Smoke Clearing...

So the dust is starting to settle at work from the big day of layoffs yesterday. I have been fired before, but have never experienced it happening to somebody else. Its very odd.However, I am coming to terms with thing in the state of this economy. I have decided to make some changes personally to make sure I do not end up being a victim.

Obviously, if layoffs happen for me they happen. There is no way I can get away from that. However, I think that if I can continue to save my money over the next few months, that I will be able to come out of all of this smelling like a rose. That means, eating the food that is already in my cupboards, entertaining myself mainly on the books and television I already have. I might even cancel Netflix (gasp). Honestly, I never use it anyways, so maybe it makes more sense for the time being, or at least cut it down to one at a time. I like how this is going for me. In fact, today I made a big leap and got rid of my nails. Yes, my nails. I have had them for a year and it is time to take a break. I will still get mani and pedis, but they don't have to be on the basis of the nails. Cutting out luxury, unfortunately.

Okay, so that is the new plan. I am not completely focused on the boy issues or lack thereof now, so I think I need to be mindful of what might happen and I want to be sure that I have all of my ducks in a row. The more money I can bank at the moment, the better.

I don't want to force myself to eat just pasta and butter, but it may come to that. Or I am being a tad bit dramatic. But I am definitely wanting to pre-empt this before it becomes a bigger issue.