gah my head hurts but not literally
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alicevangelineI guess, this is the best summary - thanks gemini
Dan has valid point.
Folks if you have any input about staying realistic:
- we kind of loved house number 3 yesterday. It will be a little $400/month cheaper than ours according to my calculations (including property taxes).
- the arguments against it are: 'do we want to make a change NOW? are we ready?' followed by 'it has a giant barn we could do something with' and 'it's far from alice's current life, but not impossible.' and "how do we feel about being on main street in a town again?" (Note that the last one is a question - we actually don't know.)
Well.
After talking with my boss this morning on the mentor & boss level, being close to 'my current job' really doesn't matter.I mean, I'm not going to get canned immediately or necessarily at all, but a) it's a hazard and b) it might be a dumpster fire of stress next year.
A lot of that depends on the March 10th vote, which includes things like :
So that is all about me & work, but it also relates to me as a parent:
The proposed school might be objectively better. I base that on a few things: one, they're standards based (and we're supposed to be but are still figuring out how to do it right). Two, the potential electives include lots of justice things, which are very Lizzie aligned rn. Also chinese and spanish are language options, and we're fighting about whether we can afford to offer two languages. (She's been learning japanese, french, and Chess in duolingo.). Three, they literally do have a queer-straight alliance - ours is a 'diversity club' which is not bad. Chat GPT was explaining to me that VT is structurally more sound for 504 support AND lgbt support. (She's only 13 maybe she'll change her mind, but in the meantime, we support who she is now).
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If we went for the house, it's far from the Hybrid Job i'm interviewing for in 2 weeks. But that's a) a hybrid job and b) not a sure thing, and c) the house has been on market since sept, I would hope it could wait just a little longer.
d. If the house doesn't wait a little longer then it's not meant to be. I'll keep telling myself that.
FOR THE RECORD: Toad Hollow had an icejam on the roof and it was leaking into the house (which was cozy AF and smelled of the wooden walls in a good way). Popple Dungeon was prettier in pictures but was last updated in 1978.
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- Alice informed Dan about job uncertainty due to district budget risks
before[at] the March 10 vote. - Alice concluded they should make a mortgage offer soon, as the commute is manageable while job hunting.
- Dan asked if Alice wants to keep location options open during the job search before committing to a move.
Dan has valid point.
Folks if you have any input about staying realistic:
- we kind of loved house number 3 yesterday. It will be a little $400/month cheaper than ours according to my calculations (including property taxes).
- the arguments against it are: 'do we want to make a change NOW? are we ready?' followed by 'it has a giant barn we could do something with' and 'it's far from alice's current life, but not impossible.' and "how do we feel about being on main street in a town again?" (Note that the last one is a question - we actually don't know.)
Well.
After talking with my boss this morning on the mentor & boss level, being close to 'my current job' really doesn't matter.I mean, I'm not going to get canned immediately or necessarily at all, but a) it's a hazard and b) it might be a dumpster fire of stress next year.
A lot of that depends on the March 10th vote, which includes things like :
- approve teacher's contract or renegotiate. if we renegotiate, what with - we'll be like 'we have no money for the increases you're used to' and they'll be like 'ok'? doubt.
- one or two towns withdraw leaving three in the district -- if that passes, it'll be crazy next year and I will have the fun task of helping people figure out if they're going to the new school/s or staying. AND we get the joy of next year's budget, which isn't going to be magically full of breathing room.
- If the withdrawals don't pass, we'll have more stability but angry people and board members (they want to leave but didn't get to, and they're loud voices).
So that is all about me & work, but it also relates to me as a parent:
The proposed school might be objectively better. I base that on a few things: one, they're standards based (and we're supposed to be but are still figuring out how to do it right). Two, the potential electives include lots of justice things, which are very Lizzie aligned rn. Also chinese and spanish are language options, and we're fighting about whether we can afford to offer two languages. (She's been learning japanese, french, and Chess in duolingo.). Three, they literally do have a queer-straight alliance - ours is a 'diversity club' which is not bad. Chat GPT was explaining to me that VT is structurally more sound for 504 support AND lgbt support. (She's only 13 maybe she'll change her mind, but in the meantime, we support who she is now).
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If we went for the house, it's far from the Hybrid Job i'm interviewing for in 2 weeks. But that's a) a hybrid job and b) not a sure thing, and c) the house has been on market since sept, I would hope it could wait just a little longer.
d. If the house doesn't wait a little longer then it's not meant to be. I'll keep telling myself that.
FOR THE RECORD: Toad Hollow had an icejam on the roof and it was leaking into the house (which was cozy AF and smelled of the wooden walls in a good way). Popple Dungeon was prettier in pictures but was last updated in 1978.
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