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To a new day, we go on.
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Have a great time at MNSSHP. Be sure to see the Tremaine ladies over at Belle's Storybook Garden. They were hilarious.
I'm glad to see you coming to terms with what life's throwing at you and going with the flow. If you've got a copy, watch the very end of Forest Gump (the part where he's putting his son on the bus and then talks about life). I'd be willing to bet you get a whole new inspiring message from it. Hang in there my friend.
TGIF!!! (OK, I get that it's Tuesday, but the *real* TGIF is really my Monday...you get what I mean )
I'm utterly exhausted. I was up working on DDs costumes until midnight and then had the worst insomnia I've had for a long time. I got exactly NO sleep. Then I decided to just get up at 445 to discover that the other opening leader was sick, so it was all me again. I hustled to work (and took Dunkin Munchkins!) and got 'er done with my awesome Cast Members. Thing is...I was supposed to leave at 1030 for lunch/office time/class, but couldn't because I was it. I didn't get out until after 1, then had to meet with our new landlord (who was late), then was late to my class. The subject? Business Etiquette. OOPS!
I feel the wall looming and I'm trying not to hit it. We have MNSSHP this evening (running late, ticks me off, long story), then we are supposed to start moving tomorrow. The house has a few final touches, so I think we're going to wait until Thursday to move the big stuff. Bummer. I'd hoped to sleep in our new digs tomorrow, but I don't think so.
I also have my interview, so I must get some decent sleep before that happens. There will also be a trip to Ikea for some bits of furniture before it's over with, too. I'm more tired just thinking about it...
One final paper for my class, then I get a three week break. I need it.
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Sorry about the couple of bad days. Hope your days off are at least halfway decent.
And I really hope you and the girls had fun at MNSSHP or whatever it's called. My mom and oldest DD Samantha are down there, and planning on going - but I don't know what day. Mom's dressing as Cruella and some of her friends are going as some of the puppies. Forget what Samantha was going to be.
Good luck on the move-in. Maybe you could do sleeping bags at the new house?
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I've been a faithful follower of your blog/thread from the beginning but I'm a bit confused. When is the Disney professional internship over? End of December? January? When would Archivers want you? That's back in Ohio? You're moving to a house for possibly 10 weeks? Just curious.
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I've been a faithful follower of your blog/thread from the beginning but I'm a bit confused. When is the Disney professional internship over? End of December? January? When would Archivers want you? That's back in Ohio? You're moving to a house for possibly 10 weeks? Just curious.
The internship is over in January. There is still the possibility of getting a job here, but it's all up in the air still. Archiver's knows my end date and it has not excluded me from interviews, so I would guess they are willing to wait if I'm the right candidate. If they do make an offer, I may ask to be released from my internship early, but I don't know yet. Archiver's is about 15 miles from my house in Ohio.
We are moving due to our landlord's foreclosure, so not much choice there. I can't handle another thing right now, so it was the lesser of the evils. I've signed a 6 month lease which, even if I do move back to Ohio in January, I will still honor it, since I will only have 3 months left to pay anyway. Oldest DD is moving there with me and if she moves, can't do it before May anyway. I will have to pay the rent whether I'm here or there, just so I have a job, I'll be OK.
We're supposed to be starting our move today, but it's not going well. Unprepared and DDs have attitude. I have my interview at 1pm, so I'm trying to keep myself focused for that among the moving drama. After it's over, I can get haulin!
Thanks for the clarification on the house thing. Major for your interview.
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