The Start of Another Year

August marks the beginning of another year of Federal Service for me, and another grade for Logan.  He's in the 7th grade this year.

Because my job is so far away, I miss out on a lot these days.  Can't be helped.  I figure my first preference in life would be to be local and take part in as much of his life as I can.  If I can't do that, my goal would be to have a high enough paying job to make it worth the separation.

My current situation is like the worst of both worlds.  I'm not sure how I'll get the time off to see his football and basketball games.

Still, all in all, at this point, I'm in much better shape than I was a year ago.  The past year was a never ending deluge of bad news that I had to deal with.  The worst part was that I couldn't just raise my hands and say, "no mas".  I had to endure wave after wave after wave.  Now, it's almost all in the past, other than my career and my separation from my son.

If only my job were local, my life would be close enough to ideal that I wouldn't gripe.  It's still an adjustment getting used to less money, but without having to essentially maintain two households, it could be done.

There will be a few interesting opportunities coming up, though.  I'll play my cards close to the vest until they come through.  But some real game-changer opportunities are on the horizon.

Until then, I just need to keep on keeping on.  I'll do what I can.  It's all I can do.