Reason to blog

Okay, so today I had a surprise: I was laid off my job. It's not as though I didn't see it coming: the company had been doing poorly for a while, and so in some ways I feel relieved that the axe finally fell.

My boss was so upset when he told me that he was wringing his hands.

At first I took it well. Things tend to hit me later... the later came when another boss, a woman, came and was patting my shoulder and telling me that no one was safe, I began to feel a little afraid.

Now that's passed, and I'm upbeat and hopeful about the future. I'm curious to see whether I can do something else entirely, though I don't know what.

I'm going to try to blog the changes I go through as I look for a new job. I know that emotions change; circumstances will change...

You might think that I don't have to worry because I'm a girl living at home. But the reason I'm living at home is to support my mother and younger sister. It is possible that this might galvanize my mother to get a better job, but I can't count on that. I have to find a good job before my severance runs out.

I'm also looking forward to the free time I'll have. I will be serious about looking for a job, but I want to use the time for me, too. I want to run more (I love running!). I have to organize my wardrobe and my records. I have to do my taxes! And maybe I can find ways to be helpful.

I also want to set up comments on this blog. That will be a little bit of programming.

Ah, and I have to get a new laptop. This one belongs to the company. Tomorrow I have to stop in and clear out my desk. I'm going to talk to my boss about where to shop and what sort of laptop to get. A simple, funky, low-capacity computer would be good enough to look for a job — it only needs to surf the web and do email. But I want to keep in Second Life! So I need the right graphics card, resolution, and all that.

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