Another update: the job search is heating up, and I'm feeling much more confident now than I was a couple of weeks ago. I now feel it's only a matter of time, and not a whole lot of it, before I find something MUCH better than where I am now (it's hard to decide whether I'm working for the Mad Hatter or the March Hare). So I'm starting to feel much better and more hopeful about my job sitch. I'm pretty sure I'll be in a new position by sometime early in the new year. I also think I'll be making enough that it'll also resolve some long-standing financial issues, so perhaps W and I will be able to relax a bit and enjoy life a bit more. Of course, I'd also bet that the new position will be more demanding, so part of my plan is definitely to pay attention in any interview situation as to what lifestyle changes a particular job might require, and guard against "selling my soul". A bunch of money is no good if I can't spend time with my family and enjoy life at the same time.
