Coping with Adversity

This is going to be a difficult post to write. As of December 31, I'll be out of a job. My company sold the publishing part of their business to another company, so I've been laid off. I would have marked my 30 year anniversary with them on January 18, 2012.

I can't say it's a big surprise. There's been talk about this for several years. I don't even blame my company for doing it. Publishing isn't their core business, so it makes sense that they'd sell it. I'm just in shock a little because starting over somewhere else is very scary, but it's especially so when you're almost 54 years old and have never worked anywhere else.

I'll develop a coping strategy. I'll make goals and schedules. I'll figure out what skills I'll need to get a job in a different kind of business. But not right now. I need to concentrate on getting through the next 2 months at work. I'll take January as a month for mental rest. After that, I'll attack this situation with as much energy and determination as I can.

Luckily, I'm getting 24 weeks of severance pay, as well as 10 days of unused vacation pay, and I can collect unemployment for up to 2 years. My husband has his job. We don't have a lot of debt to pay off. It's not the end of the world, but it's not a fun situation to be in. No matter where I end up, my life will never be the same. I hope I have the strength to deal with this gracefully.

My next posts will be back to the usual subjects. I have pictures from a couple fun meals I've had this week. No matter what, I won't let this situation stop me from enjoying my life as much as I can, within my new budgetary limits. :-)

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