Take out the yardstick

My goals sidebar was birthed in January, and it looked something like this:

• 6-month budget
• New job/ career
• Start Roth Target Retirement Fund
• Start investing
• Buy a house

Now, standing at the 4-month mark, I've:

• stayed on a disciplined savings plan in lieu of a budget (this may seem a matter semantics but it's effective...PTF!);
• only just started feeling that maybe the financial safety net (built on the back of my "job" for the past two years) can weather a $30k per annum entry-level "career" -- see GRS's post & the ensuing comments on this!
• I'm $1k away from maximum Roth contribution for 2007;
• just recently opened a taxable, non-retirement account; and
• I'm still looking to buy a home, although not necessarily a house...

I'm still dragging my feet on breaking into publishing...I've been sending out my résumé and reading up on the editing profession, but I have no internships or practical, documented experience! Where to start, where to start...maybe some writing gigs on craigslist?