I've got a "job"

This is my last month of work here in the lab. I was feeling more than a little freaked out that I didn't have something else to do. My boss suggested I teach a course, but I have this hope that it will take less than a semester to find a job (but what if it doesn't?) so I turned it down. This made me feel like I was being wreckless, since, y'know, there isn't a better job forth coming. We've looked at our finances, and we can get by without me working for a pretty long time, as long I don't do anything but sit at home and fret about getting a job. This just sounds miserable.

Then a former grad student from my program suggested that the company he does editing with needs new editors. They want native English speakers to fix manuscripts written by Chinese scientists before submission to English speaking journals. You can do as much or as little as you want, and he says it is a nice side gig for him. He put me in touch, they read my CV and had me do a practice edit and said I have the qualifications they need. This seems like a great way to supplement both my CV and my income. It takes the pressure off me to accept a mismatched job, and actually lets me think about enjoying some free time for a bit. That might let me relax enough to figure out what kind of job I really do want. Of course, this means the job hunt is still on, but it takes care of the short term plan in a very pleasant way.