Wow - things are happening so fast in my life that my head is spinning!
My wife and daughter got back from 2.5 weeks in Kiev Ukraine last Saturday. I had missed them a lot, but Lena and I have had issues for most of the 5 years we've been married. On Sunday we decided that its time to divorce. It started out as a big argument, but since my initial outburst, we've actually been getting along very well. We seem to be in agreement on most of the issues involved in the dissolution, especially the fact that most important in this deal is Jackie Kennedy - who doesn't deserve to continue to live with two unhappy parents.
We've decided that they will stay in the rental house we've been living in here in Bellevue for the last three years. I have started searching for a new place to live. It will probably be a shared housing situation for awhile to conserve money (and so that I can afford to pay more child support than required). I'm going to wait to buy another house until the market finishes returning to some sense of normalcy (it is still so very over priced). I have a couple of great options already and am actually looking forward to a change - although I will miss seeing Jackie every day ...
As a result of this split (and so I can afford to do a lot of skiing this season), I will need to start making better money again, so I have started looking for a job to supplement my (very small) income from the newspaper. There are so many things I can do with my skills and experience and really nothing I cannot do. I prefer to work in real estate or possibly even as a computer tech (I like building and fixing computers), or accountant (too much experience there) but have been keeping my options open.
A big challenge that I'll have in finding the right job is my current appearance. As a budding hair farmer, I have been having a lot of bad hair days. I'm currently in the really bad looking phase between well groomed and long hair. When it gets a little longer I think I will have some better control of it.
So now I am not only looking for a new job and new place to live, I'm also looking for a new love interest - or at least to date. I'm really not looking forward to dating after five years of marriage, but I'm not going to wait around - I signed up on Match.com this evening. I'm thinking being a hair farmer might be a challenge here too - what do you think?
I have made a commitment to grow hair for children and Locks of Love - I'm really hoping that I can stick with it, despite the need and desire to find new housing, work and a lady. Anyone have any predictions?
2 comments:
Joe, Joe, Joe:
Stop and look in the mirror. Hair farming? Pre-adolescent girls are doing that. It's a great cause, but really -- you want a new job and a new love with hair growing to your butt? I don't think so.
You just decided to divorce after 5 years of marriage. Again, stop and look in the mirror. What went wrong? Do some soul searching. Talk to a counselor. Take up a new sport. You'll be way more attractive after working on you and being on your own for awhile.
Oh yeah, on to the job thing. Do what you love, the money will follow -- you know the book title. Speak to the great people at Evo.com about working in a high tech company that's all about living on the edge. Shilo Jones is the prez. Give him a call.
Slow down, deep breathe, and enjoy your new life in 2008.
Thank you for your great comments and input BlueJeans2!
Evo is a great company that I’d love to work for. I will contact Shilo – should I tell him you referred me?
Joe
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