I don't have a funny little story to tell or adventure to share this time. Thought I would just write about what my life as an unemployed person has become. The days of the week no longer matter. Sunday, Wednesday, they don't mean anything. I was talking to one of my several unemployed friends and she feels the same way. We keep track of what day it is mainly out of habit. Also I've found that I like going to the grocery store in the middle of the day when everyone else is at work. I find myself avoiding running errands on weekends because there are too many people around and in my way. I feel like an 'old person' who avoids rush hour traffic - but my traffic is people instead of cars since I walk or bus most places.
It has been sunny out lately, which is wonderful, but it has still been cold so the sun is mostly a tease of nice weather which I am so excited for. I have decided that if you have the choice - become unemployed in the summertime. Having all the freetime in the world is not so fun when it's freezing out. But it's getting better and I'm so excited for hot days and my trip to Europe is coming up.
So, what do I do with all my time you ask? (This is what everyone asks the unemployed and my answers are always different)
1. sleep
2. hang out with other unemployed people
3. job hunt
4. travel (just got back from Nebraska; planning for London, Dublin and various cities in Poland)
5. restart old hobbies I abandoned (see pointillism photo)
6. shop for bridesmaid dresses and make veils for the 2 weddings you are maid of honor in for this summer (this may be specific to me and not all unemployed people)
7. feed my Netflix addiction (currently addicted to the series Dexter and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
8. volunteer - I'm currently working on some graphics work for people with Aphasia - may blog more about this later
9. most of my time is spent reflecting and trying to figure out what direction I want my life to go. No major realizations yet, but it's only been 2.5 months :)
There are other boring things such as walking around, trying to get motivated to work out again, taking care of silly things like finally getting an IL license. But alas, there is always something to do
2 comments:
I like these things that you do with your free time. There is a pretty laid back chilled out tone to this blog entry.
You know, I felt laid back and chill at the time. I am glad that came across ;)
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