Vacation Time

For those that haven't heard quite yet, I lost my job. It was very sudden and unexpected and was not a reflection of my skills or abilities. My company is just one of the ones that lets contractors go after a year. I'm able to go back in about six months or so, if they have any openings at that time. My bosses took it all the way up to the VP of the company, but the VP said "sorry, they gotta go!" 

Now, I'm not gonna lie to you. I was, and still am, a bit angry, confused, and depressed over the situation. Needless to say, it makes things a bit more difficult on our end. I really wish that this hadn't happened until at least September. At least then, we'd be heading into the school year when all of our costs go much lower. 

My husband and I were working the figures last night and we discovered that we really can make it on just his pay. Barely. Okay, so we're back to gross processed foods (because they're a lot cheaper) beans and rice type stuff for a while, but we can make it and we'll be okay. This at least takes some of the pressure off of me. While I still can't kick him out if I want to, at least I know the bills will get paid and the kids won't go hungry during my downtime. 

So, I've decided to try to think of this as a bit of a vacation. I'm still going to keep looking for work, of course, but I'm not going to take the very first thing that comes up just so that I can have a paycheck. I will take the jobs that seem pleasing to me and that I feel I'd enjoy as well as excel in. I might take a part timer at the general store in town, but that's more just to have something to do than anything else.

Yesterday was my very first day of my vacation. We went to an over priced farmer's market. The goods were over priced and not of very good quality, though the jellies we got are fabulous. (Five bucks for 6 ounces though.) We were in the middle of complaining about how badly this one sucked when I remembered my own failed garden here at home. Seriously. If I pull up the carrots right now, they're already cooked! The summer has been very hot and dry which has caused tons of crops to fail. Hopefully, winter crops do better for us.

Later, we came home and played World of Warcraft as a family. It was just a few hours of this before I was bored out of my ever lovin' skull. I do not see how there can be people so addicted to this game, as well as others, that they manage to kill themselves on it! 

I'm sure that over the next few days and weeks, I'll think of something I want to do. I have one business idea in mind but it's going to take a lot of backing and may be just a bit out of my reach but... *sighs* I really think it can be done. It's just a matter of having the right people to do it. 

Sorry for the more rambling type post today. My mind is a bit disorganized at the moment. Maybe I'll go back to designing clothes in SL or something. But for that, I'd have to have Photoshop. I had it on an old computer a long time ago. Maybe I'll learn how to use Gimp instead. 

Enjoy your weekend folks, and enjoy your jobs. Plan safely, and smartly. You never know what life has in store for tomorrow!