I will admit, there were a couple of weeks there where I was in a funk - funkified. But I have a basic routine down now (and I am once again changing my clothes and showering regularly). So what does an unemployed person do all day?
7-8am: Pick up the house, do the dishes
8am-9am: Check e-mails (review job prospects from Monster and Cal Jobs), get caught up on blogs etc
9-9:30: Shave, get dressed (willfully ignoring the fact that I could spend the day unshaven and in yesterday's clothes and no one would notice)
9:30-1:30ish: Job hunt: Send out resumes, make calls, rework the budget and put off the lesser bills.
1:30-?: Yard work.
When I envisioned having a yard of my own, I pictured myself shuffling around in my robe and slippers every morning, *snip**snip* here, pull a weed there . . . cuppa joe in one hand . . . . what I didn't anticipate was that weeks at a time would go by where I couldn't get to the yard work and so, consequently, there is an endless cycle of yard going to seed, a back-breaking weekend of slash-and-burn then the return descent to "I think this home might be abandoned" and back to slash-and-burn . . .
So I am taking this opportunity to give myself a small taste of what retirement might be like - I almost have the front-yard "slipper-worthy" - the back needs some help . . .
And lest you think I am wasting valuable time puttering around the yard when I should be out beating the bushes 24-7, I am rebuilding my soul. When I do land that next opportunity, I intend to "better,stronger, faster" as the saying goes.
I did actually apply for a sales position with a cremation company. As I understand it, you work from home and when people in your area are interested in cremation services, they call you and you put the deal together (so-to-speak).
That's morbid!, said the wife. Could you do that?
And work from home? Absolutely! was my response.
Oh - and, if you hear of an opportunity that might be a good fit, let me know!: matthew.m.linden@gmail.com
Oh - and, if you hear of an opportunity that might be a good fit, let me know!: matthew.m.linden@gmail.com
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Matt, our son Jered has been out of work for more than 6 months now. He doesn't have experience at much so he isn't called when he fills out aps. He goes in and out of Funk-ville. I told him to volunteer. I have done that when I wanted to work (of course the pay isn't as good as having a regular job). But if there is ANYTHING that you wish you could do, find the place that does it and ask if you can volunteer one day a week. I did that and volunteered with the Dept of Natural Resources for 3 years. It was a great place to go and I totally enjoyed it.
Well, my 2 cents worth....
:)
Michelle & girls
Michelle,
That is an excellent idea and one I had not thought of. Thanks!
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