The Life of the Unemployed.

I could get used to being unemployed. Despite my lack of paychecks, I really enjoy the sleeping in, watching movies, and general lazing around. But that's just in my downtime. The past few days have gone sort of like this: wake up around 9, enjoy a bowl of cereal and feed Fisher, look online for jobs and apply to those not scam-tastic, then do some yoga and low cardio courtesy of ExerciseTV. Then it's a light lunch and time for the sneakers to come on and this is where Fisher does his happy dance. We go to the park for a walk around the lake and then to the dog park (today I'll be bringing bubbles and his red ball. Dog loves his bubbles). Then we come home and hang out til it's time to start working on dinner. Granted, some days differ depending on whether I have laundry (like today), or need to run errands. But running errands (i.e. stamps, groceries, etc.) means spending money, so I've been doing my best to avoid that.
I've been thinking about what needs to get done that isn't job related, as far as my own goals go. I want to start writing again, but there are a few things I need to get situated in order to do that. I also want to retry my hand at knitting. I want to add to my scrapbook, which leads me to making sure I get plenty of pictures for all the occasions: the scrapbook, the Scavenger Hunt Challenge each month, and to keep progressing on my own as a photographer. One of my goals this year was to sell one or more of my photos, and I can't do that if I'm hiding in the house all the time. But at least it's free for me to do that.
I won't be unemployed forever. And it's not for lack of trying either--I've applied to a bunch of different things and have yet to hear back from anyone. It's no one's fault; the economy is terrible right now. I don't blame anyone for it. But that doesn't mean I'm just sitting around expecting paperwork to fall into my lap, either. I've contacted who could help me, gotten numbers and recommendations from people, and generally just tried to put myself out there as a hardworking member of society. While I have no idea what may constitute as a future career, I know what I don't want to do, which I suppose is a start.
I do know that I need to stay busy. When I get bored, that's when I create havoc for myself. People are lucky I'm responsible, or I would've just blown all my money and gone backpacking in Europe or something since I really have nothing better to do at the moment. But that would be irresponsible and I'm rarely of that breed, so in Nashville I stay. My sister wants to fly me down to Florida to hang with her for a few days but I think that still falls under the irresponsible category, unfortunately. I feel like I have to stay here, not just to save money, but to be available should something come up. What can I say? I'm a slave to the paycheck. But until the next paychecks come rolling in, for now I guess I'll be satisfied with sleeping late, walks at the park, and tending to my own hobbies. Though if I could get rich off this blog, I wouldn't be opposed. Just sayin'.
LC.