So, I have a job, a J-O-B... well, sorta, well, yeah, definitely.... um, kinda, yeah, I do. I do. Definitely. Yes. Let me explain.

First of all, as you may have noticed over the years, I don't generally talk about my employment on my website. I just don't feel it's a proper venue for that since this is a public forum and I feel the need to keep these things separate. Additionally, this space is my 'world' and that's what I want it to be, not necessarily dictated by employment issues. That said, I know that many of my regular readers have expressed hope and concern about my unemployment over the summer, and would be downright curious to know what has changed in that arena. Additionally, this current endeavor is one of great personal make-up and creation and those pieces of it are definitely part of my personal 'world' that I would want to share with you. With all of that said, I shall be brief (too late) in the subject matter and in the future discussions of this employment.

So, you may remember that I started temping at a friend's firm about a month ago transcribing materials. Well, about the second day of working on these transcriptions, I started thinking about the subject matter of the transcriptions and other subject matter with the type of work that my friend's firm (The Henne Group, a research firm-- focus groups, surveys, usability testing, interviews, etc.) does, and I kept thinking, I wonder if my friend knows so-and-so in the community, I wonder if my friend knows such-and-such community organization, I wonder if my friend has ties with these people who I know, and so forth.

At first, I was just thinking of people that my friend Jeff should meet. Then things started snowballing into more and more contacts I have that would be beneficial to him and his firm. He obliged me a brainstorming lunch with him where I went through a litany of ideas I had and then our discussion involved phrases like 'sounding like a director of marketing' and 'this is intriguing' and so forth. Another week or so went by and I put together a formal, written piece outlining a new position with his firm entitled 'Director of Business Development' (Thanks to Chris for brainstorming and editing it with me).

Now, starting today, I'm the new Director of Business Development for a research firm, where I had just been temporarily transcribing. Now, it's just part-time right now, and temporary, in the sense that it's only for a few months at first, just to see if this develops well and I actually can deliver and bring in business and so forth. I'm feeling strong and optimistic about that, but the major nerve-racking part to me is that I created this out of thin air and so it seems all tentative and issues of self-doubt can sometimes fill my mind. I'll be touching base with some of you dear readers in the near future who may have thoughts and interests about this new endeavor of mine and if our research firm can help with some of your office's activities and such. So be prepared for the call. :-) In the meantime, I have a job.... and I made it myself. How miraculous and bizarre is that?!