theodosia | And On The First Day of My V/a/c/a/t/i/o/n/Layoff

Thank you all for the good thoughts and encouragement yesterday!

I also found out last night that my friend

veejane, who gets mentioned often here, and who worked at my ex-company, ALSO got laid off, the layoffs apparently being widespread. (As a mutual friend loyally said, if a company is laying off both of us, it's a sure sign that they're in deep trouble. I'm willing to assert that neither of us would be considered cutting the fat -- we're sheer muscle and bone so far as what we did for the company.)

I've spent most of my day trying to get my home office into shape and doing some general cleanup of the house. Still a ways to go to get it where I want it, but then I'm going to have enough time to get it in good shape, and me in good shape, too. I paid off some bills and assured myself that my financial house is in order, which goes a long way to reassure my fears of this layoff.

The funny thing is, I keep tripping over remembering some responsibility or concern for work. Ten years might just wear a rut or two into your brain. I liked my job, up until the stupidity of the SAP conversion, and even then I still had nice coworkers and a good boss to keep me sane. Finding a place as nice as my past job averaged out to be will be hard!

But I don't have to hit the street today or tomorrow looking for work -- I can take my leisurely time about it, and enjoy some "vacation" time while I'm collecting severance. In my experience, getting a job takes about twice as long as I "allow" for it, so getting back to work sometime this summer sounds about right, whether or not I jump into it right away.

(If I'm complaining about not having a job yet in September, please feel free to throw this entry back at me.)

But, having faffed about for most of the day, I'm going to drive over to

muskratjamboree and see who's arrived and get on with what I think will be a terrific time, and just what I really really really needed this weekend!

And On The First Day of My V/a/c/a/t/i/o/n/Layoff

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