Sleep deprivation and viral dancing

This was been a pretty good week - so far. I don't want to jinx it either but I think, I hope things might just be on a bit of an upswing. No point in getting too enthusiastic.

This weekend is the big Ukrainian New Year's gala, which I am attending. First time in just about forever since I've been to one of these parties, and I am looking forward to it. And no, the widower isn't going with me, I'm going with a bunch of girls from work and other friends. Lots of food, again, and good Ukrainian dancing with someone. Though I will be the first to admit, rhythm isn't one of my strengths.

Widower hasn't called yet about date night. Almost just as well. I am finding that this new schedule I have to keep til April is going to kill me, or at the very least weaken me. I have to be at work by 7:30 AM two mornings a week to get to a French class, and in between these two mornings, RJ has to be at school at 7:30. Yesterday I practically feel asleep at the keyboard around 2 in the afternoon trying to keep awake. I am quickly becoming sleep deprived and am hitting the sack by 10 PM instead of the usual midnight. No doubt my April I'll be in dreamland by 9 pm!

There were a couple of jobs openings at work, including a posting overseas and I decided to apply for it. Right after I got that one, I caught wind of a couple of *really* great positions at one of the universities, what is really a dream job. If I get one of them, RJ would have free university tuition. AND I would be making a significantly higher salary in a shorter period than I would ever get where I am now. Europe notwithstanding! I haven't quite yet decided what to do, but given what I've learned about how our international stuff works, and what it won't get me in the three years I'd be gone, I am leaning towards university. I get these gut feelings when it comes to jobs, and I seem to know what will work for me and what won't.
Bottom line - being a single woman who needs a decent pension, I'm all over those last best ten years.

I had a whack of junk and viruses in the laptop. Who knows how they got there, but those nerdsonsite guys did the job - three hours later! Nothing was lost - this time. I really have to get my stuff backed up onto an external hard drive - never mind the four five USB sticks I've got thrown around the place.

That's about it. I need sleep!