Ever wonder what it actually takes to get a job these days?

Apparently, it takes moving out of the area...

The past month or so has been, in a word, insane. Each day moves a wee bit faster than the day before. Events and plans have seemingly taken on a life of their own. In the past 30 days, we have found a new house in Tracy, CA, paid the first month's rent and deposit, started getting quotes for moving companies, scheduled a debris box to be delivered to toss all of our accumulated crap into, started packing, started the paperwork to get Sloan enrolled into a new school...and continued my job search and project management coursework. This past week alone, I have had one on-site interview and two phone interviews, one that wants me to complete a marketing writing assessment and then schedule an on-site meeting at their location in Pleasanton. To top it all off, I received and accepted a verbal offer from a semiconductor company near Militas and actually start work this coming Monday.

See? Insane.

It has been nine month I have been out of work. Nine. Long. Months. In the end, though, I can almost look back on it and say I was somewhat grateful for the time. Not for the lack of income it obviously hit us with, but for the time I was allowed to sort of examine what I was doing, what I wanted to do, and what I am going to do. I have been able to spend a considerable amount of time with Devlin and I can honestly say I am thankful for that alone.

This move has already been hard and we are only in the pre-execution phase. In the end, however, I know in my gut it is the right thing to do. We are headed over to the new house this Sunday to take pictures and video in an attempt to prep where things will go. Will try to post something that night or so for everyone to check out...