Mikey's been home for nearly 2 weeks straight. The last time he was home for two weeks straight, the year was 2004. It was made official, his former company "fired" over 300 people and closed the doors this week. We filed for unemployment, incase he has trouble finding a new job, that status is still pending but I'm sure we'll appeal if the claim is denied.
So, we've been doing nothing. Trying not to spend any money at all. And it's not easy. But really I've been feeling like the black hole and not wanting to do anything. I don't call very many people, and not very many call me and I'm fine with that. With all the chaos in the house, it'd be hard to talk on the phone anyway. Maybe I'm hiding on purpose, maybe I'm just tired of all the bad luck. Maybe, I just don't want to have to give up my guitar I've been spending lots of time with lately. Or selling my ipod (which I love) for cash. Maybe, I'm a lazy housewife who just doesn't want to get a job. There. I said it. Or wrote it. Whatever.
But I really don't think that's the case, and I'm not going to go into this big long schpiel defending why. Instead: I had lunch today with a friend I went to school with, who is a nurse at a children's hospital. After talking with her, I'm not sure why, but I feel much better about finding a job: in the right hospital, in the right specialty. I'm hoping that after she calls me with some inside info I'll be applying to work there and getting into a specialty I like. Then I'll be taking my boards soon after and making a decent wage. I'm genuinely excited that this might present me with a good opportunity. Now if I really didn't want to get a job, would I be this excited? (I'll sneak in that the hospital is 35 miles from where I live, 45min commute) But I'm excited. This might work.
Here's to hoping the black hole doesn't last forever. But at least there's light around the corner.
Besides, there's this guy. I just look at him and I feel better. :D
So, we've been doing nothing. Trying not to spend any money at all. And it's not easy. But really I've been feeling like the black hole and not wanting to do anything. I don't call very many people, and not very many call me and I'm fine with that. With all the chaos in the house, it'd be hard to talk on the phone anyway. Maybe I'm hiding on purpose, maybe I'm just tired of all the bad luck. Maybe, I just don't want to have to give up my guitar I've been spending lots of time with lately. Or selling my ipod (which I love) for cash. Maybe, I'm a lazy housewife who just doesn't want to get a job. There. I said it. Or wrote it. Whatever.
But I really don't think that's the case, and I'm not going to go into this big long schpiel defending why. Instead: I had lunch today with a friend I went to school with, who is a nurse at a children's hospital. After talking with her, I'm not sure why, but I feel much better about finding a job: in the right hospital, in the right specialty. I'm hoping that after she calls me with some inside info I'll be applying to work there and getting into a specialty I like. Then I'll be taking my boards soon after and making a decent wage. I'm genuinely excited that this might present me with a good opportunity. Now if I really didn't want to get a job, would I be this excited? (I'll sneak in that the hospital is 35 miles from where I live, 45min commute) But I'm excited. This might work.
Here's to hoping the black hole doesn't last forever. But at least there's light around the corner.
Besides, there's this guy. I just look at him and I feel better. :D
You know I can totally relate to the black hole thing, being out of work for as long as I was and getting into financial trouble that I'm still digging myself out of.
However a nurse's salary is good and such jobs will always be in demand. I know because I was married to a nurse for almost 10 years and she's been at her job for roughly 15 years now.
Autumn, I'm replying to his AFTER replying to your Friday post.
You SHOULD go apply for that job. Get it. Let Mikey take over the house and kids until he finds a job.
Right now I am also unemployed. Looking for work. And right now it's tough as the economy sucks. Seems like when I'm sure we won't have money for something we need. something comes up for us. Like right now, it's the oil (for heating) bill. I was on "budget" last year, paying $90/month year round. This year the budget escalated to $232.00/month!! Yup, two and a half times what it was last year. I can't do that, so I have to go off budget. Meantime I worry how in the name of God we're going to pay $600+ for an oil fill up every 4 - 6 weeks in the dead of winter?
I pray a lot these days. I'm still job hunting. I wish you luck! I'm sure something will happen for you, you work so hard at trying to keep it all together. God Bless!