Remember those 1950s shows where the mom eagerly greets the husband at the door? She asks him about his day and hangs on every word? Well, The Feminine Mystique taught me that those women were just dying for interaction with the outside world.
I am one of those women. I have been unemployed 3 months, 9 days. In the beginning it was a novelty to have all that free time. Then the preparation for and involvment in IVF kept me busy. Now that we have acheived pregnancy, time stands still. I have become bored. I schedule my day around meals and when Tom gets home. This is sad.
If you knew me you wouldn't believe it. I am one of those people who has to have an impossibly busy life. I schedule events months in advance. Heck I am already planning for next Christmas. I thrive on pressure and deadlines and chaos. Oh how I love chaos. Now the key is of course I love structure. I worship consistency. So I like to find a work environment that is the direct opposite. I then throw myself into my job and the staff to whip them into an organized frenzy. I realize that this is an illness. And I'm okay with that. I am a stress and crisis junkie. Why else would I choose a career working with teens? But I digress.
Tom informed me today that I need to get out and interact with people. This comes from me pouncing on him when he gets home. Tom doesn't like to interact with most people but he recognizes that I do. Those have always been our roles: He is the moody, brooding, loner. I am the friendly, funny, people lover. It works for us. But now the roles are reversed. I am actually interested in his "cubicle world." I can tell you about everyone he works with, their nicknames, significant others, drinking habits and living situations. This is not healthy. So is with much enthusiasm that I announce to you today:
I need to find a job!!!!!!
PS This means that instead of merely fulfilling the most basic expectations of my unemployment claims, I will now start an ACTIVE job search. It probably won't be full blown until after I start my summer job. But I am already planning my three prong attack.
http://www.fillorburst.com/mt-tb.cgi/282
Well, good luck with the job hunt!
You know things could be worse. You could not have this blog (and all the loonies out here in the sphere!). Then you'd REALLY be bored.
~as an ex-cubicle world inhabitant, do go there, you will drown in mediocrity.
now that I have my very own office pit, with a door and blinds on the tall vertical window I almost feel like I want to go back to cubicle land...well, I thought that and felt that way for about 2 minutes. ;-) I still always keep my door open, would hate to close it and be completely shut off.
Best of luck with the search :) Just dropping in to say hello!
Hey...do you like to read or people watch? You could go to a local book store and do it there....I used to do that when I lived in Colorado before I got my job for the summer :)
volunteer! then you can be low stress but still meaningful. and with all of your wonderful skills you'll be snatched up in a second!
I hear yah, Ms. Alisa! My mom was shocked at how I'd greet her at the door, eager to hear about her days at work instead of running and hiding from them. Suggestions? monster.com, hotjobs.com, careerbuilder.com, and a temp agency. Looking for work is a full-time job in itself. From one lover of pressures, deadlines, and chaos to another. Heart!