I have been considering downsizing more seriously lately, but it'd be a mixed bag of effects (even just considering economics) and the inertia is strong with me.
Willow: That's a work ethic! Buffy, you're developing a work ethic! Buffy: Do they make an ointment for that?
'Beneath You'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Jul 10, 2014 1:07:33 pm PDT #1695 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Connie Neil - Jul 10, 2014 1:17:04 pm PDT #1696 of 30000
brillig
The Inertia Monsters keep saying "You're 53, you're too old to make major changes in your life." It's not like I chose this change. And these changes would be good for me. But that number. It echoes in my head and says "Old." Hell, my mother lived on her own into her 70s.
My god, brains are stupid.
-t - Jul 10, 2014 1:34:25 pm PDT #1697 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Brains get stuck in ruts and listen to the outside world too much. They need to be gently guided into new ideas like skittish horses. Companion goats would probably help.
Connie Neil - Jul 10, 2014 1:39:38 pm PDT #1698 of 30000
brillig
It all becomes clear. My brain needs a companion goat.
Laura - Jul 10, 2014 1:52:44 pm PDT #1699 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
The Inertia Monsters keep saying "You're 53, you're too old to make major changes in your life."
Not at all too old for changes. I know a number of people that went to college in their 60s. My mom married at 62.
I would strongly suggest waiting a bit before making any big decisions about anything important. Give it some time. No rush.
Ginger - Jul 10, 2014 1:55:32 pm PDT #1700 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
"You're 53, you're too old to make major changes in your life."
'I could teach you [Minbari], if you like.'
'No, I don't have the time. It would take me a year.'
'And assuming we survive this, how old will you be in a year if you don't learn to speak Minbari?'
'The same.'
Connie Neil - Jul 10, 2014 2:00:55 pm PDT #1701 of 30000
brillig
My vague plan is to move next year. But having a goal gives me a path through the current morass and urges me on through the nigh-overwhelming task of dealing with Hubby's stuff. I could easily just retreat into my back room with my stuff and let the rest of the house sit. There are corners of the living room you can't get to. That can't stand.
SuziQ - Jul 10, 2014 2:08:03 pm PDT #1702 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
After my mom died, it took a bit, but being able to weed through her stuff and other household stuff was very freeing. Moving from "this was mom's" to "this serves no functional purpose and it isn't my asthetic" was a big step. I still have stuff I keep purely because it reminds me of her, but it is also stuff I like/want to see on a daily basis.
I still have her car though. That is the next big hurdle.
Nora Deirdre - Jul 10, 2014 2:25:34 pm PDT #1703 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
...sure, but isn't the Institute really the client, here, for the subcontractor? So if the Institute was pissed, and made the subcontractor feel that...?
I was thinking the same. The subcontractor you work for can only feel the pinch from its clients. Otherwise they are more or less bulletproof, they don't care if you're pissed as long as they keep getting paid by their client.
sarameg - Jul 10, 2014 3:10:15 pm PDT #1704 of 30000
That's why we're organizing to petition mgmt as a unified front for a buyout. CSC isn't going to make exceptions for this tiny contract that doesn't even fit their model anymore; but work is run by an org that could buy us out. Whether they have the cojones to is another matter.