Carolyn

Today was, finally, my last day at Snark, the lawfirm I've been working at since about March. Sadly, very very sadly, the end result was not a permanent position there, but me back in the world of unemployment. I leave Snark with a heck of a good reputation, with much regret on their part and mine, and with much-polished skills as well as three of the attorneys I helped out vowing to tell whoever I need them to how awesome I am. The last one to do so was one of the senior partners, who expressed true regret about the situation. And, one of my regular non-bosses and I had a talk this afternoon about the situation, and he is not crossing out hope that the situation will change. Honestly? If I did find a job, unless it was really really terrific, and he called to come work for him, and work at Snark, I would go. I've never worked so well with an attorney bfeore. Sigh.

Anyway, as everywhere, it is a financial consideration - the lawfirm isn't a big one, and when clients can't pay the bills, well... so, goodbye (for now) Snark, so glad I spent all the time there that I did.

So now what, C? Back on unemployment, which I still have plenty of. I am determined, very determined, to approach what could be a couple of months or so of none-earning with cheer and determination. The holiday season is coming after all. Festive time of the year! But also a terrible time to be job-hunting.

I must, therefore, have a gameplan for staying sane, i.e, A Gameplan for Staying Sane. And this is it:

1. NANO TIME!!!! Since I am home, I have two goals for Nano:

a. Finish the rewrite of my next loose-id book by the end of the month
b. Get as much of a rough rough super-rough draft of Aquamancer done by the end of the month

I am lucky to have a great group in the DFW area, and one of my crit parties is a ML, so I know she will crack the whip to attend things. The kickoff is Sunday afternoon, in Dallas. I have been told I will go. LOL. :)

2. SCHOOL!!! Continue to kick-ass in class - I have an A, made an A+ on my mid-term paper. WHEE!

3. THE HOUSE!!! Start working on the ^%$# garage, start throwing away All The Crappy Things there and inside. Considering five years ago this house was practically bare, we sure have accumulated a lot of crap. We do not crap need.

4. THE DOGS!!!! Walk them daily. The long hot summer is over, and they deserve the extra attention

5. JOB HUNT!!!! Adopt a gameplan for the job search. Now that my legal experience is polished and sparkly again, redo the resume, updated Linked-In, and research all the law firms in Fort Worth, as well as corporate legal departments.

Think those five things should keep me too busy to be depressed. I hope so anyway.

Other things!

1. Maddox killed a possum the other day. The last time he tangled with one, it won, and he ended up on antibiotics. This one was a small one and no damage done to him this time. Thank goodness.

2. Reading - got my hands on some wonderful books about Shakespearean players. :)

3. Television - been on a House kick.

4. Cooking - I have some tempeh - I am eyeballing it sideways. Just not sure about it... LOL.

( and then there is that meme going round )