Seeking Ideas

Okay - I've got a lot of clever and creative people reading this, and a lot of crafters, and I've got a conundrum that's been stumping me, so I'm going to throw it out to the masses and see if y'all have any ideas.

I love wearing earrings, but I am occasionally absent-minded and clumsy, the end result of which is the fact that I own a lot of unpaired single earrings. I don't want to throw them away, for a lot of reasons. They're beautiful. They were gifts, and I have wonderful memories of the people who gave them to me, or times when I've worn them. I'm an incredible packrat, and it's just hard to throw anything away, even when I lost the other earring three houses ago and there's really no chance of me ever finding it again.

On the other hand, I can't wear them. While I do have two holes in my right ear, most of what I wear in the second hole are studs, if anything, and most of the singleton earrings are dangles.

So... any creative suggestions of what to do with single, unmatched earrings?

Well, heck.

My husband got laid off from work today.

This came more or less out of the blue, over the past 24 hours. And it's pretty darn crummy, because, aside from the entire financial aspect, he really *liked* that job. And he's good at it. And this just seems so arbitrary and shortsighted and disheartening and frustrating and a whole lot of other negative words.

We're not in dire straits yet. His office is, at least, doing their best to support him in finding a new job. And, while work is slow for me, it's better than nothing. And we've got some savings. But... if anyone has any leads toward a job in the greater Boston area for a software/IT project/product manager with significant experience with the sciences and education, I'd be grateful if you'd point me or umbran towards it....