Casualty of The Economy or Blessing in Disguise?

What a difference a few days makes...one day you think you have a problem and then a few days later you realize one aspect of your problem is gone but have gained a whole other one.
Time management is a daily problem which I, like so many others, suffer from. There is the constant challenge of trying to juggle a full time job, part time school, family functions, time with friends, social activities and on and on it goes....we all know the drill.

How to manage making time for it all was on my mind all last week but fast forward to Friday morning and I had a whole new problem to deal with. Thursday afternoon I got a lovely email from HR requesting a meeting at 11am on Friday morning. Hmmm what could that mean? Since in my three years with the firm I had never received such a request my curiosity was aroused and I was pretty sure we were not going to be discussing where I will be vacationing this year over muffins.

While I found it in very poor taste to send that email and cause a night of unnecessary added stress to a person's life, it actually worked out well cause when that 11am meeting occurred I was quite prepared for the times are hard, restructuring and position being eliminated speech. I took it all in unbelievably well and by 11:40 am I had packed it all up and strolled out to start the weekend with a smile on my face...the work aspect factor of my time management problem was now gone, but now have the new problem of trying to find a job when they are extremely scarce.

I had been so unhappy there for quite some time so now I feel a wonderful sense of relief about never having to deal with one particular person ever again in my life. The fact that after three years I felt no real sadness proves I had felt no connection or loyalty to the company which I knew all along...the complete opposite of how I felt leaving my last company. I had also become stagnant there so maybe this is a blessing in disguise. Everything for a reason. Maybe this is my time to figure out what I really want to do and where I want to do it...guess in my 30's I should know that but I still don't. So many things have entered my mind in the past few days but guess it will take a bit to focus.

Now my number one problem to solve is getting back into the work force. I already have some things in line to start but this could be a long haul and process and something I will be working on for awhile. Bright side is I am fortunate enough to not have a family to support so luckier than most in that aspect. Always keeping it on the bright side, what else can you do?

A Brief Background

Greetings from Gen from the Veranda. I am currently working full time and persuing my degree part time and for one of my classes one of my tasks is to establish a blog.
Many years ago I decided to take a six month break from school to work for a bit and make some money and that "break" turned into nine years. No regrets though because when I left for the "break" I started at a company where I learned so much, advanced in positions and established some wonderful relationships with people I will know for life.
During my employment at that company I was a smoker (please note: not promoting it in any way or supporting it but stating it cause it leads somewhere) and we would go out on the "veranda" for breaks. Many people were smokers at the time, my first boss included, and I was always amazed at how much was learned about the goings on of the company on that "veranda"! So when I had to come up with a name for a blog on which I would share my thoughts I went back to the "veranda" where I always observed as well as shared so many viewpoints and facts. Hope this "veranda" will have the same affect.