Just a few days ago I was talking about plans on this blog. Well, Tim and I were pretty set on our latest plan, and excitedly looking forward to putting it into action.

And then ... I saw a job advertisement in my inbox. All of a sudden, we're looking at a completely different possible future - also an exciting one.

So instead of all the things that I expected to be doing tonight, we ended up hashing out the pros and cons of our two options, which included doing sums to figure out what we could afford to do (how much I would earn, how much rent we'd be paying, how much rent we'd be earning, cost of living, etc).

I'm being terribly vague about it all, I know, but it feels like whenever we start telling people about our plans, something comes along and upsets the apple cart!

So here are some very sketchy details :)

Choice 1:
  • live in a beautiful, scenic, natural environment
  • live somewhere hot
  • high cost of living
  • full-time employment in my profession
  • part-time study (1 subject)
  • not much free time to explore my creative side
  • challenges with moving
Choice 2:
  • live in a beautiful, scenic, natural environment
  • live somewhere cold
  • low cost of living
  • no chance of employment in my profession, but other opportunities to earn an income
  • part-time study (2 subjects)
  • lots of time to explore my creative side
  • even more challenges with moving
Anyway, this is what we'll be pondering on over the long weekend ...

P.S. Isn't it funny how you start the day thinking that you're going to write a blog post about one subject, only to change your mind during the day as a result of an interesting conversation with a friend or colleague, only to change your mind again when you get home and check your email, read other people's blogs or chat on Twitter :)

P.P.S. I promise I will write at least one library-related blog post next week! *lol*