Living Plan B
My friend Amy Gutman writes this excellent blog called Plan B Nation — a rundown of what life is like for those of us laid off during the Great Recession. My friend Karen Brown interviewed Amy (and me!) for our local NPR affiliate.
Something I said to Karen — which may sound a little Pollyanna but is the absolute truth — is that life is so much better for me now, here in Plan B. I am happier, a better mother, a more satisfied writer, and feel far more potential in my career than I did at my last job. If I had known back then what life would be like now, I might have left Plan A voluntarily. But I guess that’s the point of Plan B — you never get there by choice. It’s something that happens to you, for better or for worse. I’m happy to say that for some of us, it’s for better.
