I decided to blog for no reason at all other than it is a slow Friday afternoon at work and I have zero motivation to do any work for the rest of the day.
It's 45 mins before home time so i'm not slacking off to much right?
I've been deliquent in blogging mostly because I don't know who even reads this anymore and any updates can be gathered through my Facebook. :)
The economy has slowed down immensely in the US Southwest, probably elsewhere too, but I have to be thankful that the workplace has been steady for me. There is enough work to keep me chargeable and not too much that I still don't take my getaways here and there. :)
The only main topic on my agenda is that I have put a request to relocate to SoCal (LA area), as they like to call it. But because of the economic downturn, there are no openings right now. So I will wait and see if opportunities open up.
Longtime readers of my blog will know my affinity and fondness for the Bay area. But it has been brought to my attention in a harshly realistic way by salary.com that there is no way I can afford to live there. The cost of living is 120% higher than what I'm paying in Tucson and wage will only be about 30-40% more if I'm lucky.
It doesn't take a math genius to figure out that I will be running on a huge deficit to live there. The LA area will be about 60% higher in costs for living and about 20-30% increase in wages, which in my mind is definitely the lesser of the evil and hopefully manageable as well.
Now the evils is comparing living in Tucson as opposed to LA, SF or even back in Edmonton.
Edmonton is much too cold for me, it always was and while I will always regard the city with deep sentimentality, it is not in my plans to move back there.
Tucson life has been quaint. I have a small set of friends whom I hang with regularly. They are much younger than me but due to my childish nature, we get along quite fine. They would come over to my place and we would cook and share meals together, play scrabble, catch movies, play cards and live out the nuances of life as a small scale family unit all in all. They are from LA so they are waiting to leave Tucson like me. :)
I finally bought a sweet snowboard with new bindings so tonight I am flying out to SF and then driving to Lake Tahoe to try it out. The board is almost as tall as me which is not a good thing, but it was the only length available and I am hoping that because it's a women's board and my 'a little above average' atheletic ability, it will still provide a good time.
You can probably see pics of my weekend on Facebook.
Grace to you, until next time.
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3 comments:
What if you lived with your sis in L.A.? Would that not cut down on costs, or is that not a viable option for other reasons? ;)
In truth, though I loathe the cold and can't wait to be out of this barren land of snow and ice, I have some misgivings about heading south into Bush territory. Not only are the processes and the paperwork a pain in the butt, but there is just so much about life down there that I don't know that I could agree with.
We'll see. Wheels are still turning and we'll have to let you know how things are resolved, when they are resolved :)
I echo Mrs. L. If you truly and *really* want to move there, you'll find a way. Otherwise I wouldn't say it's *that* strong of a dream...;)
well, I've truly always "dreamed" to live somewhere warm and also in the States so yes, I did find a way.
And perhaps I will try to get things in motion in a couple of months to move over to California, but I'm also trying to balance it with God's will and timing. :)
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