Mimi, the meeting issues stem mostly from the fact that I am working on a project that I am personally, fundamentally opposed to. It's a struggle that some days I do better with than others.

Well, they threw some more money at me because I think they are on to the fact that I'm super crabby. I didn't even ask for it.

I did have the rental car conversation with my boss and we agreed that I will review my project budget and if I am confident that I can keep the costs consistent with what I would spend on mileage reimbursement AND not fall short in the project tasks, then I could do it. The biggest problem is the inevitable "scope creep" that has required me to do out-of-scope work (and thus spend budget allocated for something else). I discovered that there is one other gal in the office that makes a similar trip, currently not as often but expected to increase in frequency; she and I agreed to try to schedule things so we can share rides. So we are moving in the right direction.

He confirmed my suspicion that a fleet car is probably not in our future. He would like one as well, but the office manager hasn't been able to make it pencil out (not sure why as so many people use personal cars for business...).

In the meantime, I remain hopeful that, by some miracle, a wonderful new job opportunity will come my way. The way I picture it in my head is...me sitting on a lift on a bluebird powder day and WHAM....it hits me. I take my helmet off and look very thoughtful. And then when I get off the lift I have an epic run in hip-deep pow. Guess that only happens in the movies, huh? I did make an attempt to get out of this field once before and wasn't successful, for numerous reasons.

Thanks, all.