The Campi

This past week has been a tad stressful, emotional and crazy!  As I mentioned in an earlier post, we had heard rumors of possible layoffs throughout the City of Half Moon Bay.  Since I am lowest in seniority in my job description, I had a feeling that I would be one of them.  After spending every day with my coworkers thinking of different scenarios of what may or may not happen, it all finally came to fruition this past Thursday.

The Chief and the City HR rep called me into the Chief's office and told me that position was being cut.  Even though I had been expecting it, it still was shocking in a small way.  I did not want to cry while in his office because I wanted to appear strong.  But while sitting there I remembered how proud my grandfather was when I got that job; he would tell me that I looked pretty in my uniform (even though it is a really manly, unpretty uniform lol) and that my job was one that I could have forever.  It made me sad to think of how angry he would be to know that I got laid off.  Also, my grandfather was one of the people who worked towards making Half Moon Bay an incorporated City.  Now, with the lawsuit and bad economy, our city is most likely going to become just an unincorporated part of San Mateo County.  

These thoughts were going through my mind and it did bring tears to my eyes.  The Chief and HR guy thought I was really upset about losing my job but I just told them that I was a bit overwhelmed and that I was fine.  

I had already thought of my getting laid off as a huge possibility and what I would do if it were to happen.  I was ready for it.  Even so, the rest of the day was draining blur as I found out about the other 15 people throughout the different departments throughout the City who were also laid off.  People with mortgages, high rents, expensive car payments on brand new, luxury cars; multiple children, single parents.  I realized how lucky we are that Robert and I will actually be okay.  He has a job that pays of a majority of our bills.  We have pretty low car payments.  We have SUPER LOW rent thanks to our lovely 89 year old landlady who is just happy to be renting to a young family.  I will collect unemployment and since I was actually well paid at my job, the percentage of my salary that I will receive will be the same as what other people bring home while actually working.  We also have a lot of family that I know would be there if we REALLY needed.   I hope that it does not get to that because we are the types that like to do everyone on our own.  

So... goodbye Sephora makeup!  Goodbye eating out (too much)! Goodbye shopping just for fun!  

We are up for this challenge and really, we're looking forward to it.

My plans for now are that I am going to stay home for a little while and spend as much as I can with Kyle.  He will be 10 months old tomorrow and I want to enjoy his being a baby.  It will never be this way again and I want to make so many memories with him.  If I were working, I would miss out on all these things.  I can't wait to take walks along the beach trail with him on the beautiful Spring days to come; to enjoy the sun in our backyard and draw/knit/crochet/read while Kyle plays. 

I have decided to follow in my sister-in-law Melissa's footsteps and start creating things with the hope that they will sell.  I am going to be knitting and crocheting scarfs, different types of hats, bags and hopefully sweaters.  My plan is to sell them on etsy.com.  I am going to use my gorgeous cousins as models!  I talked this over with my cousin Erika who is a hairstylist, and she's going to help me with the styling (and be a model!)  I would love to style them in a pin-up fashion and have them pose while wearing the things that I make.

Cross your fingers that this works out!