Let me reiterate…I. HATE. BEING. UNEMPLOYED.
Hate it. Hate it. Hate it.
What the hell does one do with all the free time?
Let me tell you how my day goes…
9:30 AM Wake up.
9:32 AM Take the dog out.
9:34 AM Yell out the dog, I need a freaking cup of coffee, can’t he hurry up?!
9:35 AM Now I have to pee.
9:40 AM Make a pot of coffee and wait.
9:41 AM Think about how great it would be if I made the coffee the night before. Especially since my coffee pot has that great little feature.
9:42 AM Feed the dog.
9:45 AM Wookis wakes up.
9:46 AM Ask Wookis if he is hungry. Nope not yet Mommy.
9:50 AM Ask Wookis again if he is hungry. No Mommy leave me alone!
10:00 AM Wookis is finally hungry. Make him something to eat.
10:10 AM Set up Wookis in front of the TV to watch his programs.
10:15 AM Dog is in front of the door again to go out. Amazing since he didn’t eat the food that I put out for him.
10:30 AM Get on the internet. Check Facebook. Check MySpace. Twitter.
10:40 AM Get on Indeed to look for jobs. Complain to Wookis that there are no jobs out there.
10:50 AM Check Google Reader.
11:00 AM Get back on Indeed.com to look for jobs. Make and effort to apply to something, anything!
11:10 AM Chase the dog around the living room, he has found one of Wookis’ toys and is chewing on it like there is no tomorrow.
11:20 AM Decide to clean out the cat’s litter box.
11:30 AM Get on the internet. Check Facebook. Check MySpace. Twitter.
11:45 AM Wookis wants to get on the computer and play a game.
11:50 AM Let Wookis get on the computer.
11:51 AM Wookis needs help. He has managed to open 12 different programs and needs me to close them so he can play his game.
11:55 AM Lecture Wookis about only clicking on the screen he is in or I will make him get off the computer.
12:00 noon Wookis needs help. He has managed to open 12 different programs and needs me to close them. AGAIN.
12:15 PM The dog needs out.
12:30 PM Wookis is ready for a snack.
12:45 PM Chase the dog, he jumped over the gate into my room and has a pair of Wookis’ underwear in his mouth and is chasing the cat.
12:50 PM Pry Wookis’ underwear from the dog.
12:55 PM Take the dog outside.
1:00 PM Ask Wookis about lunch. He is not hungry yet.
1:15 PM Get on the internet. Check Facebook. Check MySpace. Twitter.
1:30 PM Wookis is hungry, dog is waiting at the door to be let out…of course.
1:31 PM Yell at the dog to hurry up, he already smelled that leaf three times today
1:40 Make Wookis lunch.
1:45 Get on the internet. Check Facebook. Check MySpace. Twitter.
And so on and so forth. I think you get the hint. I honestly think that if I don’t get a job soon I will go crazy. This being unemployed thing has gotten really tiring. I don’t like it. I am ready to throw myself on the ground and throw a good old-fashioned temper tantrum.
How do people do it?
The other day, I had someone call me. I haven’t spoken to her in years and she was complaining to me because she has no help. It is soooo hard for her to be unemployed. The thing is she doesn’t have to work. She is married, with oodles of family to help her out. She tells me that she can so sympathize with my plight.
Ummm, no she can’t.
I don’t mean to be a bitch (really I do). But I am a single mother with no job. I love my family, but they cannot help out like they would like to because they are working. So it is me and Wookis, and trust me, he is not paying any bills. How can she understand?
Maybe she should think before she complains about how her mom will only watch her son on Mondays and how her mother-in-law can only watch him on Thursdays. Cause she doesn’t know tough until she has to tell a potential interviewer that she will have to call them back because she has to make sure she has a sitter first.
3 Comments
June 15, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Typically, people only see their needs and not the needs of others. Perhaps, you could get out and volunteer somewhere where your little one could be with you. Some opportunity may develop. Give your needs to God. Let Him know how you feel and what you’re going through. I’m a single mom, too. I’m also without a job and know how you feel by checking the internet daily, etc. Keep trusting that God has something for you out there. Blessings!
June 15, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it! I was actually thinking of volunteering at our local animal shelter or joining the local Y. I was on their website today looking at all the programs they offer.
June 16, 2009 at 11:20 am
Sounds like a great idea! It’s hard to see what God has for you when you are in your own place and consumed by the immediate problems that never seem to go away. Keep searching for what He wants you to do. He will open the door in His perfect timing. Remember that there are no consequences… He is in control of it all. Sometimes, the negative stuff pushes us to where we never have gone if we were comfortable. So, dream, believe and press on Princess! Hugs!