There Are Things I Should Do

[madshutterbug]

And I'm not going to do them today. It's late, and I'm just catching up with the Must Be Dones for the day that couldn't be done because I was in a room. Could have been worse, was a good crew to work with today.

So, because for some reason it's visible here (and not on my laptop, go figure)...

[Poll #603859]

Comments

[ex-tawneelyn258.livejournal.com]

I want you here:P

[singingnettle.livejournal.com]

Aw, babe, this is too complicated to answer in a poll.

What does MadShutterbug WANT to do?

If you want to find a job that pays you to be a mad shutterbug, then it probably would be prudent to grit your teeth and stick out the 4-1/2 years. If you want to stay in the field, it depends on whether you want to put the pension into education, or whether getting a more satisfying, better-paying position. If you don't care about conventional retirement and plan to keep working, then you might as well move to something you like better.

Re East Coast vs. West Coast, the pay is higher in coastal cities but so is the cost of living. I'd really advise against giving up the ranch; what you sell it for in Florida won't buy you a three-bedroom house in the Seattle area. You could get a house in the boondocks or on one of the islands; it'd be a tedious commute, but do-able, and you'd need that kind of space for the dogs and cats anyway. I don't see them as apartment dwellers.

There were some weather constraints that R. had; that's something to think about. The west coast is warm (although getting violent lately) but California is expensive; Western Washington and western Oregon are chilly and damp a lot of the time; the other side of the mountains are arid and have four seasons with hot summers and cold winters.

You could probably do very well in San Diego; La Jolla is a med-tech center and wages are good there...but the cost of living is astronomical as well. Still, that'd be my choice of where to move. But that's because the warm dry weather makes it possible for me to be ambulatory.

Or Arizona, for that matter. If you can stand the heat.

[singingnettle.livejournal.com]

I have some weird sentence fragments in the above...but you know what I mean, right?

:::raises hand in san diego::::

[wedschilde.livejournal.com]

cost of living is beyond astronomical. my mother, in hawai'i, is paying less for things that we make here. her gas is even cheaper. and we're the ones with the refineries.

Re: :::raises hand in san diego::::

[singingnettle.livejournal.com]

I know. I'm personally stil interested in SD, though, because Forbes actually lists Seattle as more expensive once you take things like housing prices and salaries into account: and the kicker for me is that the weather in SD makes me feel human enough so that I can work. So even with the higher cost of living, we would do much better if I were able to work.

That isn't an issue for Shutterbug...although the weather might be a significant issue for Lady MadShutterbug.

Re: :::raises hand in san diego::::

[wedschilde.livejournal.com]

weather is a bit of an issue. we're going from very hot days to very cold nights. for the most part, it's nice. very nice. hardly enough rain for my liking but still good.

Re: :::raises hand in san diego::::

[singingnettle.livejournal.com]

Ah, the weather is just going out of its mind everywhere.

Where in SD are you? Inland or coast makes a big difference.

Re: :::raises hand in san diego::::

[wedschilde.livejournal.com]

right by the stadium. literally. okay about a couple of mesas.

we get the winds off of ocean right up mission valley so we're fairly cool most of the time.

[singingnettle.livejournal.com]

I am trying hard not to say, "Yes! You should go improve the quality of service and information technology at the UW!" simply because it'd be cool to have you here.

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

Yup, I do know what you mean, and I hear you about UW. I also know this is way too complicated for a poll. It just felt like the thing to do, wrapping up a long day with some frustrations about the current state of affairs.

Besides, ya never know, might even (DID!) get some good feedback.

okay...

[wedschilde.livejournal.com]

so i don't follow directions well... but i liked the answers and i'm sticking to them.

Re: okay...

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

Arrrgh!

And I appreciate the down-to-earthiness of one of the answers. :-)

Re: okay...

[wedschilde.livejournal.com]

in all seriousness, you should do what you love as well as do what you have to do. if you can make it to the 30 years without killing your soul, then yes...it would be a good plan. but take care of yourself in this. in all things.