I lost two of my three jobs within the last month.\u00a0 I received a final check from one of them on Sunday, July 5, 2009.\u00a0 I received a check that read “FINAL CHECK.”\u00a0 I would say that hit harder than hearing “I gotta let you go!”\u00a0 So on this day I decided to make lemonade out of the lemons I had been given.\u00a0 I ventured out to seek new opportunities as the ladybug advised me to do so.\u00a0 It wasn’t so much about another job search, the thought of that seems too exhausting at the moment.\u00a0 I need a little time to think about my direction, which could take a day or two even a couple of months depending on how things go.\u00a0 But, today I set out looking for opportunities as an artist, my first love.<\/p>\n
As the days go by I will continue to update my blog recording my progress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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