I've decided that I'm not going for the full Python bootcamp since I have realized that my knowledge after this course is adequate for the most basic problems, but I can't scrape the web or be a full stack developer or data scientist without a couple of years of additional instruction. Just 12 intensive weeks wouldn't cut it, and a $15,000 sunk cost requires a leap of faith I'm not ready for yet.

I finally saw a librarian job pop up on the local county's site and submitted my application; I'll also re-apply to Costco in July since they only hold applications open for 90 days without renewal, but the job market's still pretty dire around here. While it's discouraging, I don't feel quite as hopeless as before. Maybe it's because the thyroid medication is working, even though my levels haven't totally normalized yet.

I also have to prepare to switch to NJ's health exchange since job-related insurance doesn't seem to be an option. Since I'm living on unemployment my AGI's low enough to qualify for subsidies that reduce the payments to less than what I have now, so it might be more manageable. I can't believe it's been almost a full 18 months since I left my job at LIB, and while I miss some things, I still can't bring myself to put myself in that futile position again and ask for my job back.

Pressure is increasing to find myself, to choose a path in life and something to work towards. I wish I was at least somewhat confident about what that path should be, as I was when I started the job at LIB, but perhaps I'll get to that point again someday.