My last day of work

Well, I've finally made it. Today is my last day at the office. I'm pretty excited but also kind of sad. I'm going to miss some of my tenants but others I wont even think about. I've gotten to know so many people and learn things about them that most other never know. It is going to be a change not seeing them on a daily basis.

My trainee is doing great. I'm sure that once I'm gone she will have no trouble. I'm really excited for her because I know how good this job can be if you let it.

Doss and I have been staying up way too late this week. We are trying to get it all done after work and have found that the nights are going later and later. Today I'm feeling really worn out and I have a headache. I think its all from the hard work and lack of sleep. I'm looking forward to being done with all the moving stuff. I just want to go to Oregon and get settled.

I think this is all I can muster today. I'm beat!

My Last week at work

Well, this is my last week at my current job. I feel really good about how things are going. I'm really going to miss my coworkers and it seems like everyone is very excited for Doss and I. Training has been going well with my replacement. I hope that once I'm gone she can continue to teach herself. That's how I learned my job so I'm sure she can do the same.

We still aren't packed up yet. I'm starting to freak out a little. There is still stuff that needs to be done and almost no time to do it in. We are going to hit it hard today and hope for the best. If we can get all the left over stuff taken care of today and get the cleaning started tomorrow we should be fine. If the stuff isn't figured out by tonight then I may have to take half a day off work to get things going. It is so hard working all day and then only having a few hours at night to get things done. I'm sure we will figure it all out just fine.

Thursday our department is having a going away party for Doss and me. I'm excited, going away parties in my department are always so much fun! I can't wait for the food!! The food is always amazing and just getting together with everyone is great.

I guess that's about all for now. Just packing and getting ready. Pray that all goes well!!

The end of my current position

I only have today and next weeks 5 days left at my job! I am getting all of my work finished up and cleared out and teaching my replacement all of my bad work habits. It's great! I'm really starting to feel like we are moving, but only a little. I know that by this time next week I'm going to be a mess trying to get it all done and also so sad to leave my co-workers but I know that all will be well with the move.

We have really gotten a lot done in the last two days at home. We went through all of our junks in storage and all of our cloths. We now have a neat pile of clothes that need to be washed and packed. There is still stuff that we have to take care of but it is starting to feel more manageable when I think of it one thing at a time. If I think about everything that needs to be done I start to freak out a little but I know that I don't need to. This is going to be fine!

A Little Nutso

I've been feeling a little nutso lately. Time is getting way short now and I feel like we may not have enough time to get everything done. We still need to get rid of some stuff, we have to take other stuff to donate, we need to start getting rid of clothes we don't wear and packing up what we do. I'm getting slightly worried about this whole thing. I know logically that everything will get done before we go because we have no other option but at the same time I'm afraid that something will go wrong. But I'm sure if that does happen we'll be able to handle it just fine.

It is going to be so weird to not see the same sights every day. Everything is going to be pretty new. Yes, I live in Portland before but I was under 11 years old. So everything will be new to my adult eyes. And for sure everything will be new to Doss. Every time I sit and think about it I have butterflies in my stomach. I can't believe its almost time to go!

Only 10 more days but really its more like 9 because today is most of the way over!

Time is short

I'm moving in 12 days!! I can't believe it is coming so soon. There is still so much that we need to do to be ready but I'm sure we can get it done. As long as we stick to our guns we will be just fine. It is hitting me more and more that we are leaving. I'm starting to get kind of emotional about the whole thing.

I know that things will go well once we get there but the idea that we are leaving and I'm not sure when we will be back. I know that Doss is going to miss his family and we are both going to miss our friends. The closer we get to the move date the more afraid I get. But I'm not letting it get in my way. There is no turning back now!!

That's all for now. More later.

19 Days

Things are getting a little crazy. Not too too bad but all the same its a bit crazy. We are taking Doss' car in to ship tomorrow. It's kind of exciting. It will making this move all the more real.

