Just heard back from the dude that offered me a job at the beginning of the summer. He said they are all set for the summer but to please contact him after Labor Day as they will likely need one or two people then.

I'll keep looking in the meantime, but that's good to have in my back pocket.

If you're planning on living in it for a few years, and you never were pinning all your hopes on turning around and selling it for a big profit, you're fine.

Nora, repeat this over and over, because it's the point. If you're planning on living there a while and can afford the mortgage, it doesn't really matter what housing prices are doing today.

Thanks for the interview~ma. I am now bejobbed! (I likes making up words.)

I really hope I'm doing the right thing. I'm taking a huge pay cut, but I try to keep telling myself that if my job makes me physically ill, it's worth it.

I only wish I was quitting in time to meet JZ and hang with the Somervillains! pout.

And Nora, JZ said what I was thinking, and better than I could. Love your house and tell the media to shove it! (See? When JZ writes, it's all magical. I use phrases like "shove it".)

am now bejobbed! (I likes making up words.)

You got it? YAY!

I did! And when they said "Of course, all the major holidays off, including the day after Thanksgiving," I almost cried.

The other cool thing is that they originally set out to make the job temp to hire, but decided on direct hire for me.

It's nothing special- I told my friend Abby it was like George's job on Dead Like Me. Not the cool reaping, the OTHER one. I shall dub my workplace Happy Time.

Oh, that's wonderful, Lilty! I'm so happy for you.

Even if house prices are a real roller-coaster over the next few years, none of that affects you in the slightest, because your house won't be on the market. It'll be providing you and Tom with a place to keep all your hopes and dreams.

Aww, that's a nice image. Thanks y'all. I have been saying a lot of this stuff to Tom, because he also is concerned, so being able to freak out about it a bit here helps, so I can put my logical face on. And now I feel a little better, like maybe I'm not lying to him when I say stuff like you guys said above.

If you're planning on living in it for a few years, and you never were pinning all your hopes on turning around and selling it for a big profit, you're fine.

Nora, repeat this over and over, because it's the point. If you're planning on living there a while and can afford the mortgage, it doesn't really matter what housing prices are doing today.

I may well print it out and tape it above my desk.

Thanks for listening to my freakout. Some of it is based in total Nora illogic... like, for the first time in my life, I'm financially OK... and being responsible and seeing the benefits of that... so obvously, something must go terribly terribly wrong or I fucked SOMETHING up without even knowing it.

Thanks, vw!! I'm now officially passing all that fast acting job~ma on to you.

YAY, Lilty!

Re: pay cut, well, at least you're in a situation where the day to day bills aren't too stressful, so this is a good time to transition from retail into Other Stuff. The job and the pay will change soon enough, you'll see. Get some non-retail experience and contacts, and things will get better and better.

Also, yes, getting out of soul-suckage, if you can, is really for the best for the short and long term. YAY!

I'm now officially passing all that fast acting job~ma on to you.

Thank you!

I'm not too worried. I'm focusing on getting something at school. There will be lots of jobs opening up for Fall semester. So, I may be without a job for a few weeks, but I doubt it will be more than that.