A couple of days later, things have gotten much better for me. All of a sudden, over the span of about two days, things seem to have broken through, and I find myself getting work that I enjoy.

I’ve semi-officially been made part of a “grassroots development team” (which I think is an interesting choice of phrase) to help with prototyping and rich interface development, to which I’m dedicating up to 50% of my time. (I love being able to ignore what I’m “supposed” to be doing and do things that actually interest me AND contribute to real work at the same time.) So I think it was just a question of getting the information about my skills and interests to the right people.

I’m feeling so much happier now that I can actually use some of my skills in a beneficial way. Feeling competent and helpful is of high value to me, as I’ve been discovering the hard way lately.

And now I’m off to the Art Museum.