I've started training my replacement. She is 41 has a daughter about 2 years younger than me and is really nice. I think she is going to be a fast learner and that all should go well for her. She is from California so she isn't quite used to how laid back we are here yet. I'm trying to get her ready for my departure by not only teaching her my job but by also letting her in on the office politics. It's always nice to have someone who can tell you who to be careful around and who will be your partner in crime.

I'm also sick! My boss was sick last Friday and now I too am not feeling well. There must be something going around because there are a few people out there who are not feeling so hot right now. I hope this cold doesn't get too bad. I don't want to miss any work. That way I get paid out for my leftover paid time off. All the extra money will come in handy later.

Things are going well. We really need to go through our boxes and stuff so we can figure out what to toss and what to donate. I'm starting to get really excited. I want to get everything packed already but we still have 3 weeks (19 days actually) so if I start packing now I'll have nothing to use before we leave. WOW!! 19 DAYS!!

The weekend is finally here!

I'm glad the weekend has made it here! I'm ready to take a break from all the work. I know that we have to get a lot done this weekend but at least we'll have more time to relax.

On Monday I start training the person replacing me. I hope all goes well. I don't know what I'm supposed to do if she learns really fast and I have to spend the next 3 weeks with her. I'll have nothing to do. But it's good because I'll be here in case anything comes up that she needs help on. I hope she is a really great addition to the department and the building. My tenants deserve someone good.

Things are still looking good for moving. Doss and I get more excited everyday. Our bosses seem less and less worried about us leaving so its more fun to joke around with them again. Other than all of that there really isn't much to add today. I'm just ready for the weekend!!

Moving right along

We sold the couch last night!! We now only have a few miner things to sell, some stuff to toss, and a little more to donate and we are ready to pack up and go. I'm so excited! We only have 24 days until we leave. I can't believe we are going so quickly. I'm actually starting to realize that I am going to be living in Oregon again. I really didn't think that would happen. It feels like we are building up to this big move but it hasn't fully hit me what we are about to do. My mind seems to be stuck in the same spot. I can see Oregon but I don't see me living there yet. It seems like a vacation but I'm sure once we get there that will all change.

Today, Deb reminded me about Halloween. Usually Doss and I (mostly Doss) make costumes. We really get a kick out of it. I'm not really sure how things are going to work this time round but I hope that we can at least do something fun for Doss. We have almost 2 months to plan but we can't work on anything till we get to Oregon which mean we only have 1 month to work on things once we get there. Last time we made 2 full body costumes including a full head of a monster and a bears hood and we only had 2 weeks to start and complete that. I'm sure with the right motivation we could get something together.

Nothing too much else going on right now. I'm ready to get going but we still have another 24 days here. I hope it goes by fast... but not TOO fast!

Things are starting to change

The bosses have already started interviewing people to fill our positions. Its kind of weird for me. I feel like they are my competition even though I know that I'm leaving. It's like I don't want them to be better than I am. I don't get it. But anyway, I have met one girl they interviewed. She seems nice and like she has a lot of energy but if she does get the job I'm afraid to train her. I just don't know what I would do with her for 8 hours a day. Its SO long. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

We are still selling all of our furniture. We have less and less stuff everyday. Today we are selling our couch but we agreed with the buys that if we couldn't get it through their door that we would take it back with us. So let's pray it fits! After we get that out of the way all we have left is small stuff that shouldn't take too much work. That will be nice. But once the couch is gone we'll have to sit on the floor to watch DVDs (as I said earlier we have no cable.) I really am excited though. I can't wait to leave. I'm ready to move on to the next step and get things over with over here.

I'm a little worried about all the hoops I have to jump through to get my drivers license and the registration changed over. I hope it isn't too hard. The way it is on the website it sounds like a million little things that have to be done and I'm not looking forward to that.

I hope that the jobs come quickly once we get to Oregon. I don't want to spend all the money we have saved just to pay bills. It would be great if we could get jobs right away and then be able to hold on to some of that money. But only time will tell how that will work out.

We haven't heard anything back about any of the jobs we applied for. I'm sure once we get to Oregon things will be better.

I guess that's all I have for right now. Keep us in your prayers!!