this has really been a rather odd vacation. first, you must understand that when i come home, i slip back into the california routine and it's like i never left. i mean, i'm gone for nine months and can go work for a few hours at browar management and know instantly what things are and what's been going on. i suppose it's because i listen to mom and sis talk about it so much. i feel like i lead two lives - the one in texas and the one in california...it's a little disconcerting sometimes.
but this time has been different. they're on their third controller in three months - and she's not working out. i never thought of myself as the accountant type, but wednesday the president of the company sat down with me and practically begged me to move back and take over as controller. he offered to pay for my moving expenses and take care of my apartment lease. wow.
i love texas, but my job is getting on my nerves. my retirement vests on january 15th, so i've really no reason why i have to stay. i've been restless now for a while. i miss my family terribly - i only get to see them twice a year. i have grown to nearly hate college station - i'm tired of small towns. i've always said i'll move from where i am now when i can find a job that will pay to move me. i love challenges, and this is definitely one. i'll have an assistant, with the possibility of having more employees under me as the business grows - which it's going to. the job itself doesn't seem too hard. the computer program does all the real accounting stuff, and i wouldn't be responsible for payroll. mostly it's all about organization and getting things paid on time. i can do that. it isn't technically property management. (i swore i'd never work in property management - i can justify this in my mind. it's really accounting, and i don't have to deal with tenants directly - just the owners.)
so now the tough decision. i'll be leaving nick behind (at least temporarily) and all the friends that i've made back there. i've made out the pro/con list...and the pro side is much much longer. i mean, i can even live with my mom for a few months, pay off all my credit cards with the money that i'd be putting toward rent and car payments (the car payment's finished in january), then find a place to live and start over mostly out of debt. (i don't think i'll be able to pay off the school loans that quickly, but those are manageable.) did i mention there will be a hefty raise along with this new position? :)
decisions...decisions...
but it's nice to be home. and it does feel like home.
Posted by kendra at November 28, 2003 12:39 PM