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As long as you guys have known me I have been unemployed. There have been a few short jobs here and there, but nothing substantial to speak of.

I've moved a few times, got married, had a baby ... I like to think I've kept myself occupied.

But as of Monday the 4th, I will be gainfully employed in an 8am-4:30pm regular office job. I know many people here would describe that as torture, but it sounds like heaven to me. It's something to *DO* after long years of being useless. It's money coming in. Our household income will increase by 120% by the end of next month. And after years of budgets so tight they cut off circulation, it's an immense relief.

The only downside will be putting my daughter in daycare for the first time. It's going to be pretty rough ... for me. She will probably have the time of her life. I think I'm pretty lucky to have had as much time with her as I have. I don't think I would have traded it for anything. But it's time to move on to the next chapter in our lives.

This, of course, doesn't mean I'm done with art. It means I'm not trying to make a meager living from it. That was a pipe dream, and it's good to know that now. I can enjoy it as a hobby. It's will probably make things a bit easier by taking the pressure off. It can be what I do for fun now. (It does mean I am closing commissions in the near future. If there is something you *really* want, then you can always note me and we can see what we can do about it.)

I have finally come to the end of a long, agonizing, dry spell. I get to be a contributing member of society again!

Let's see how I feel *after* my first day!

Ha,
Nuisance

(P.S. My student loans have been paid off as well. That's nothing to sneeze at!)