Hmmmm - it's been a lot longer than I thought.

July 19 was my last day at the sucky job.  It was the first time I've ever been fired.  Ever.  But it was a race to see if I quit or got fired first.  There was some mildly unethical crap going on.  I didn't fall in line, and actually argued against what was going on, so I figured it wouldn't be long.  Fortunately, we only owe $425 on the van.  Then all we have is the house left.  It will be a huge birthday present to me to get that title in the mail! 

We can afford to live with just DH working.  It's tight, and sucks at times.  Especially Christmas.  But we can do it.  The kids school tuition is what would suck the most.  It's not that much...$350 a month total for all 3 of them, but it's enough that it makes things tight when they wouldn't be otherwise.  My uncle offered to pay half of their tuition, and DH was going to ask MIL for the other half as our Christmas present...but we still have to come up with it to start with.  Even if she didn't give it to us though, we'd figure something out.  So we decided I'd stay home for a while.  I canceled the satellite dish (oh my little DVR, how I miss you!), and we stopped spending. 

Four days later I had two phone calls.  That was Friday, July 23.  On Monday July 26, I had to go pee in a cup and started another job on the 27th.  It's a temp thing, and mostly just a favor for a friend.  It pays okay, but not great...mostly I'm only doing it because she asked.  It's an hour drive, and easy work, supposed to last 2-3 weeks.  I already told her that next Friday is my last day...this drive is rough.

And that's great, because the other phone call was that my old plant was re-opening and my former boss wants me to go work for him again.  Right now there's only 4 people there, and he's basically just waiting for me to be done here so I can go back there.  Have to transfer all the equipment back in, and start the plant up.  It's a lot more money.  It's a 7 minute drive.  And the kids school is on the way.  I drop the girls off on my way into work.  They are flexible and work with me on hours if I need to go do something, like doctor appointments or school meetings, whatever.  So I should be back there probably the 16th.  Or maybe the 23rd. 

I can't wait.  I miss that place.  I really liked the people I worked with and after 3 years, I had really started to feel like I KNEW the job and was getting really comfortable with it.  Still not sure I love being an engineer, but I'm pretty sure that's what I'm going to be when I grow up.....

But yeah.  I was a little sad that I only had 4 days off!  I honestly thought I was going to get more, and was surprised to get two offers in one day really.  Had I known that, I would have quit that shithole I was working at for 5 months!

Running is going okay.  Not sure how my half is going to go...I'm 7 weeks out, and am getting shin splints again.  It's my own fault, I slowed way the hell down on running.  I was down to 3m once a week...then suddenly went up to 11-14m in 3 runs, without really doing anything else.  Too much, too soon, too fast.  Plus I tend to overstride, and heel striking causing them as well.  So I only did 2m yesterday (in 91% humidity TYVM) and iced the rest of the night.  Thursday run will be the same or nothing only on the dreadmill.  And Sunday, I may reduce my 6m long run a bit.  We'll see how my shins are feeling.  But I have 8 races between Labor Day and Thanksgiving, plus the Indy Mini on Mother's Day again, so I have to get healed!