Changes are underway in my life. Here are the basics:
- I accepted a full-time job as executive administrator at a contracting company in Livermore, Calif. (It’s the U.S. office of an international fire protection/suppression firm.) I’ve been working there part-time on a freelance-type basis, so I know what I’m getting into. Basically, it’s office and marketing work, both of which will add some variety to my resume.
- I’ll be moving, likely to the Pleasanton/Dublin area west of Livermore. It’s all party of the greater East Bay Area. This will hopefully be as soon as possible, because the daily commute (two hours total) wastes time and gas.
- My long-term goal is to eventually move to Portland, Ore. When I made some big life changes a few months ago, I said there were basically only two places I was interesting in going — first, Portland; second, the Bay Area. If I can do both, that’s even better!
My phone number and e-mail address won’t change, and I’ll still be here, on Facebook and on Twitter. If you’re a Lodi/Sacramento friend, yes, I’ll be further away, but I’ll still come visit. Plus, you can come visit the Bay Area, and you can even leave your car at my place and hop on the BART train into San Francisco. If you’re a Bay Area friend, I would love advice on housing and general life!
Congratulations and welcome! I see a running date in our future. 😉
P.S. Did you find a home for your cats or are they now going to be Bay Area kitties?
Thanks! Yes, we’ve been talking about running forever! And I’m really going to make an effort this week to find a home for my cats — fliers, etc.
If you’d like, I can put you in contact with my aunt in Pleasanton who is really involved in the running scene there. I’m sure you already know a few people but still : ) And one hundred congrats on the new position, I’m sure it will be a nice change!
Thanks, Natalie! Yes, I’d love to get in touch with your aunt! Maybe she’d have some housing suggestions, too?
More Bay Area trail runs in the future no doubt!
Definitely trail running! The trails have been waiting very impatiently for my leg to heal so we can have some fun.
Yeeeeeeeaaaaaah! Welcome to the East Bay and while my opinion may be biased, I say: P-TOWN, P-TOWN, P-TOWN! Can’t wait to meet up!