Writer, Photographer,

An Exercise in Looking at the Bright Side:

~I’m unemployed, but that does leave me time to do things for me: volunteer work, pottery, reading in the tub…

~I lost two kittens from my foster litter, but one of them wasn’t on my watch and the other I got to hold in my hands and sing to as she died. I know there was nothing more I could do, and that I’m saving five other kitties who otherwise had little chance at life.

~Jeremy’s been interviewing for a job in Washington which we were really hoping for, and just found out he didn’t get. BUT we have so many great friends here in California and got an awesome trip to Seattle out of the deal.

~We’re struggling with what to do next, but we’re in a whole lot better shape than a lot of other people out there. We won’t lose our house, we have supportive friends, we’re healthy and have marketable skills and we will find something. We have so much, and others have so little.

In the end, Jeremy and I aren’t scared and hopeless. We’re a little concerned about finding what’s next, but through all this I’ve gained a bit of clarity. What I want more than anything is to have a life made rich by balanced components of each of the following: great friendships, various forms of artistic expression, a supportive marriage, and volunteering my time with animals. That sounds like a pretty great life to me. I think a big spingboard will be my book, and I’m eager to do what I can to see it published. 

And you know what…at least my life isn’t boring, right?

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