I Voted

Adam and I woke up together at 5:20, since as an election judge he needed to be at the polling place at 6:00. The elementary school was just down the road and already people were waiting outside. We went in together. He explained to the other judges that his wife was handicapped, so they let me sit in a chair and hang out, while they spent the next hour preparing. I was given a handicap card to display. I read my book (Sookie Stackhouse book two, reread) and occasionally looked up to watch the judges work.
At 7:00, the doors opened and voters flooded in. I was one of the first in line. I stood at the electronic booth, read names, took deep breaths, and tapped the screen until I was done. I voted with my conscience. I walked away feeling proud and confident. I got my sticker. I waved to my husband who was merrily helping voters at the judges' table. I walked outside into the crisp, slightly warm day, walked to the bus stop at the other end of the road. The bus arrived soon. The man sitting next to me remarked that I smelled warm and woodsy, like a fireplace. I smiled and said that the school building had been very, very warm. We chatted and learned that we had epilepsy in common. I told him about omega-3 supplements. We arrived at the Metro. I got on the train, and got to work on time.

Something wonderful happened last night, but I will explain later.

I am not revealing which presidential candidate I voted for. I may never. I will tell only my husband. Maybe my parents.

I Voted

Adam and I woke up together at 5:20, since as an election judge he needed to be at the polling place at 6:00. The elementary school was just down the road and already people were waiting outside. We went in together. He explained to the other judges that his wife was handicapped, so they let me sit in a chair and hang out, while they spent the next hour preparing. I was given a handicap card to display. I read my book (Sookie Stackhouse book two, reread) and occasionally looked up to watch the judges work.
At 7:00, the doors opened and voters flooded in. I was one of the first in line. I stood at the electronic booth, read names, took deep breaths, and tapped the screen until I was done. I voted with my conscience. I walked away feeling proud and confident. I got my sticker. I waved to my husband who was merrily helping voters at the judges' table. I walked outside into the crisp, slightly warm day, walked to the bus stop at the other end of the road. The bus arrived soon. The man sitting next to me remarked that I smelled warm and woodsy, like a fireplace. I smiled and said that the school building had been very, very warm. We chatted and learned that we had epilepsy in common. I told him about omega-3 supplements. We arrived at the Metro. I got on the train, and got to work on time.

Something wonderful happened last night, but I will explain later.

I am not revealing which presidential candidate I voted for. I may never. I will tell only my husband. Maybe my parents.

I Voted

Adam and I woke up together at 5:20, since as an election judge he needed to be at the polling place at 6:00. The elementary school was just down the road and already people were waiting outside. We went in together. He explained to the other judges that his wife was handicapped, so they let me sit in a chair and hang out, while they spent the next hour preparing. I was given a handicap card to display. I read my book (Sookie Stackhouse book two, reread) and occasionally looked up to watch the judges work.
At 7:00, the doors opened and voters flooded in. I was one of the first in line. I stood at the electronic booth, read names, took deep breaths, and tapped the screen until I was done. I voted with my conscience. I walked away feeling proud and confident. I got my sticker. I waved to my husband who was merrily helping voters at the judges' table. I walked outside into the crisp, slightly warm day, walked to the bus stop at the other end of the road. The bus arrived soon. The man sitting next to me remarked that I smelled warm and woodsy, like a fireplace. I smiled and said that the school building had been very, very warm. We chatted and learned that we had epilepsy in common. I told him about omega-3 supplements. We arrived at the Metro. I got on the train, and got to work on time.

Something wonderful happened last night, but I will explain later.

I am not revealing which presidential candidate I voted for. I may never. I will tell only my husband. Maybe my parents.

I Got The Job

I got the job.
First job I applied for, first place I interviewed with. The personnel director called me last night and made an offer. I accepted. She emailed me some employment acceptance forms. I filled them out and emailed them back. It will take a week for everything to process. I start on December first.
This was the wonderful thing that happened last night.

Yes.

In the meantime, I need to sit down with my office manager here and work out my paid vacation days, my actual resignation day, etc.

This is also very bittersweet.
I am the first employee on the staff here to get offered a full-time, permanent job. One of the firm's managing partners, a very prominent attorney, had called the other firm himself to give a reference. This morning, he called me to find out how my interview had gone. When I told him I'd gotten the job, his voice broke and he fought back tears. He asked if he could come give me a hug. The firm's closing is hitting him very hard, and I made his day.
I've started slowly cleaning out my desk drawers. I will have a little over two weeks before I leave for Thanksgiving vacation. And then, the new job.

More as it develops.

I Got The Job

I got the job.
First job I applied for, first place I interviewed with. The personnel director called me last night and made an offer. I accepted. She emailed me some employment acceptance forms. I filled them out and emailed them back. It will take a week for everything to process. I start on December first.
This was the wonderful thing that happened last night.

Yes.

In the meantime, I need to sit down with my office manager here and work out my paid vacation days, my actual resignation day, etc.

This is also very bittersweet.
I am the first employee on the staff here to get offered a full-time, permanent job. One of the firm's managing partners, a very prominent attorney, had called the other firm himself to give a reference. This morning, he called me to find out how my interview had gone. When I told him I'd gotten the job, his voice broke and he fought back tears. He asked if he could come give me a hug. The firm's closing is hitting him very hard, and I made his day.
I've started slowly cleaning out my desk drawers. I will have a little over two weeks before I leave for Thanksgiving vacation. And then, the new job.

More as it develops.

