Emerging from the cold in MN

I have internet at home now!! It is such a luxury now, being somewhat used to not having it except at work.
I have been bad about keeping everyone up-to-date, so here's to a new leaf.
Life has been hectic lately, to say the least. I am somewhere inbetween settled and totally out of my element. Starting in a new place, with a new job, doing new things, with no close friends in the state...well, I think it's hard. I am chugging through, but if this doesn't kill me, it BETTER make me stronger. :)

I get a salary, what??

Today was my first day of my first salaried job. Whew! I feel like I have finally made it, and it is exhausting. :) Dealing with insurance forms, and all that grown-up stuff sure drains a girl. Not to mention the barrage of information that is thrown at one on the first day. But luckily it is like the first day of school, where you get your books and learn where the paste is, but no one expects you to do a whole lot of work. Plus it is a pretty relaxed bunch that I am working with, which is really REALLY nice. They are all very friendly and have offered numerous times to help me find a permanent place to stay. I am currently staying in a room-for-rent temporary place, which is fine, but I am really jonesing for my own space. But all in all I am in one piece and hanging in there. More updates as I get more steady internet access in the next few weeks...yay!

Job anyone?

Hey everyone! Some exciting news has brought me back out of the woodwork...I got a job offer on Friday! And a real, honest-to-goodness offer, not one that only lasted 45 minutes like the last one (a story for another day). It is in Blaine, Minnesota, just north of the Twin Cities, and although I haven't officially accepted yet, I am leaning that way. I'll fill in more details as it becomes official and I get more of a plan going, but I just wanted to share this excitement with everyone!

September Updates!

I am still here! I am alive! Never fear! :)
Sorry for the lengthy hiatus from blogging, but it has been a hiatus from much of my online activity as well. This is mainly because I have moved from my old apartment (and it's free wireless internet connection) into a friend's house where I have no internet access for my computer. So the combination of not being on my computer much, moving, and visiting my folks in Connecticut have kept me away.
The job search continues, but the part-time temporary employment has been extended further with a possible raise. At least it is something.

Food du jour

Well, I have been living without my Indians for just about a year now, and I am happy to report that I haven't lost their influence. I had red lentils with onions and mango lassi to eat for dinner tonight. I know it isn't as elaborate as it should be, but this is a "moving in a week" meal. I'll take what I can get.

FOMO

My cousin introduced me to FOMO...Fear Of Missing Out. I have a serious case of FOMO this weekend, because there was a carload of folks heading to Carbondale to visit the new Poornima-Nanu house and I wasn't able to go! Bummer to the max dude. I miss you guys!! But as a small consolation, I will make my meager contribution of this photo taken last year when they were first moving to Carbondale. See, there's Poornima, Nanu and Shaq...of course.

Like it's my job

Well, the search for full-time employment continues...nothing terribly promising at the moment, but I will soldier on. I have an "appointment" with some folks in Chicago next weekend, mainly to just talk, but we'll see what comes of that. I know I haven't been searching that long, but I am getting frustrated with apparent interest on the part of employers and then them dropping off the face of the earth. I didn't really expect this to happen and so it is somewhat puzzling. The thought of being homeless and jobless in less than a month is starting to creep in...