My wife, Janice, recently accepted a job offer from Walgreens as a Pharmacist! After my initial grumblings that she got offered the very first job she applied for after my harrowing 5 month job search, I've settled into the idea and determined that this will be fantastic for both of us. I'm going to stay home and take care of Harrison while honing additional skills and making games while Janice starts whittling away at the unreal pile of student debt we've accrued over the past 4 years.
It's definitely not easy for me to take a pause like this in life. I have a firm belief that if you're not moving forward, you're moving backward. However, I'm starting to see it as less of a pause and more of an opportunity--I'm in a unique position to experiment for real with forming a startup company and/or really dedicate some time to learning additional hard and soft skills. I'm going to continue to look for jobs, but it's going to be less stressful and aggravating now, and I might be able to accept some entry-level jobs to work my way up slower and steadier.
In either case, I'm going to have a lot more time on my hands, and in addition to writing much more frequently on this blog, I'm going to change the title from "Perspective of a Game Designer" to "Musings of a Future Game Dev". The new title is less boring to me, and is kind of like my written-down goal to eventually be a part of a team that creates widespread, entertaining, and influential content for games. I have confidence in my abilities, the drive to continue gaining experience that will help me, and the patience to see out my goal to fruition.
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