April 3rd, 2013 was my last day at Longaberger. Not the way I wanted it to end, and I thought I would have some time to evaluate my options, but sometimes things were not the way you planned. We were going to be implementing some new software and I knew my job could be in jeopardy at the end of the project, but we just made the decision and I thought I would be able to evaluate the new software package and determine if I was going to be needed at the end of the project. I thought they would need my skills to write the interfaces into the new software package. I thought wrong. Nothing against Longaberger, they have given me almost 15 years of making friends along the way and building a network of people that would soon come to my aid. I contacted a number of people from my Longaberger network and everyone I contacted was eager to see what they could do for me. Some helped me polish up my resume, some gave much needed support, and some got me interviews. It’s been a full week now and I can tell you, it’s hard when your family depends on you to provide for them and you are caught off guard and unable to do so.