The Daily Grind

Hi everyone! It is my turn to post again, we have been remiss in keeping everybody up-to-date.

Stephanie officially started her job May 29, and we are still adjusting! They loaded her down with plenty of reading to get up to speed on the many projects in which she will be involved. She's got some very interesting projects, such as helping write environmental impacts for important buildings, such as the Capitol Buildings! Also, she will get to travel to Colorado and possibly Montana in the course of her work... Makes Aberdeen, MD seem a little less exotic for me. :p

I had gotten used to having Stephanie at home to take care of details like errands or house-duties, so it is definitely an adjustment for both of us to be working. We're starting to recover, and it's actually pretty fun to drive around and do errands together. It means we get to see each other more, even if it is in a car in traffic. I think we're back to eating decent meals (a lot of takeout/fast food at first), and we're finding we have a little more energy in the evenings. One of our next goals is to work out at night. Wish us luck!

So we're dealing with the daily grind, but fortunately we're finding it's refining us a little, pushing us to limit our wasted time (like TV), and help us be more productive. OK, maybe we still waste time some, but now I iron and steph works while the TV's on.

Hope you're not too bored by this insight into the grind, we'll try to take some more cool trips to put up on the blog soon!