Good luck, HJ! In January I made a weird decision (given the economy). There were layoffs at the office. I wasn't on the list, but *elected* to be laid off instead of someone else. Imagine the family's, etc reaction!
It's taken months, penny-pinching, a lot of resourcefulness! to get by and I wondered if I wasn't insane. It's working out in wonderful, unexpected ways now, closer to my own dreaming.
Knock on wood