a quandary

Dear blogger friends,

As I've mentioned in the past, there is a lot of crazy stuff going on at work. Office mergers, booze cruises, reorganizations, etc.

Friday afternoon, my boss and I discussed a potential job opportunity. I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but if I'm unable to find another position before this office closes in late November/early December, I will be without a job. That being said, this potential position is located in our Rochester office. I have a gazillion mixed feelings about it.

It's always nice to have a job, especially when you're paying off things like student loans and credit cards.

The position is in Rochester. I mentioned that already, didn't I? In general, I don't really like Rochester. Over the past few years, I spent quite a bit of time there with my mom in the hospital. Luckily, I have a few very good friends that live in the Rochester area which makes the idea of moving there less bleak. Should my mom have any more hospital visits or the lung transplant we've all been hoping for, it would be nice to be so close.

Then comes the housing dilemma. Getting a decent apartment in Rochester is expensive. For the same price I would pay for a respectable 1 bedroom apartment, I could make payments on a 2 bedroom condo. I spent a good 3 hours on the internet yesterday doing my research. The grown up in me thinks buy. The just out of college, new to life in the real world part of me thinks that's a scary leap to take.

I've moved three times since July 2006. I've only been in the Twin Cities for 10 months. For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to live here. I just don't know if I'm ready to move again, especially away from the metro area. In a way, I see moving to Rochester as a downgrade because of the population size and variety differences.

If for some reason if the job doesn't work out, I would be in a town with a significantly smaller choice of financial firms and office locations and potentially a condo. However, going into the Rochester office could be a good opportunity too.

I have no idea which way to go on this one.

Thoughts? Ideas? Questions? Comments?

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my blog!

I still work a lot...maybe too much. Starting this week, I'm working out of our Rochester office once a week. Exciting, I know.

I'm now addicted to Doctor Who.

I'm also getting sick. The trip to the drug store turned up these bad boys:

Much like Shakira's hips, the picture doesn't lie. It's Puffs + the scent of Vicks. They make every runny nose feel like heaven. I'm in love. I sat and sniffed the box for about 10 minutes at work this afternoon. Delightful.

Tomorrow night: dinner cruise with work.

Friday night: Twins game with my sister

Saturday morning and early afternoon: Watching my brother-in-law run a 5k and then possibly a Twins game with my roomie.

Sunday: a mystery.

That's all I've got. I hope everyone is well.