FREEDOM FRIDAY!

Last night Sketchy and I tried out a new Kabob Place sort of near us. We drove until we found something we wanted. We're the most indecisive people ever. We literally had to flip a coin to pick between the Kabob place or grill place next door. 

Kabob place was a success. No biryani though. I'm still on the hunt for a good kabob place with biryani to take Mehran's place when they're gone early next year. We've now tried over 15 kabob places in the DMV area! 

THE END OF AN ERA:

Today was my last day in the office! I didn't want to write much about job situation for the past two weeks because it was all still in the process. I put in my two weeks notice on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. 

The best day ever. 

I cannot tell you how incredibly unhappy I've been at my current work place for a little over a year now. I continued to stay there thinking that things would get better and it only got worse! In the past month I've lost so much sleep and have been so incredibly unhappy in my regular life because of my job. I understand that it was a good job where I was getting great experience and it was great pay as well, but at the end of the day, money can't buy you happiness! In fact, this particular money was killing my life. 

I had been talking to Sketchy for the past few weeks about quitting and what that would mean for us as new homeowners and such with one income (since I clearly had not started applying for jobs). 

When purchasing a house, we made sure not to max out our living. We wanted to ensure that if someone lost a job, we could still afford the mortgage.

Sketchy was the most incredibly supportive person ever. Many of you saw my status a couple weeks ago -- that was after hitting send on my 2 weeks notice e-mail to management. Sketchy realized how unhappy I had been and was supportive in me quitting, especially because he also did not feel I was being treated fairly for the hours I put in and all of the time I've invested in my job. He not only was supportive in my decision to quit but said all the right things and was super encouraging regarding me getting another job soon. 

I cannot tell you how amazing it felt to send my 2 weeks notice. It was seriously as if 500,000 lbs of weight had been lifted off of my shoulder. I'm so ready to move on and see what's out there! Hopefully this will get me more in gear to take GREs and get into grad school application mode since I don't have the cushy job on which to fall back! 

That same night I applied to about 5-6 places and continued to work. Within a day I was called in for an interview. I've since had a second interview for that job and accepted their offer. I'll start a new job on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. 

One of the main reasons I wanted to leave my current position was to get into a field closer to my undergraduate studies or at least something I was more interested in, such as environmental policy. This particular new job is still in marketing (which I like to do) but not in any new field of interest. I'll do this job for the next couple months and see how i feel, all the while applying to more jobs. I cannot be the sit-at-home type and do nothing with my life! Who knows, maybe I'll like the new job.

Yesterday, after being informed that I would not be needed to train the incoming person, I informed work that Friday would be the last day in the office and that I would be using my remaining paid vacation days through my real last day (Wednesday, March 13, 2012) and would be cashing in the remaining paid days. 

I just really did not want to be working any longer than I needed to or starting any new projects. It was the perfect break in work to leave. So excited for Monday and Tuesday to just SLEEP and do NOTHING until new job starts on Wednesday. 

Tonight we're going over to Scott and Miriam's to meet Hailey Hays! 

Hope everyone has a great weekend!