Still In Limbo

Dispensing with the Good Stuff/Not So Good Stuff today. Most of it feels really ambivalent.

- No news yet on the job in Chicago. The interview went well. He got follow-up e-mails from the head hunters telling him he made the cut, but apparently they're not moving very fast. Then again, they are a veteran-owned company. Jean knows what can happen to people who are steeped in bureaucracy their entire careers. Or maybe they're just super busy and trying to stay afloat while they hire new crew. Who knows?
- I didn't make the cut for the seasonal job. Given my schedule in September, I'd have made the same decision. I can't really say I'm heartbroken to have another Christmas not working retail.
- I got Alex to go through the books he has had since he was a kid, and he identified some others he wants when Eric is done with them. When I got Eric upstairs to approve Alex's selections, I also got him to go through all the hard cover books and between us, we got rid of 4 big bags of books. I also went through my shoes and purged all the sneakers I don't wear anymore, all the shoes I bought for work, and the ones I haven't worn since last year because they were buried and I forgot about them.
- I need to focus on my closet for purging. Tammy, any thoughts on what to do with the tubs of fabric I have stashed? It's not like there's anything particularly good. The best pieces came off the discount table at Walmart, so my quilting friends will not be interested I don't think, but I hate for it to end up in a landfill.
- There's a new restaurant supply shop not far from the mall. They sell in bulk and the prices are reasonable, so we can ditch Sam's. They even have stores in Chicagoland. :-/
- Running is getting a little easier. I got through all of my run intervals on Friday, even the long ones. Not that it's anything to write home about--I ran 3 minutes without stopping and was surprised when it ended because I thought for sure I had another half minute or so. Small victories, right? Yeah...
- Story telling at the nursing home went well. I have one at the other nursing home this week. Really need to spread them out a little.
- Alex went back to school with trepidation. Fall semester has always been harder for him than spring.

This Week:
- Vicky is coming by tomorrow to pick what she wants from the latest Grandma stash. I need to get her to go through the books in her room.
- Usual household stuff.
- Write.
- Purge.
- Exercise.
- Take whatever is left from the Grandma stash to Good Will.
- Holy cow, Festival of Nations is next weekend, not the one after. Let Games Season, Part II begin.