I was just laid off for the second time in my life.  The first time was back when my daughter was just an infant.  I was unemployed for about 2 weeks.

This time I’ll start working for myself bright and early Monday morning.  Whether it produces and income remains to be seen but with the Internet comes the opportunity to seek your own fortunes, without a middleman, at least answering the question – can I do it?  A very tall order in this economy.

Working for myself will mean a lot more efficiency.  I won’t need nearly so extensive a wardrobe since I won’t be appearing in an office every morning.  The dress code at my new office is very casual since I have the place entirely to myself, at least during the school year.  As soon as the work day ends, I can walk right out the back door to one of my favorite places, the barn.

Sebi and Mick will see a lot more of me once I settle into something that resembles a routine.  I have a lot of work to do in getting squared away but once all is in place I plan to start and end each day with some time in the barn.

If you’re at all curious how I intend to make my living so I can pursue these plans, have a look at my personal blog that contains links to my many projects and also journals how I’m going about things.  If you’d rather shop, just check out my main source of income – White Oak Attic.  You will want to come back often, all are about to receive a lot more attention, right along with the horses as I’ll be working on them full time.

Do you have horses?  Blog about them?  I would love to add yours to a blog roll I intend to start in the margin – my own community of horse people and their horses.

Finally, one other thing, my daughter and I love to collect model horses.  That’s something that’s fallen by the wayside in recent years and one of the things I intend to revisit.  I’ll be covering that here too.  Please share your thoughts and resources.  We’re excited about getting up to speed.

Stay tuned, pictures are coming soon.  I hope to see yours too.

~Lisa