New beginnings are good (as long as they involve food)

The blog's new look is brought to you courtesy of the Princess's former employer, who has set her and many of her former co-workers free to pursue other pursuits. These pursuits should not, in the Hero's opinion, include eating brownies all day, excepting those brownies consumed while commiserating with other previously employed individuals and swapping tips for finding new jobs that involve being paid to eat brownies.


But there are many bright spots to this event, not the least of which is that the Princess is now free from Stink Bug Duty, which constituted quite a bit of her time in her former job. Presumably the stink bugs will now run amok at the company; indeed, in time they may run the company.


As the Princess seeks new opportunities, which hopefully do not include multiple-legged creatures, the Hero has encouraged her to keep on task by making a list of things to do, and this she has diligently carried out:


1. Wrap Christmas gifts
2. Put up tree
3. Take long naps
4. Make social engagements each day
5. Make oodles of Christmas cookies (and consume them)
6. Avoid showing this list to Hero


Of course the Princess will endeavor to spend time -- she is certain she can find a few minutes here and there between important social engagements -- devoted to job hunting, and she has already begun a list of her best qualifications:


1. Offering violence-free bug removal
2. Raising staff morale through such activities as decorating with festive window stickees, placing musical soap in the restroom at holiday time, placing glow-in-the-dark soap in the restroom at other holiday times
3. Encouraging operations personnel to keep the office environment comfortable, that is, above 32 degrees
4. Managing large inventories, especially her personal cache of tea
5. Supporting employee endeavors, particularly those involving birthday cake


There is no doubt that other companies will need an individual of such talents, and so the Princess doggedly marches on, holding the brownie banner high.