of the funk I’ve been in for the past week and a half. We have both been applying to jobs all over the country. We know we’re not going to end up homeless. We have options. There is an unoccupied house on my father’s property that we have been offered. It is not a prime location for jobs since it’s in the middle of nowhere (no really, the GPS doesn’t even know it exists and the closest town has a population of 400). He has offered to let us live there for free. We will only have to pay for satellite and internet (too far out to get cable) all other utilities will be covered. He has also offered us garden space and help with food costs. That will allow us to build up the savings that we ate through this past year. If one of us finds a job we will start TTC. Not unless one of us finds a job. I will be keeping my health insurance. I’m too much of a klutz to go without health insurance. I also plan to keep going to acupuncture. I’m going to drop it down to once a month right before ovulation. I’ve come so far with my cycle to stop. Last month was a 29 day cycle with very strong ovulation signs (and confirmation with the monitor) on day 14. It was perfect! We thought of isemming but I ovulated on Christmas Eve so timing with the holiday and family visits and shipping hassles made it impossible. I’m glad we didn’t since I got laid off though.
We have decided to take my dad up on his offer if we have not found jobs in the next month. The earliest we will move is Feb 28th. We don’t really want to move to this house for many reasons. My dad can be a bit controlling. He likes to have a say in what we do. We don’t want him to try to keep us up there instead of finding jobs in our fields in a city. Everyone up there smokes (except my dad) and it really bothers R’s asthma. Everyone up there drinks in excess and we rarely drink. The drinking usually lead to tons of drama that we really don’t want. There are plusses though. Saving Money! More time with my family that I love most of the time. My sister also has a house on the farm. A roof over our heads while we look for jobs. Fresh food from the garden (and meat from the farm). 450 acres to roam.
Hopefully we’ll both find jobs very soon and it won’t be a problem at all.
