Many people think there are a lot of perks to not having a job. Yeah, you have lots of free time... but you have no money to do anything fun. And I'm sure once I get a new job it will all be for the best, and worth all the time spent looking for jobs online, and watching endless episodes of "Law & Order: SVU" and "Sell This House." But until then I will enjoy the one perk: Sleep. Glorious sleep. Keep in mind when I was working I was putting in a minimum of 50 hours, all overnights, and during the weekends. The idea of sleeping in on a Saturday was lost with me since at 9 am I was getting ready to GO to bed.
That's all changed now. Getting up before 9 am ANY day of the week means I didn't get enough sleep, plus don't forget the additional sleep perk: naps. It's amazing how tiring essentially doing nothing can be. Straining your brain to think of a way to sell yourself to companies you know little about, tweaking your cover letter and resume to put you in the best possible light, scouring craigslist, careerbuilder.com, monster.com, the state of Washington's jobs page for jobs... it is tiring. Luckily there is sleep, and naps. Curling up on the couch with a nice blanket, next to an open window allowing the fresh air to come in, maybe a cat curled up on your feet... it's a great feeling that I try to enjoy knowing that I am lucky to be able to do this at this point in my life.
In case you are wondering the alarm is still set, for 9 am. I do get up and make breakfast for me and my boyfriend, something I never got to do when I was working. I will admit that I wish I was the type of person who was taking this time to get up and run every morning, slowing dropping clothing sizes and extending my life expectancy. But that would just mean I would have to buy new clothes... and we all know that isn't going to happen.
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Nice blog Nicole....hang in there. There are many who have lost everything. This year will be very slow,so use this free time to reorganize your strategy. The administration needs to get people working rather than creating more debt. I sure would like to see those who started this mess,I'm sure they made a lot of money from this. Just got back from hiking,doctors..etc. Now grass needs cut. I think I'm going to grow a couple of money trees this year.
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I really like this blog. Even though I do admit that I'm kind of the ugly duckling on your blog. I see your family post a lot....luckily. I don't think one of my family member have looked onto my blog.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, I so related to selling yourself to companies that you so little about. I feel like a freaKin product...BUY ME!