Shauna, Where The Hell You Been?*

My posts here have been scant, at best. And some of you have noticed and sent me e-mails asking if I'm okay (thanks for the concern!!!).

Yes, I'm okay.

But my life has been turned around. See, my salary is paid by soft money - government grant money, to be specific. And grants in my field are becoming increasingly harder to obtain, which makes my job less stable since I usually go grant-to-grant. The good thing is even though I usually go grant-to-grant, my job duties largely remain the same.

But this time, a grant that we were all counting on getting didn't come through in time (we'll get it, but just not when we expected) and so it was either: let Shauna go until the grant comes in or find another grant for Shauna to work on. And since Gavin and I didn't want to lose my income for an unspecified amount of time, I opted for the latter.

So in November, I started working on a different grant. But this time, my job duties are totally different. I'm doing a lot of outreach in the communities which means presentations, corporate business attire, and lots of driving. Which means much less time to blog and shop online in the office.

So, as the family adjusts to my new schedule and I get used to my new boss (more on that later), posting will be sparse. But, e-mail me anytime. (ShaunaLovesChocolate at gmail dot com)

*actual quote from an e-mail from a reader.