Career change after a layoff, where to begin? - what worked for you?

My layoff made me rethink whether to stay in my field. I worked as a line cook before this. I have a little time and a small budget for training. How did you start?

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It saved me later.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.