Living in Limbo

Things at Momma’s house have been making dramatic changes. And no changes at all. We’re sort of stuck in the in between space, poised for … whatever in the hell is getting ready to happen. As many of you know, my husband Mark has been trying to make a go of his own company. The economy hasn’t been much of a friend to us in this endeavor, and so he’s decided to rejoin the ranks of the traditionally employed.

A couple of months ago, when he decided to start looking for a job again, he immediately got half a dozen really great job opportunities. He turned them all down because they would have required us to relocate our family, in some cases to the other end of the country. Our 15 year old is in a performing arts magnet program at her high school… and our youngest son lives 3 hours away with his mother. A cross country move is just not something we could easily manage.

After several months of really pounding the pavement looking for work locally, Mark sat down at the table with me last weekend. He was visibly upset when he told me that it was time to consider the options of relocating for work. So far, the options were San Francisco, CA and Austin, TX. I have to admire his perseverance in trying to keep us in one spot, because I would have been taking those out of town jobs long before now.

We broke the news to the children, none of whom were very happy at the prospect. They cried … dramatically, I might add (yay for having teenaged girls) every time they walked through the house for 2 days. They cried at the thought that the dogs wouldn’t be able to come. They sobbed when someone mentioned their grandmother, or cousins that live close by. They broke down when the phone rang and it was one of their friends. It was a lovely few days!

Now that they have acclimated themselves to the idea… and have looked at photos, read reviews, researched the areas, and fallen in love with the idea of moving, Mark has had 5 job interviews for local positions in the last week with more to come next week. The interviews keep coming, some local and some not. The children are ready to move.  Mark is ready to stay put. I’m just ready for SOMETHING conclusive to happen.

Luckily, I can blog anywhere. I can ship my Coupon Management System from anywhere. I can Plurk and Twitter and Livejournal from anywhere *grin*. I can get a job as an IT Help Desk type person anywhere. As long as I’m with this crazy family, I’m all set.

Is this job market sucking your stability away? Are you facing the same tough kind of decisions? How are you handling the changes that crop up in your life? If you don’t mind, I could use everyone’s help sending good vibes out to the universe for a happy resolution to this limbo state.