It Is What It Is

[Sarris]

I'm an unregistered architect (30 years) who has specialized in custom and builder production homes. I was designing and drawing about 45 homes a month with a staff of 4 in 2006. I was never wanting for work. Then someone shut off the switch. I paid the help until my office lease ran out in late 2007, hoping the biz would come back. Boy was that a mistake.

I let everyone go and moved the operation into my home, but I haven't done much since and I've been living out of pocket pretty much since. I'm not out of money yet, but the bike proceeds will help extend my ability to live for quite a while longer.

I have had no success in my job hunt. I'm looking for any work I can find, but no one wants an overqualified fat bald 53 year old guy, so I'm just hunkered down in the survival mode now.

Like I said, it is what it is. I just need to get through this and find some kind of work. I think architecture in Florida isn't coming back, at least for quite some time.