Just Don't Let It Bother You

For a few years now, I've harboured a secret dream of becoming a full-time home baker.  I do love the process of baking, and I especially love the decorating part.  Making birthday cakes for people makes me happy.  I love experimenting and trying new things, and springing the results on my family at our weekly dinners.  Don't worry.  I haven't killed any of them yet.  It can be stressful and hectic, but I love it. When working through a bout of work malaise a couple of years ago, John asked me what I wanted to do.  My answer was to bake and to do freelance voiceover work,  They were both jobs I could do from home where I am definitely at my happiest.  I mean, that's where the dog is!  And it involved doing two things I love.  I'd never thought about the particulars of either one.  I'm not really a 'think about the particulars' kind of girl most of the time.  In my jobs, I'm fantastic at details.  When it comes to my o...

 Two weeks ago, I lost my job.  I was laid off due to that old chestnut, 'restructuring.'  My team and I were expecting changes at some point, as that seemed to be the way things were going, but it's still a bit of a kick in the pants when it happens.  I was quite taken by surprise on the day it happened, but quickly remembered that we thought this was probably coming. When leaving a job, I'm sure everyone would agree that it's better to sashay out the door of your job and head right into a new one.  I didn't get to sashay.  I didn't get to break up with them.  They broke up with me.  And now, I've got to start again. I am not good with change.  Resistant to change is more like it.  I'm not sure why; I just hate when I can't do things the way I used to.  Perhaps it's a symptom of getting older.  We had to start using a new program at my former job, and I found it SO difficult.  I mean, why couldn't we just do things the wa...