(Update: 4/14/2023 – They called back, and I’m hired 🙂 )

As of the day I’m writing this (April 1st), I’m looking out for a callback from a promising employer. It’s the first time in my life that I performed so well for one interview, that they called me back to state the position is paused, but wanted me to interview for another one.

I even wrote emails thanking them for the opportunities as suggested by a close friend.

Both interviews went great, but the excitement over that has me anxious over when they will reach out. So I keep busy by doing what I’ve been doing since the layoff, and not risk doing any unnecessary communication until I have to.

Writing has easily become one of my calming tactics. Doesn’t matter if it’s fictional or not, it sets me in a place where my thoughts can stay focused on something other than the worries.

That’s the beauty of art. Even if for a little while, it saves you from the outside world. A world that can change how loud it wants to be against you at any moment.

Once I know what the status is, I may update the opening of this to reflect progress. But for now, I like that I still have and make time to come here, and share a bit more about this part of my life, knowing that it can and will get better. Whether it’s because of this, or that it will accentuate it.

D.F.