no spend weekend
Saturday I ran away from home.
Even though I wake up to look for work every day, I’m still at home. On Saturday I woke up frustrated. It was my honey’s turn to do the dishes and he hadn’t. I’d had a bad dream. The walls were closing in on me. I got dressed quickly, told him how I felt (he is SO understanding) and I left home for hours. Hung out at my girlfriend’s house where I vented and her husband made us lunch. Then I hung out at my family member’s house (she’s out of the hospital!) where my cousin bought us dinner. After eight hours away (interesting - the same amount as if I’d gone to work that day), I came home happier than I’d been in days. Lesson learned? Get out of the house more often and use somebody else’s Wi-fi.
Other than the bridge toll charged to my EZPass, I didn’t spend a dime, but the reward for leaving home was immense.
Over the weekend, I postponed the decision to pay for a service that will let me apply to employers directly, instead of applying through job postings by agencies that screen applications, acting as a ****-blocking middleman. It’s about $30 a month. Being unemployed, I don’t want to add another bill. But I hear that this expense may be totally worth it. I didn’t want to think about anything career-related over the weekend, so I postponed making the decision (and paying my first $30), and now I’m still chewing on it. I will probably give the service a shot…
Well, it seems as if you are being careful enough as it is. The $30 wouldn’t be spent on something frivolous, so look at it as an investment if it makes it easier.
Comment by Sugar — December 18, 2007 @ 1:24 pm