Zoebird
10-5-13, 11:04pm
So, we fly to the US on Tuesday.
Everything is nicely sorted:
1. moving out
A. business is set up for it's sale/transition easily -- no worries. Very cool. I just have to go and do one last clean out tomorrow morning (2 hrs, max), and that's that.
B. we sold all of the house furnishings in a bulk lot to my friend. It was a discounted rate, so I told her that anything she doesn't want, she has to get rid of herself. This took a lot of pressure off of us as we just divided everything out into "keep" and "don't keep" piles. The "don't keep" are in the closet; the keep are now in suitcases.
C. we have 7 suitcases full, and one suitcase that is empty. so, that goes in the don't-keep pile, I guess. LOL We are leaving with less than we came with! yay! :D
2. the transition
A whole month hanging with friends and family. Sweet deal.
3. job prospects
A. I have 3 contracts set up to start when we arrive, and I have meetings with 3 more places to set up classes. I also connected with a local HR professional organization, and I'll be giving a presentation about workplace wellness programs and the ACA benefits for businesses, while also promoting what I offer. :)
I want to get up to 10 classes -- though not teach them all myself.
I also have an interview at a local yoga studio to teach just in case I want/need that as a back up.
B. Dh is on the second round of interviews at one company and the writing assignment (third round, after this, there will be another interview and then the offer -- if they offer it to him) at another company.
He also has a freelance gig lining up, too. They are looking for someone who can do it "full time" -- so he has said yes but that if he gets a full time gig, he'd like to transition to part-time, unless they want to employ him rather than do freelance contract (whichever is first, really). So, he's been given a writing test from them, too.
And of course, he's still applying for 2-3 jobs per day -- though that's stopped in the last two days as we get down to the last things.
C. either way, the exchange gives us decent subsidized coverage.
4. moving in
family has sorted everything on that end, so no worries on our part. Looks like "whenever DH needs to start his job or 2/3 Nov" whichever comes first. :)
My gigs don't start until the week of 5 Nov,
5. the kiddo
he's doing well. doesn't really get what is going on, doesn't understand that he won't see his friends for a while. Poor dearie. upset about leaving toys, too. I feel for him.
but he's psyched to see family.
his schooling is up in the air. we are looking at homeschooling because the school hasn't gotten back to us, really. annoying! but we are excited about homeschooling and doing cool stuff with that.
particularly because all three of the positions that are DH's top picks have part time or full time work-from-home!
This will allow me to take on jobs until I find teachers to cover them, as well as go and meet with HR departments, and DH can be with kiddo. And then, when DH is working, I can take the kiddo out to do various what-nots and also be with him at home and doing cool things like making paper bat-man costumes (DS's current 'thing').
So, yeah. that would be awesome.
Sad about leaving NZ, but excited about the prospects for our future.
Everything is nicely sorted:
1. moving out
A. business is set up for it's sale/transition easily -- no worries. Very cool. I just have to go and do one last clean out tomorrow morning (2 hrs, max), and that's that.
B. we sold all of the house furnishings in a bulk lot to my friend. It was a discounted rate, so I told her that anything she doesn't want, she has to get rid of herself. This took a lot of pressure off of us as we just divided everything out into "keep" and "don't keep" piles. The "don't keep" are in the closet; the keep are now in suitcases.
C. we have 7 suitcases full, and one suitcase that is empty. so, that goes in the don't-keep pile, I guess. LOL We are leaving with less than we came with! yay! :D
2. the transition
A whole month hanging with friends and family. Sweet deal.
3. job prospects
A. I have 3 contracts set up to start when we arrive, and I have meetings with 3 more places to set up classes. I also connected with a local HR professional organization, and I'll be giving a presentation about workplace wellness programs and the ACA benefits for businesses, while also promoting what I offer. :)
I want to get up to 10 classes -- though not teach them all myself.
I also have an interview at a local yoga studio to teach just in case I want/need that as a back up.
B. Dh is on the second round of interviews at one company and the writing assignment (third round, after this, there will be another interview and then the offer -- if they offer it to him) at another company.
He also has a freelance gig lining up, too. They are looking for someone who can do it "full time" -- so he has said yes but that if he gets a full time gig, he'd like to transition to part-time, unless they want to employ him rather than do freelance contract (whichever is first, really). So, he's been given a writing test from them, too.
And of course, he's still applying for 2-3 jobs per day -- though that's stopped in the last two days as we get down to the last things.
C. either way, the exchange gives us decent subsidized coverage.
4. moving in
family has sorted everything on that end, so no worries on our part. Looks like "whenever DH needs to start his job or 2/3 Nov" whichever comes first. :)
My gigs don't start until the week of 5 Nov,
5. the kiddo
he's doing well. doesn't really get what is going on, doesn't understand that he won't see his friends for a while. Poor dearie. upset about leaving toys, too. I feel for him.
but he's psyched to see family.
his schooling is up in the air. we are looking at homeschooling because the school hasn't gotten back to us, really. annoying! but we are excited about homeschooling and doing cool stuff with that.
particularly because all three of the positions that are DH's top picks have part time or full time work-from-home!
This will allow me to take on jobs until I find teachers to cover them, as well as go and meet with HR departments, and DH can be with kiddo. And then, when DH is working, I can take the kiddo out to do various what-nots and also be with him at home and doing cool things like making paper bat-man costumes (DS's current 'thing').
So, yeah. that would be awesome.
Sad about leaving NZ, but excited about the prospects for our future.