Guess who FINALLY landed a job?

Yes, that's right. I will be working!!! It's only temporary from next week until the end of October. But if I like the job and want to work full time, I may apply for a permanent post in November. At any rate, this gets me back into the game and making a little pocket cash. Actually I'll be making about the same as Simon, just at a pro rated amount - three days a week. So, I may just get used to the pay check and go back full time... Well, first things first, I need to start right?
My first day is August 11th, and I'll be a research coordinator. Basically, the Scottish and Northern Irish governments need someone to put together white papers or research work on their environmental regulations, and my company manages the projects. So, we hire contractors to actually do the writing, and we hold meetings/steering groups to make sure that the contractors know the direction they should be going in, stakeholders are satisfied, and the client (government for the most part) is happy with the finished product. It's sort of like what I was doing at TDEC, but much more structured, better funded, and I don't have to do the research/writing myself. My job will be mostly project management, which for some crazy reason, I really enjoy! I hope it all works out.
I take Marius to his first day of day care on Monday. We're just popping in in the morning for an hour to get him used to it. The daughter of the couple downstairs works at this day care and will be there on Monday, so that makes me happy. I've never met her before, but her parents are super sweet, and her brother is really nice, so I'm glad to have someone there who may take an extra interest in him. Marius will probably love day care. Last time we were there touring, he started crying when we left. But that was before I took him there and left him... I hope he's OK with it.