I Got The Job

I got the job.
First job I applied for, first place I interviewed with. The personnel director called me last night and made an offer. I accepted. She emailed me some employment acceptance forms. I filled them out and emailed them back. It will take a week for everything to process. I start on December first.
This was the wonderful thing that happened last night.

Yes.

In the meantime, I need to sit down with my office manager here and work out my paid vacation days, my actual resignation day, etc.

This is also very bittersweet.
I am the first employee on the staff here to get offered a full-time, permanent job. One of the firm's managing partners, a very prominent attorney, had called the other firm himself to give a reference. This morning, he called me to find out how my interview had gone. When I told him I'd gotten the job, his voice broke and he fought back tears. He asked if he could come give me a hug. The firm's closing is hitting him very hard, and I made his day.
I've started slowly cleaning out my desk drawers. I will have a little over two weeks before I leave for Thanksgiving vacation. And then, the new job.

More as it develops.

Insewerants

Just to be on the safe side, Adam and I are getting quotes online for short term temporary medical insurance that we would pay for. The best one so far is from Golden Rule Health.

Even though my new job starts on the first of December, my health coverage will not start until the first of January. That company policy says that new employees will be eligible for coverage on the first day of the month after they are hired. The next month would be January, for me. So come December, I would qualify under the "waiting for other coverage to begin" category, or possibly the "between jobs" category.

See, because my company is dissolving completely and the bank has seized its assets, we employees may not be eligible for continued insurance once the lay-off date passes. Not even COBRA. Yes, crazy, yes, I know. Right now, it's all up to the bank. The company itself wants to pay for our health coverage if it can on its own. Hopefully it can.
I can still get paid and covered through November 30th, with paid vacation days, though. My office manager said that I shouldn't resign or anything, just work through November like usual, and don't come back. Physically, my last day would be right before the week of Thanksgiving. Then I'd just start my new job after that.
So, I need to find out if current health benefits would be extended into December at all. And if not, I'd want a bridge. I wouldn't have a big lapse between coverage, but still. December is the time when people are most likely to get sick and need doctors.

I am stocking up on my most necessary prescriptions in the meantime. I seriously doubt we'll need to visit the doctor in December, but that is the point of insurance, the idea of Just In Case, You Never Know.

Insewerants

Just to be on the safe side, Adam and I are getting quotes online for short term temporary medical insurance that we would pay for. The best one so far is from Golden Rule Health.

Even though my new job starts on the first of December, my health coverage will not start until the first of January. That company policy says that new employees will be eligible for coverage on the first day of the month after they are hired. The next month would be January, for me. So come December, I would qualify under the "waiting for other coverage to begin" category, or possibly the "between jobs" category.

See, because my company is dissolving completely and the bank has seized its assets, we employees may not be eligible for continued insurance once the lay-off date passes. Not even COBRA. Yes, crazy, yes, I know. Right now, it's all up to the bank. The company itself wants to pay for our health coverage if it can on its own. Hopefully it can.
I can still get paid and covered through November 30th, with paid vacation days, though. My office manager said that I shouldn't resign or anything, just work through November like usual, and don't come back. Physically, my last day would be right before the week of Thanksgiving. Then I'd just start my new job after that.
So, I need to find out if current health benefits would be extended into December at all. And if not, I'd want a bridge. I wouldn't have a big lapse between coverage, but still. December is the time when people are most likely to get sick and need doctors.

I am stocking up on my most necessary prescriptions in the meantime. I seriously doubt we'll need to visit the doctor in December, but that is the point of insurance, the idea of Just In Case, You Never Know.

Insewerants

Just to be on the safe side, Adam and I are getting quotes online for short term temporary medical insurance that we would pay for. The best one so far is from Golden Rule Health.

Even though my new job starts on the first of December, my health coverage will not start until the first of January. That company policy says that new employees will be eligible for coverage on the first day of the month after they are hired. The next month would be January, for me. So come December, I would qualify under the "waiting for other coverage to begin" category, or possibly the "between jobs" category.

See, because my company is dissolving completely and the bank has seized its assets, we employees may not be eligible for continued insurance once the lay-off date passes. Not even COBRA. Yes, crazy, yes, I know. Right now, it's all up to the bank. The company itself wants to pay for our health coverage if it can on its own. Hopefully it can.
I can still get paid and covered through November 30th, with paid vacation days, though. My office manager said that I shouldn't resign or anything, just work through November like usual, and don't come back. Physically, my last day would be right before the week of Thanksgiving. Then I'd just start my new job after that.
So, I need to find out if current health benefits would be extended into December at all. And if not, I'd want a bridge. I wouldn't have a big lapse between coverage, but still. December is the time when people are most likely to get sick and need doctors.

I am stocking up on my most necessary prescriptions in the meantime. I seriously doubt we'll need to visit the doctor in December, but that is the point of insurance, the idea of Just In Case, You Never Know.

Hello, President Obama

Congratulations and best of luck, Mr. Obama.
After your inauguration, you have the next four years to get things right.
Do us proud.
If not, we know where you live.

I am still being neutral. Regardless of who I voted for, I shall respect and support the new president elect.

Hello, President Obama

Congratulations and best of luck, Mr. Obama.
After your inauguration, you have the next four years to get things right.
Do us proud.
If not, we know where you live.

I am still being neutral. Regardless of who I voted for, I shall respect and support the new president elect.

Hello, President Obama

Congratulations and best of luck, Mr. Obama.
After your inauguration, you have the next four years to get things right.
Do us proud.
If not, we know where you live.

I am still being neutral. Regardless of who I voted for, I shall respect and support the new president elect.