I got retrenched from a company that couldn’t keep me due to an early feeling of the crunch last year and I couldn’t be happier – I’ve been doing workshops, freelance design and more.

I’ve had to assume more responsibility than before, and it hasn’t bothered me at all – if anything, it’s made life better.

Shoot me an email if you want to throw some ideas about what to do now man.

It will include a list – among other things – of stuff like this.

Stop Trying To have things ready ahead of time, because you never will. The best you can do is have a pair of half-worn pants lying about so you can wear them when you dash out the door, late, because the fact of those pants being the last ones to wear has spurred you to throw in, at last, a load of laundry.

That’s another one: Stop Trying To do laundry like other people. Your way to do laundry is different.

Etcetera. Jeff, I hope you can get a icture of the How you want to work along with the What.

Betsy

Hang in there.

P.S. One great benefit of being unemployed is having a largely unassailable reason to make telemarketers stop talking. I say “largely” because there are a few out there who take unemployment (yours, natch) smoothly in stride and keep pitching like mama needs a new pair of shoes. As your own temperament dictates, this may be a good opportunity for venting some frustration .

So, I’ll just say dang and sorry to hear it.

Plus, well, you’re a smart guy and I’m sure you’ll think of something. In the meantime, maybe enjoy yourself a bit and re-charge?

Keep us posted, Jeff.