Where am I now?

I glanced up from my computer and jumped! Robert Burns is staring straight at me.

Of course, it's just a marble bust of him, but it's set to look directly at the seat I'm in.

And this picture to the right - that's where I am right now!

Turns out the public library has wifi. And this very cool reading room is equipped with many outlets hidden on the underside of the tables. Very smart! The old timey look is not compromised by the modern convenience.

Ironically, the newer parts of the library aren't as well-equipped with electric outlets.

So...

Today is the third-week anniversary of my being laid off. And where am I now?

The first week I spent getting organized, doing the budget, figuring out unemployment...

So I've only spent two weeks applying for jobs, contacting people. Only one nibble so far, but I wasn't exactly what they wanted. It *does* seem that there are a lot of openings in my field, so that's encouraging. I only need one, after all.

I've been exercising a lot. I take breaks to do stretches. I'm running 3 miles every other day, and an interesting thing happened! These stretches are resistance stretches, so they build some muscle. I'm not very muscular, but I noticed the difference when I went for a run. Turns out that having muscle makes it easier to run. Now that I wrote that, it sounds stupid, but I'd been thinking that it was all cardio, you know? Breath. Seems that even having a *little* more muscle in my legs lets me run farther and better.

I've been meditating every day, too. I figure that being calmer will help in many ways.

I've only had a couple, very brief, fearful moments. Six was reading Little House On The Prarie last night, and when I looked over, there was a drawing of the part in the beginning when the family tries to cross a ford and the wagon gets washed downstream, with the horses and family and all... It just struck me for a moment, until I told myself Get a grip! It's scary being the breadwinner, but I keep reminding myself that so many people have REAL problems while mine are only in my head.

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