Believe Me When I Tell You . . .

. . . . I am not depressed about my situation.

I know it is hard for some people to understand, but let me try to explain it.

I am a very resourceful person. When I was first married, I was amazed at how I was able to stretch a dollar and manage a household on a shoestring budget. It was a good exercise for me, one that helped me many times in the future, when a financial crunch would signal the family to go into "stringent" mode. I am excited about simplifying our lives again. What we WANT is not necessarily what we NEED. We have been spending too much for a long time, and this is a good way to tighten things up, for everybody's good.

Because I have a large family, I am not defined by my job. My family has always come first, as it should. From the day I was hired, I struggled with the job-family balance. It has finally come to the point where the job is really not worth consideration.

My plan is to enjoy this job search experience, however long it takes. I will blog about it, and I will learn from it. It is not my intention to mock it, as I realize that others are desperate to find a job. However, I will not put an importance upon it that robs my soul.