Monday was the first day of being employment-challenged. I had worked for AT&T for almost ten years now, and I was surplussed in a recent downsizing. It wasn’t personal, my boss was assigning me projects all the way up until he/I got the notice, then I got to transition them all off in a mad dash. I’m getting a severance, which is better than most people these days, but I still don’t like the fact that I was let go because of some number on a spreadsheet, since there is all sorts of deadwood all over the company. Oh well, it’s not the same company I joined up with… Cingular really knew how to take care of their employees, and was more results-oriented. Maybe it was just time to move on anyways…
Basically, I stayed home on Monday with Blaze hanging out with him, since more than likely, whatever next job I get is going to be a traveling position: I better get all the tummy-time while I can. Yesterday was trying to get things around the house accomplished, and today is trying to get everything taken to the dump/scrap yard/recyclers and doing laundry.
I was looking over my reading list, and I think that the first thing that I am going to do is go through a book that was given to me called “A Year to an Organized Life.” I’ve never had the time to really get into it, so now might be the best chance for that.
Also, I am a notorious starter of crafty projects, and I have about a 75% finish rate… (I get involved with work, Kim, Blaze, the dogs, house, or the next shiny object, and I get sidetracked… This might be a good time to finish all of the projects that I have around the house/yard/garage/basement.
OOOOhhh, and I forgot. I wanted to get a garden in this year. (Now it looks like I might need the food more than ever…:-)
Hmmm, looking at this list, I don’t think that I would have had time for a job this summer anyways.
Wish me luck!