Recession vs. Depression

My grandma used to say (according to my mom) that a recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose your job.

I hate to say it, but it's a depression for us. I got laid off today, and wow! It is lame beyond belief.

I've already begun the job hunt, and I'm confident that I can find something suitable, even if it is working at a grocery store! Actually, I don't think I'll need to work at a grocery store at all.

On the up-side,

• We do have a little bit of savings- enough that if we scrimp and save properly, I might not even need to have a job. (We'll need to look at this a bit more in-depth).
• We love rice, pasta, and potatoes! And, we've been pretty good about following the Prophet's counsel about food storage! (As best we can being in a tiny place for a limited time).
  
• There is a couple who already wants to live in our flat and is ready to move in at the drop of a hat, so if it comes down to it, we can move to a cheaper place without having problems with our contract.
• I have lots of great people to network with, and lots of great people to look over my resume/CV!

Sorry to those of you who found out about this via the blog. I promise that I won't tell you about any pregnancies this way. (And I especially won't be telling you about any pregnancies any time soon with this whole job-loss thing!)