I am a 43 1/2-year-old (yes, I’ve gotten old enough that I’ve returned to the childhood joy of being super specific) woman who was laid off the end of May, 2008. I am still unemployed, still searching for a job, still sending out resumes on a daily basis, still interviewing now and again … and still hoping for a “happily every after” outcome to this particular book in the series that is my life.