A few weeks ago I received some worrisome news: the director of the organization I work for called me into his office, and explained that the grant responsible for 25% of my salary had not been approved for the next fiscal year (the year for this particular grant is October 1 - September 30 - yes, you read that right - the lovely folks in Washington let us know about a week before the end of the fiscal year that the grant had not been approved for 2013). I certainly didn't have as rough a time as the coworker whose position is 100% funded by the grant, and is being laid off at the end of October.
I was a little panicked at first; I had to temper my own stress because I, at least, was going to maintain at least 3/4 time employment, which is a heck of a lot better than none, but is not enough to keep our little family afloat.
I've been helping P with proofreading her resume; I've looked online to see what other jobs are available (not much); I've talked to friends and family; primarily, though, I've stuck to my guns on the whole "think positive thoughts" thing.
I believe the hype behind books like The Secret (to an extent, pretty much just the good stuff), the more good I put out, the more good I get back.
Each time I started to freak out a little big, I'd just give myself a mini-pep talk, and that worked, as I've not found myself hyperventilating or crying, so I'm pretty sure I'm just fine.
Today, I finally got the official news, my job description & duties have been modified, and I am officially going to stay as full-time. I'll be doing different work about 1/4 of the time, but that is A-Okay with me - it'll keep it from getting stale, right?
If you find yourself freaking out over some bad news, feel free to print out my little note and repeat the words to yourself.
I was a little panicked at first; I had to temper my own stress because I, at least, was going to maintain at least 3/4 time employment, which is a heck of a lot better than none, but is not enough to keep our little family afloat.
I've been helping P with proofreading her resume; I've looked online to see what other jobs are available (not much); I've talked to friends and family; primarily, though, I've stuck to my guns on the whole "think positive thoughts" thing.
I believe the hype behind books like The Secret (to an extent, pretty much just the good stuff), the more good I put out, the more good I get back.
Each time I started to freak out a little big, I'd just give myself a mini-pep talk, and that worked, as I've not found myself hyperventilating or crying, so I'm pretty sure I'm just fine.
Today, I finally got the official news, my job description & duties have been modified, and I am officially going to stay as full-time. I'll be doing different work about 1/4 of the time, but that is A-Okay with me - it'll keep it from getting stale, right?
If you find yourself freaking out over some bad news, feel free to print out my little note and repeat the words to yourself.
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| Trust me, these words are quite effective. |
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