Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to.....What do you mean laid off????

So, as some of you already know, I was laid off on Wednesday. It was a surprise and not a surprise all at the same time. I don't know if I believe in fate or not, but the universe seemed to be giving me signs that it was going to happen.

It does royally suck, as employment is a good thing. Being able to pay bills is a very good thing. Having a pint with the friends every now and again is also a good thing. The prospect of not being able to do any of these is not an appealing one.

I don't think I've been without a job since I was 15 years old. That's more than half my life. Even when I was in school, I had a job, or two, or three. It feels weird to not have a job to go to on Monday. I think that's when it will really hit me.

I was pretty vocal all along about not being totally in love with being a Distribution and VAR Specialist. It was a lot of answering the phone and answering emails, which I think I've had quite enough of. But, Corel is a fun place to work. There are a lot of fantastic people around who made getting up and going to work an enjoyable experience. I will miss that, for sure.

Anyway, I've been doing a lot of soul-searching lately, and have been thinking of making a big change in my life, so this may actually turn out to be the best thing for me. It might just be the kick in the arse that I needed. I now have to make a big decision; to move home or not to move home? I think I'd been putting off making that decision, because it means a lot of work on my part. But now, I've got a lot of heavy lifting ahead of me, and I just have to do it. I'm just thankful I have some severance pay to make it all a little easier!