Have you ever had one of those times where you just want to avoid things? That's been me recently. I'm behind on everything and I don't even want to start catching up because it's depressing to see how far behind I am. I haven't blogged in forever and there's a whole bunch of things to talk about, so I haven't wanted to start that, and now I might be moving. I just don't want to think about anything. So now I'll write about all of it. How does that make sense?
Last week I spent a few more days in Muncie, continuing the training for their new manager. That was good times. Any time I go to Muncie it makes me appreciate the situation we have at work up here. There wasn't anything monumental or any really good stories that I'll talk about here, but it's just the little things. Anyway, I got back on Friday and we started doing some work in the back yard on Saturday. Let me just say this: pulling up bushes is not as easy as it seems. I dug around two bushes for what felt like forever and I cut about 3,867 roots before the bushes actually came out of the ground. Then of course there was the matter of getting all the rest of the ivy out. Every time I think about it, I just can't imagine why someone would plant something that can get under your siding and in your windows. I was pulling it out of both places while removing it.
I could probably extend that last paragraph into a full post, but there's one thing in particular that's been weighing on my mind for about a week. I'm an assistant manager at my job right now, along with Zimm. My regional manager (my boss's boss) sent me an email a while ago asking me if I was interested in the manager position in Bloomington. I replied saying that I didn't think the time was right, but I'd talk to my wife and if we decided something different, I'd let her know. I didn't send another email because I figured that was that. But last week when I was in Muncie, she sent me another email detailing how they could make it worth our while to make this move. She mentioned a pretty attractive relocation package and some pretty decent bonuses to go along with the requisite salary increase. It got me thinking, and so I talked to my wife some more. We decided it couldn't hurt to get some more information, so I talked to my regional again, and my wife and I ended up taking Luke and going down to Bloomington on Tuesday to check out the center there and to look around at the town.
Jessica and I both grew up in a college town (Newark, DE--home of the Fightin' Blue Hens), and we both like the atmosphere that a town like that provides. Bloomington is a beautiful city with a nice college campus (the main campus of IU), and it seems like a pretty good place to live. There's a few things that make this hard, though. Not the least of which is the friends we would leave here. Of course, Bloomington is only a couple of hours away from Kokomo, but still. I got in touch with Zimm when the extra AM position opened up in Kokomo and they ended up coming down here, and now it almost feels like we'd be abandoning them. I know they wouldn't see it that way, but you know what I mean. Of course, there's also the matter of how the work environment is here. I don't know that I've ever enjoyed work so much. Having one of my best friends work with me every day has really been great. We never ran into any kind of conflict or pitfall that sometimes happens to friends when they work together. We've been good partners that get the job done well and have fun at the same time (as much fun as possible, anyway--it is still work after all). So for that I thank Zimm.
The other thing that bothers me is whether we'll be able to sell the house. The relocation package is nice, but the company doesn't buy your house from you. We've still got to sell it, and the market here is not good right now. So that could be a problem.
But on the other hand, business-wise this is a great opportunity for me. The center down there has a lot of potential that has gone relatively untapped. This would give me the chance to prove to myself (and of course my bosses) that I can be successful in this kind of situation. That would go a long way to build my confidence more that I'd be able to run a successful business of my own (which is my ultimate goal--and yes, right now it's still the movie theater idea).
So we've got a decision to make. It'll be tough, but I'm confident that we'll make the right choice. We're going down again this weekend to look at houses that might be in our price range. So the only thing left if we do move is to get another of my friends to move out there. So Shoeless Joel, since Johnny's going to Thailand, you're up. I'll be letting you know of job opportunities.
Now you may be asking yourselves why I need to get friends out there instead of making new ones. The answer is that I generally keep to myself, so I don't really meet a lot of new people. My wife is the same way. So it's easier just to get our friends to come to us. And besides, who wouldn't want to be where we are? I mean come on now. Be honest. You know you want to go to Bloomington now that I might be headed there. I hope this post is somewhat coherent. I've kind of got a lot on my mind these days.
9 years ago
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