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The former unemployed guide to wedding season

Three weddings and counting and I have another lesson in life why being unemployed, or formerly unemployed, ruins your social life. You see I was invited to five, that’s right, five weddings this year. That number is not a lie. Starting in August and running through December; I’ve made three and sadly that’s where it [...]

Nine months later

Nine months ago today I was unemployed. It was the day after my layoff and I refused to be scared. Life happens and I decided to do whatever it took to survive. It worked. If you had asked me then the path to me today, or the person I am becoming, I would have been [...]

Life after a road trip

I went, I saw and I drove. Now, I’m back.  Gone are my peanut butter and carrot lunches, Goldfish filled snack breaks and endless hours of driving along the Wyoming and South Dakota highways. It was good to be gone but it feels right to be back. I had plenty-o-time to think on the road [...]

This time tomorrow

At the end of this month I’ll be officially unemployed again. As I’m nearing the end of my time at my start-up, I’ve been wrapping things up and applying for jobs at the same time. Multitasking for the win! It’s been an odd feeling to see the end of my job this time around. Unlike [...]

Lessons from Buffy: accepting the unexpected

I realized this weekend that during my foray back into the land of unemployment that I had overlooked, neglected mind you, a very important hero. She was a staple for my slumber parties, provided me a new wave of female empowerment and offered me endless one-liners — some of which I still use to this [...]

Pseudo-unemployment: the fashion tote collectors’ item

Exciting things are afoot. It’s almost like I have a full-time job but I don’t, and that’s actually perfect for me. What I do have is my own makeshift, full-time, part-time contract work to fill up my next month. In other words, for the next few weeks I will be able to get out of [...]

Back to the land of breathing through my nose

I am finally feeling human again. I am kinda excited about this. Today marks day two of no DayQuil, and as much as I liked chugging the horribly tasting orange gunk it feels good to wake up in the morning and not be in a head cloud of medicine. It helped that I also slept [...]

A lesson from Charlotte: keep your chin up

Can we finally say we are not surprised by the growing numbers of unemployment benefits claims?