A Watched Pot Never Boils

Or is it a washed pot never boils? Either way, last week was pretty stressful, leading to a mini breakdown at the office. This weekend I decided to pull myself together, got a lot of work done on my big project, and came into work reinvigorated on Monday. Yesterday, I kicked butt and was a report-writing machine.

Apparently, this double rainbow over Washington was a result of last night's thunderstorms. I like to think it came out as a reward for my solid 10-hour day at work, but I'm pretty sure I can't take credit for its presence. Regardless, look how amazing it is! You know what else is amazing? We booked our tickets to Portland this morning. One-way tickets to the West Coast. There's no turning back now. On Tuesday, August 5th we will take our final taxi ride as residents of the District of Columbia and will board the plane for our great adventure.

Oh and what about that watched pot? Today, I got an email from an architectural firm that wants to talk about the possibility of me joining their office in Portland. I'm actually quite excited because of all the firms that received my unsolicited resume, this is one that I was really excited about. Of course, nothing is set. I haven't even set up a time for them to call, but I am re-energized knowing that I might not have to work at McDonald's to pay rent (yeah right, who am I kidding - they'd never hire me).

Even just the prospect of having something waiting for me there feels pretty darn good. If not, oh well, at least I'll have another really good contact for my "Portland Jobs" file.