We'll just over two weeks in and the job is great so far. Team is lovely and supportive, patient and willing to spend time to train. Truly a delight.

Partner's first few weeks of her PhD are going well too which is awesome. She's learning so many fun and terrifying things! Us epidemiologists are super fun at parties...

The house is going well. We probably need to drop 15k on electric to get rid of leftover knob and Tube that's burned through insulation and is still active. We need to spend another 15k on a roof and want to add in a skylight when we do that for an additional 5k. Turns out a beautiful garden is a ton of work. I spent two weekends thinning out a 6 ft by 3 ft patch of bamboo because it looked horrible and filled out compost bin twice, and bent the brand new pair of garden shears. Painting and even finding the right colors is a long and adventurous game, we've got most of the house chosen but still need a few rooms of color. Our doorbell broke, our washing machine plumbing is dripping, and our below kitchen sink stopper doesn't work, but we have a home warranty and all are covered, just trying to organize those contractors to come out and visit. And we need to add a garbage disposal because not having one sucks, but we need to add a switch in too, which means more electrician work. It's a neverending charade, and I am loving it even if it's too expensive.