This is real life.

    

It's interesting how surprisingly calm I feel. It's only because that even though I am shaken, my foundation (The Lord) is strong so I haven't stumbled or fallen. My trust is in Him and I will not be moved.

     I bet you're wondering what's going on. Well, yesterday I got laid off from my job. Seems to be really common these days(lol)! Honestly, I should have seen it coming. I was the closing coordinator at an office full of notaries that explain all the documents that costumers have to sign if they are refinancing or purchasing a house. The industry has gone down the drain this past year and we were getting slower and slower. In my first year there we had about 30 appointments a day and recently, we were down to about 2-3 appointments a day. We have lost a lot of employees and a lot of clients so business has been extremely slow! So much, that I was able to watch Netflix for hours and browse the internet, crochet, paint, read books, play games online and so on(don't worry, my boss gave me permission to do these things. He even gave me permission to take naps on my desk).
    
     With all that said, because of how slow it's been and how little money is coming in, my boss just couldn't afford to keep me around anymore. Because I was hourly, I was getting paid even more than my managers(even though they got paid based on commission). I was overtaking the budget!
   
     My boss was really cool though. He made sure to let me know that I wasn't getting laid off because of anything wrong I had done, he just needed to make some sacrifices for his business, which I understand!
   
     So what's next, you ask? Well, because of the way payroll is laid out I will still get paid for my work until the end of December so, in the mean time, I will be looking for another job. At first I was really anxious about what was going to happen and what kind of jobs I want to apply for but, this has given me a chance to dream. I would love to work at Anthropology and possibly Mac. Maybe even a pottery place or an art studio! I LOVE art and design so I want to see if there is anything available in those industries but, at the same time, beggar's can't be choosers right? We'll see how the Lord provides.
   
     Also, a couple more things I want to add is that, the Lord's timing is so interesting. If we weren't living with my parents and taking control of our money with a budget, I would probably be freaking out right now. Plus, like I've said in a previous post, the Lord has been teaching me a lot about my art and who I am, and with Resound coming up this weekend, I feel like God is going to do something. He is up to something in this season and I can't wait to find out what it is!! I trust Him and what He is going to do will be awesome!


Alicia


P.S. This is my theme song for this season: