Well, the recital came and went, as did my last academic paper ever. Graduation popped up a couple weeks ago, and all too soon it was time to close up my now-empty apartment. My wonderful parents have been storing everything in their house from the many moves that have come before and including this one, and I'm now in the midst of sorting through everything. It is an odd and at times overwhelming task, but it's cathartic in its own way.
What's not so cathartic is the job search. I'm still in the midst of it. Two very different entities were ready to offer me positions when each company separately had financial issues and either canceled the position or closed up shop entirely. I'm wrestling with notions of how to find what will be fulfilling and whether that's even possible in the current climate and with my impending student loan payments. It's hard to know what to trade off and when.
So we'll see. Some days, I think I should just call the government and negotiate an unemployment deferment on the loans, put out a hat and stand on the beach and busk. I don't need to eat much - peanut butter sandwiches and carrots should cover me. I think I still have an old stash of multivitamins that should carry me through for a little while.
In the meantime, various family obligations are keeping me busy, as is the multitude of boxes and papers. Time to dive back into the cardboard mountain!
~Hope
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