Well.
As anyone who is reading can see, i've already made bad on my goal to write a blog entry every day of my unemployment. Turns out, I don't actually have an infinite amount of time to do whatever I want! I was quite surprised yesterday when I found myself sitting down to dinner around 7:30, not having completed half of the things I envisioned I would be able to. This leads me to the thought, "what the FUCK did I get done when I was working??" The answer: Not much.
Most of my workdays went sorta like this: Get up to alarm at 7:00. Hit snooze until 7:05. Hit snooze until 7:10. Hit snooze until 7:20....you get the idea. Finally, I would arise around 7:45, jump in the shower, get dressed, head out the door at 8:10. Get home from work around 6:30, make dinner, eat, watch TV and relax until about 11:00, go to sleep. Repeat process.
That said, I actually still achieved a decent amount of things yesterday. Took care of unemployment insurance, cleaned and did laundry, ran a few errands, and made homemade buns and lentil sloppy joes. They were delicious :).
So far today, I've gone on a 25 mile bike ride, and I'm about to make lunch for my mom, sister and nephew. Then, onto a wine bar downtown to meet the boyfriend. I doubt much of anything productive will happen after that.
Tomorrow, I hope to process the remaining pictures I took at Joshua Tree, and take a journey to take some new pics! I need to try out the new intervalometer....
Well, off to buy some pizza ingredients.....cause every 2 year old loves pizza :).
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
Unemployed.
Starting next Monday, my life will begin a new chapter. One in which no one but myself dictates what time I get up in the morning, what I do during the day, or what time I go to sleep. After almost four years of mostly uninterrupted work as an assistant editor at DuBose Entertainment, I finally received the news that every freelancer has heard but which I had thankfully escaped for so long. As I sat in the Vice President's office, looking at the faces of my boss, the Vice President and the Executive-In-Charge, the pity in the room was palpable. The VP actually choked up when telling me the news, and I suddenly found myself feeling sorry for HER. I laughed nervously, reassuring everyone that I would be fine. That it wasn't their faults. They thanked me for taking the news so well, and I left, shellshocked.
I have a few choices as far as how to approach this situation. One is to frantically apply for jobs every day until I find one, which will mean spending much of my time looking for work, and be very stressful. Another is to wait around for my company to hire me back while I collect unemployment, which may be four to six weeks or longer, depending on when more works comes along. A third is to casually put the word out, and if a job comes along, i'll go for it. I've decided to go with the third option. The reason is, if I am not at work all day, I can spend more time doing things I'm passionate about. With careful budgeting of unemployment, savings, and a wonderful man who is extremely supportive, I may be able to sustain this gig for a few months so that I can dedicate myself to photography. I enjoy writing as well, so I thought a blog might be a good forum to share pictures, post and track goals, and share my feelings as I try to stay focused on the positives and avoid bingeing on alcohol, sleeping till noon everyday, and ending my life. Just kidding.
If I had to name some of my goals for this uncertain period, they would include:
1.) Make a photography website
2.) Write at least one small entry and share one picture on this blog, every day of my unemployment (unless I'm on a trip taking pictures!)
3.) Become more creative with cooking and really try to learn and come up with some great healthy and cost-friendly meals!
4.) Stay focused on the positives and try to make the most of this time off work, however short or long.
5.) Wake up by 9 or earlier, every day
6.) Play good house girlfriend to my man...I mean if i'm home all day, why NOT make him sammiches and do his laundry?
Well, I'd better return to work. Or, at least, pretend that I'm working. Honestly, I feel like a high school senior the week before graduation.
To kick off the photos, below is a picture I took in Joshua Tree this past weekend, of the stars rotating around polaris.
I have a few choices as far as how to approach this situation. One is to frantically apply for jobs every day until I find one, which will mean spending much of my time looking for work, and be very stressful. Another is to wait around for my company to hire me back while I collect unemployment, which may be four to six weeks or longer, depending on when more works comes along. A third is to casually put the word out, and if a job comes along, i'll go for it. I've decided to go with the third option. The reason is, if I am not at work all day, I can spend more time doing things I'm passionate about. With careful budgeting of unemployment, savings, and a wonderful man who is extremely supportive, I may be able to sustain this gig for a few months so that I can dedicate myself to photography. I enjoy writing as well, so I thought a blog might be a good forum to share pictures, post and track goals, and share my feelings as I try to stay focused on the positives and avoid bingeing on alcohol, sleeping till noon everyday, and ending my life. Just kidding.
If I had to name some of my goals for this uncertain period, they would include:
1.) Make a photography website
2.) Write at least one small entry and share one picture on this blog, every day of my unemployment (unless I'm on a trip taking pictures!)
3.) Become more creative with cooking and really try to learn and come up with some great healthy and cost-friendly meals!
4.) Stay focused on the positives and try to make the most of this time off work, however short or long.
5.) Wake up by 9 or earlier, every day
6.) Play good house girlfriend to my man...I mean if i'm home all day, why NOT make him sammiches and do his laundry?
Well, I'd better return to work. Or, at least, pretend that I'm working. Honestly, I feel like a high school senior the week before graduation.
To kick off the photos, below is a picture I took in Joshua Tree this past weekend, of the stars rotating around polaris.
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