Looking for a Job

I figured one day this time would come. Writing income has been a roller coaster for years. Up to now, I’ve been able to manage it by adjusting the budget. This time, however, I can’t just tighten the spending. I need some more income to come into the house. Long story short, there was mold up in the attic, and the cost to resolve that problem depleted my savings. While the roofers were inspecting things, they found soft decking under the “new” roof the previous owner put in. The home inspector missed all of this. I have about five years to come up with $25,000 to $30,000 to replace the decking and roof. My husband works, but we need more money, and my writing income isn’t enough.

Needless to say, I’ve been stressed out. The way I work out stress is to walk. I am now averaging 6-10 miles each time I walk. Last year, I was doing 3-5 miles, so that’s a nice improvement. If it wasn’t for the walking, I don’t know what I’d do.

I do have a job interview lined up in two weeks. If this doesn’t work out, I will keep applying. I’ve made adjustments to my resume a couple of times and think I finally have a version I’m happy with. There is an online course I’m going to take starting in July on how to be an author assistant. This would be a side gig. I did consider being a Door Dash or Uber Eats driver. (I might still look into that.) But at the moment, my first choice would be in the author assistant department since I have always enjoyed helping authors out in the past.

Anyway, that’s why I haven’t been on here much. I’m trying to decide the best thing to do given the situation I’m in. For my next post, I’m thinking of sharing the new eating lifestyle I’m on that has yielded great results. Second to the walking, it has helped a lot to reduce my stress.