It's Out of My Hands for now....

Ok, I was writing (very slowly) a post about my love for fall and all that....but it's gonna take a slight back seat to other things....

So, things here at my Place of Employment are not good. I have not been happy for awhile. Basically, I'm bored. I have used this boredom to my advantage because I am buried in penguin orders and can actually get some of them done during the day (my employers know I am bored...and they know I do this....and they are all like "more power to you" because they're bored too). And I have embraced the fact that I am not defined by my "day job" and more by what I do with my free time. But change is a-comin'....

We just found out that our budget is being cut IN HALF. Things are rough all over, folks, and heads are going to roll. We just don't know which heads. I'm not sure where I fall in the pecking order around here so I don't know how much danger I am in. But I think taking measures is a pretty safe bet. I've been looking for a way out....but it's always nicer to do it on YOUR time rather than someone else's. We've been told nothing will happen until January 1st (but when it comes to stuff like this, you hate to depend on trusting THAT statement). All the not-knowing is giving me quite the headache.

So I've started dusting off my resume and have realized that I don't know if any of the Resume Rules have changed. I guess I know what I'll be doing this weekend, huh? I just hate thinking that I am going to go to yet another "transitional job" once again (the job I work until I can figure out what I REALLY want to do). If I could make a living with my knitting and crocheting, I would do it in a heartbeat. But do you want to pay $40 for a little crocheted penguin? Yeah, probably not. So I'm stuck doing administrative work....not something I particularly love, but it's where my skills have fallen. I can tell you that being proficient in Microsoft Word does NOT get me out of bed excited in the morning! But in the economy we've got going right now, I'm really not going to be very picky. If you've got a job opening, I'll take it!

I'm hoping I feel more like posting about and celebrating fall soon. I think I'll feel better once my resume is ready to go and I can start sending it off (I always feel better when I'm *doing something* about my situation). I'm also going to be spending some time talking with the Big Guy upstairs....I'm working hard on that whole trusting/faith/listening/giving it up/not worrying thing. So far I'm failing miserably, but tomorrow's another day, right? I hear He's got oodles of patience...which I test on a pretty regular basis! Such a joy I am!