Well, it has not been an easy week, as I was laid off last Tuesday from my job. While I knew the company was really struggling, it still came as a little bit of a surprise. I would have been there 11 years in February. They ended up laying off about 500 people, and it was a hard one to take. They laid off some really, really great people on this round. When I heard the names of the people that were in the same meeting as me, I thought I was safe for a second, but it looks like we all went down together. I am going to get a somewhat decent severance, and I am still able to facilitate courses on the side. The support I have received from everybody has been wonderful. The thing that I will miss the most is the people, but I am confident we will all stay in touch.
Right now we have been weighing our different options and have really been leaning on moving after Christmas. We won't go too far, but moving closer to the city opens up a lot more opportunity. One thing I have been really sad about is taking Andrew out of his daycare, so we are probably still going to have him go a few days a week. He is pretty shy, so it makes me happy to see him play with his friends there and learn new things. She actually has a curriculum that she follows. If I tried to teach him the things that they do at home, he would just run off. :) He seems to really flourish developmentally and socially, so I hate to pull him out.
For now, I have just been getting my resume together and taking it all in. I will probably take a few months off before I start job searching. It will be easier to move if I am not working. I would preferably like to get something from home again, but we will see! More to come on this.....
