I’m still here and I’m sorry for the radio silence.
Things in the “non-Mousekatots” world have been a little chaotic and things have been pretty stressful.
I have not mentioned that frequently on the blog, but for my day job I was an entertainment reporter for a local newspaper. Awesome, job am I right?
It was a whole lot of fun having the opportunity to write about concerts, plays, art shows and more that were coming to our area.
About four/five weeks ago our local newspaper was sold to another company, Ogden Newspapers, which is owned by Bob Nutting who also owns the Pittsburgh Pirates and a local ski resort in the area.
Long story short, myself and about half of the entire staff of the newspaper were told that our positions were eliminated, our service was no longer needed and to pack up our desk because that was our last day.
I feel they did it in a respectful way and gave us enough time to get everything together and say our goodbyes.
But, it was still heartbreaking.
I was so sad I wouldn’t see my friends on an almost daily basis, I was sad I wouldn’t be able to continue doing a job I loved and I was so mad that by the end of the day, the entire staff of the paper, from all departments, was cut in half.
So many talented and hardworking people lost their jobs, without much of an explanation except that our position was terminated and thank you for our service.
When I hoisted my cardboard box into the trunk of the car, I just felt numb and lost.
I am a writer, what do I do now that I don’t have a place to write anymore?
A few days isolated from the “incident” I have made peace with it. It was the only way I would have left my comfort zone and explored other options in life.
I had one job interview this past week and one coming up this next week, so it looks like things are going to work out.
So I wanted to share this to let you know that I haven’t left the Mousekatots, I was just under a lot of pressure for about four weeks while I found out my fate and I just wasn’t in the right mindset to blog.
But, now that I am back there are going to be some exciting things happening that you will want to keep an eye out for.
Much love, Mousekatot family,
Tara
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