to pay the rent on our apartment herself for the next few months, and I'm going to put my half of the rent into savings every month. It sounds (and feels, to be honest) a little unfair, but we really think it's going to be the best way to get the money together. (As of this second, I don't know exactly how much it'll cost to do this).
I also realized that, since Jerbs doesn't drive, I'm going to have to rent a UHaul and a trailer thing to haul my car on. This, honestly, is the worst thing I've realized so far, because the thought of driving a giant moving truck towing my SUV 1,300 miles sounds truly fucking terrible. I like the idea of not putting those miles on my car but at the same time . . . gah. I'm kind of hoping I can convince someone to drive my car up with me and then I'll fly them home. So we'll see.
1.01.2016
2016 Goals
I'm not really in the mood to make a list of New Year's Resolutions this year, because it gets kind of discouraging making the same ones over and over again and not accomplishing them (which I know is totally my own fault). But I still wanted to touch on some of the things I want to accomplish this year.
As usual, I would like to lose weight. I need to get in shape, both because I'm sick of how I look and because I want to be healthier. I work in cardiology and I see what happens to people who don't take care of themselves and I don't want to be one of those patients when I'm older.
I want to rededicate myself to my mental health. Not that things are terrible in this area right now, but I feel like I've kind of . . . I don't know, been less diligent the past year. I want to be consistent with it.
I want to focus on my writing. My goal is to write 1000 words of creative writing a month. I think that's doable.
I also want to be better with money and really start working on building my credit. Jerbs and I want to buy a house within the next few years.
I want to travel. Last year I learned that I am completely capable of traveling so I definitely want to do more of it this year. Particularly, I want to finally go to Seattle.
And speaking of Seattle, I think one of the biggest goals for this year is to finally move to Washington. I really feel like it's just time, and like Jerbs and I are finally in a place where we could actually make it happen. The thought of actually moving is overwhelming and kind of scary but also really, really exciting. I've (mostly) loved the past few years in Flagstaff, and things here have gone far better than I'd have expected, but I have never felt like staying here long time is a real, sustainable option.
I also wanted to pick a word for this year, and the word I picked is BOLD. So I'm going to try and be BOLD this year!
As usual, I would like to lose weight. I need to get in shape, both because I'm sick of how I look and because I want to be healthier. I work in cardiology and I see what happens to people who don't take care of themselves and I don't want to be one of those patients when I'm older.
I want to rededicate myself to my mental health. Not that things are terrible in this area right now, but I feel like I've kind of . . . I don't know, been less diligent the past year. I want to be consistent with it.
I want to focus on my writing. My goal is to write 1000 words of creative writing a month. I think that's doable.
I also want to be better with money and really start working on building my credit. Jerbs and I want to buy a house within the next few years.
I want to travel. Last year I learned that I am completely capable of traveling so I definitely want to do more of it this year. Particularly, I want to finally go to Seattle.
And speaking of Seattle, I think one of the biggest goals for this year is to finally move to Washington. I really feel like it's just time, and like Jerbs and I are finally in a place where we could actually make it happen. The thought of actually moving is overwhelming and kind of scary but also really, really exciting. I've (mostly) loved the past few years in Flagstaff, and things here have gone far better than I'd have expected, but I have never felt like staying here long time is a real, sustainable option.
I also wanted to pick a word for this year, and the word I picked is BOLD. So I'm going to try and be BOLD this year!
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