Weird, crazy, busy in the forecast, with a chance of happy

Surviving company — a good thing, in this case — but it has made my life hectic. That, and uncertainty, waiting for news, good or bed.

This sounds so cryptic. Let me put it this way: I have a new job! Just found out Monday; I've been waiting to hear for a while, so I've been rather moody, on edge. But now I that I have word, I can get my act together.

I have been hired as the editor of Cy-Fair Magazine, a glossy, slick, full-color family oriented magazine, "marketed to upscale families in the Cy-Fair area." Upscale families in Cy-Fair — that's me! I am the demographic. And I have the skills (girls only want boyfriends with skills ...) to put this together. I know what people want to read.

So, before I interviewed I put together a packet marketing myself: I outlined why I would be good at the job, a list of possible story ideas, a budget for the first issue, writing samples. The publisher loved it. She thought I was so organized. I didn't hear anything, so finally I e-mailed her and asked what was up, and she offered me the job. The magazine is quarterly and I will work mostly from home. It is perfect for me.

So, this is good. Very good. A very positive turn in my career path.

And in my Houston life path. Things are looking up.