i need a plan b

it's raining again...or maybe i should say still. i didn't realize what an impact the weather has on my mood until recently. we had one day of sun last week. i was driving down the freeway and i noticed that i was in a really good mood! it was the sunshine. but that didn't last. i wouldn't say i am in a bad mood, but i do feel kind of down. i am not answering my phone. believe me, it's for your own good. you don't want to talk to me right now.

this morning, i did a guest speaking gig about postpartum mood disorders at a local community college. i was surprised how well it went. the students asked so many questions that the teacher didn't have any time left to lecture! i also got an email from the guy at BACODA, where i did a 2.5 hour workshop last week, saying that the participants liked my presentation best out of a whole week's worth of them. that made me feel good. if i can't get paid, at least i can get a compliment.

my boss at the college where i teach can't give me any summer classes and may not be able to give me any fall classes either! i need to come up with a "plan b" unless my practice just booms all of a sudden. i still haven't had a new client yet this year. i may have to go back into the corporate world. i really don't want to, but i really need some sort of income.

have you ever been in a situation like this? what was your plan b?