Taking stock of what you have-Not what you want!

It is easy to get up in the morning and get the kids off to school and want to climb right back into bed and pull the covers up over your head. Some days you should do jut that. Not dealing with what you have to face is OK - for a few days. Once you are done playing the victim I found you have to give yourself a reason to get out the door. Join a gym, find a club that meets that has members who have the same interests as you do. Keep a diary -or a blog. Do volunteer work. Get back into a routine. You will feel wanted, needed and better about yourself. You never know what contacts you will make and what doors will open. Plus you are a better role model for your kids if you keep on plugging when the chips are down. Rely on friends and family to help you out. You DO have what you need - it is in front of you- now you have the time actually realize it and appreciate it !

Why a "Time Out"

You may be asking what "My Big Time Out" is all about. I truly did know what it would turn out to be until I lost my job back in March of 2009. I had been working as the Vice President of News at a TV station when the media world turned upside down. Ad revenues were down and "quality" was a word that was not often used- the new buzz word was " quantity". Job titles were changing or becoming non -existent and things were never going to be the way they were again. My boss had a great line- " We were here during Camelot". Could not have said it better myself. I had a great career- climbed the ladder- traveled the world-went to the Olympics- Moscow and saw the Berlin Wall when it came down- I worked for 4 owners including NBC/GE - became a Six Sigma Green Belt - I worked with very talented journalists, many I still call friends- I never stopped learning or appreciating the freedom of the press. It was all behind me - kind of abruptly- and I now had to figure out who I was and what I was going to do.
It is now almost a year later and I am still a single mother trying to raise two kids with no paying job, lots of contacts and a man who loves me no matter what title I have. Life is good- because I chose to see the good during my "BIG TIME OUT"