Natural Sceptre

Apparently John is waiting for me to post so that he can. I think I’m just tired of talking about last Saturday- and enjoyed a nice retreat from the world for a couple of days. But let’s go back to the beginning.

Friday evening I got a text message from my boss telling me to meet him at the office on Saturday. I did, and I no longer have a job. I could talk about how it was a surprise (which it was) and how it was confusing for me (which it was) and how I felt hurt (which I did) but I think I’m just going to let it all go. I have my opinion about what happened- and I know that what happened and what I was told didn’t quite match up. But I don’t feel like fleshing it all out online. Reviewing the miscommunication that occurred will not help, and honestly, I’m happy to be moving on.

The weirdest thing is the lack of closure with my projects. I still have SEO thoughts running through my head- things that I wanted to do with the website, and I hope that they have the time/desire to finish what I started. I was really excited to be working on the website- and knew that I could do some good things. So I guess I should stop thinking about creating static pages and how to streamline the quiz- and what the people are saying on the forums. It’s just not my job anymore. And as for the book- I knew that there would come a point when I wasn’t needed anymore. The process was getting very laborious. The best work came when I was able to understand their thoughts and their passion- and then capture it and review with them. But it took a lot of time and energy to do that- and I knew (and had suggested) that once they got a publisher/agent that my job might be more hassle (as in telling me what to write as opposed to writing it themselves) than it was worth.

So now I am a free agent. I’ve put in about 2958 job applications the last couple of days. I’m kind of left hanging- waiting to see how it all comes out.  The newest excitement has been getting health insurance.  Turns out- the biggest GRIPE of my life (BYU, and their refusal to make my graduation “official” b/c of the online class) is among the secret “wait and see how it turns out” blessings of the semester.  John and I are now insured through BYU- again- and can be as long as we need to be.  More than that, because we can BOTH register as students (as opposed to me registering as his dependent) the rate is very affordable.  And will take care of our needs.  Which makes me happy and grateful (officially) to be at BYU.  But only for now

So- the end.  I’m hopeful.  I think things will turn out ok.  I’m really wanting them to.  I’m willing to work to make them so.  And the rest of life…well, that’ll just have to wait until I’m feeling a little more like talking.