A shock to the system.

After months of being unemployed, I finally landed a temp job. While it isn't the most exciting job in the world, it at least is a paycheck. In a truly novel fashion, it also pays me every other Friday. For the last several years I have been working for the state, which pays you once a month. Let me tell you, it sucks having to budget of one paycheck a month, but I did it! Anyway, on another side note I have been doing freelance graphic design work for the several years, but as it is freelance the work comes and goes. Last year it mostly went as the economic problems had affected many of the publishing companies. Well, with the new year, I was contacted and asked about my availability for the upcoming year. At that point I still didn't have a job, so I gave them the green light, but didn't really expect anything to come from it. As fate would have it a week before I started my temp job, they contacted me and had 3 projects that they wanted me to do. I was happy for the work, but felt that the timing really sucked. As it goes, to finish all the projects on time and still work my temp job I have gone from not doing anything to working 10 to 12 hours a day. Let me tell you it has not made for a happy Tawnie... I finish the last of these projects this week and am looking forward to having some time just working one job. It looks like I won't get much of a break as it does look like things are picking up for the freelance work. I just have to remind myself that is money, which I do desperately need...