Got a job. It's just a job, doing stuff I can do, and can do well, but it isn't flashy in any way. Transportation logistics company, and I'm working with the SalesOps team writing RFPs. But it pays well, it requires a range of skills, from writing to project management to managing people to designing internal processes and systems. So I won't get bored. And the company is privately held, so it only makes decisions that are good for the company, and isn't swung around by its tail by shareholders. And then - about 20 minutes ago - signed the $18k contract with the plumber to completely replumb the entire house, renovate the downstairs bathroom, and run new water main and sewer line. Gonna be three weeks of crazy here at the house... starting exactly one week after I start my new job. So yeah. Things are not calming down. In the mean time, finishing up two writing contracts, collaborating on a business book, and contemplating a couple of article-length pieces to be published professionally. Oh. And I got my latest shipment of Soylent. Went for the liquid this time, and am digging it.
Goddamn. Remind me to send my kids to plumber-school.
Seriously. I got a couple of friends who are plumbers, and they are raking in the money. Because, half the time, you have an urgent problem - broken pipe, jammed plumbing, exploded water heater, etc - and getting ANYONE to come out urgently is gonna cost ya... and when that someone deals with YOUR shit? Literally? It's gonna cost you A LOT. And you will pay for it. Willingly.