I will admit that the last few weeks have been stressful.<\/p>\n
When they call something dental surgery, they aren\u2019t kidding. I was a bit surprised that I could drive myself there and back and that they weren\u2019t using more sedation than local anesthesia and calling it surgery. I\u2019m also not doing anything like that willingly again soon.<\/p>\n
Then there is the whole cornea abrasion thing from the dry eye. I\u2019ve had another small attack upon waking. Yes, I wasn\u2019t sure if I was going to be able to see out of that eye again.<\/p>\n
Then finances. I was making somewhere higher than $60,000 a year teaching. Between retirement and the part time gig, I\u2019m pulling in $40,000. All good, but we\u2019re still in a bad place tax wise, and I didn\u2019t realize it. I made a $6000 mistake on our taxes, which means our take home is $6000 a year less than I thought. I\u2019ve found the money but still. I also paid off my truck leaving us with no cushion but then no $400 a month truck payment.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve started some other part time work and of course, that adds to the stress. I like it, as I can schedule it when I want and do when I want. I might even be able to do it while traveling but we\u2019ll have to see. I am doing well at it, the first two times I had to add to my reports, but the last 2 times they were accepted as is.<\/p>\n
It fits in well with the Johns Hopkins work, since it is also a \u201cdo when you want and where\u201d, to some extend. I get up every morning and go through email, sending out reports and grading work that came into the night. I tend to drop everything and respond during the day if I get a question, but put off grading most of the time until I have a chunk or its the end of the day. Of course, since I\u2019m a private contractor, it\u2019s going to be a fun tax thing. <\/p>\n
So I didn\u2019t need the prescription stress. Though I will admit the savings is going to go a long ways towards the tax discrepancy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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