I'm currently saving to get a place with my girlfriend. I have more hours at work, more responsibility.
Not exactly been feeling great with it, I have been blaming the change in routine but I'd say there is more to it.
Spending a lot more time with the refuser kids, just sitting in silence as an ornament as they do their best to test my patience.
I feel bitter, all the time. It's not good, not for me or anyone. Head's like thorns, twisting and sinking into my brain.
It kind of reminds me of how things were, five years ago. I hope it passes soon.
Congrats on the promotion at work.
I would live by yourself for at least a year before you cohabitate, if you haven't yet. I never lived with a significant other, but I did live with my best friend and a platonic girl last year, and both were challenging. Living with someone you have a relationship with can be fun, but is harder than it sounds, and really stresses things. Chances are, she will notice every tiny mess you make, so you'd better keep the home completely spotless.
I don't mean to sound like a downer, but job issues don't just pass on their own, in my experience. You should try to figure out the root cause(s) of your frustration and change those. My partner works in child care, and its indeed tough.
(It feels great to commute by public transport, and I dislike driving to work everyday)
I hear you. My last workplace was 1.5 miles away. I walked to work and back every day. My current workplace is 2.3 miles away and my home is a couple blocks from one train station and my workplace is a block from another. I take the train in the morning and walk home in the afternoon.
I hope I never have to commute by car again. I did it for many years and hated every moment of it.
Thats awesome Hoopy! Our traffic is not nearly as bad as Chicago's, but I feel environmentally responsible when taking the train. Ironically, its also liberating to not rely on my car to get me to work, and mostly use it for pleasure and not commuting. We have a fatal shooting every month or two on the train, we had one yesterday, so I do wish it felt safer.