Survival Mode

In light of Friday's news from work, it hasn't been the most upbeat weekend, but the kids have been wonderful in trying to cheer me up and encourage me. Both have suggested things we can do to cut costs and things to sell. I'm not quite at that point yet, but those options are never far from my mind, benefit loss or not. Anyhow, I feel like we are going into survival mode. I have long thought about doing a no-spend month, and I think that time is not only here but will be longer than a month! Gone are the days of running to Krogers because we are out of one item, or buying something even on sale just because I want it (ie, the candles I got Thursday at Hallmark - if I'd known what I knew on Friday, I would have saved $12). Anyhow, I am basically not going to make any drastic changes for the next few weeks job-wise. I wasn't going to be taking vacation until late May, so this won't affect those plans for several months. I have looked at several MT job sites, and only found 3 or 4 that offer the benefits and hours that I need. I have also looked at the local hospital/medical centers web sites, and those are options, too, although I really desire to continue working at home. There are several part-time jobs on the local sites, so those are actually more appealing to me right now in that I could hopefully continue with my current job and pick up the part-time and get my foot in the door should I decide to completely leave. I am also desperately trying to let God lead in this. I vary between wanting to take charge and do something NOW versus going to bed and hiding under the covers for the next, oh 10 years or so. My life is so not where I thought I would be at this point, and its discouraging. Anyhow, stay tuned for more on survival mode. I'm sure I'll be writing more about it in the future.