Welp, the federal government has shut down. As a federal worker with an unclear fate, C will be filing for unemployment.

(I worked for a federal contractor that laid off 350+ people this past spring.)

I never thought we’d be a his-and-hers-unemployment household, but here we are.

Meanwhile, I’m pivoting toward rebuilding my freelance editing/proofreading business. If you know of anyplace that needs a hand with polishing copy or academic papers or other published material, I can put my 30+ years of editing experience to work for them.

Quite a year, 2025.