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My all American carpe diem road trip

Oh Robin Williams how right you were when you spoke to me — through the VCR of course — about opportunity and life and seizing the day. I always wanted an opportunity to throw caution to the wind and seize the moment, but I am horrible at it. My mind always races ahead. Minutes, days, [...]

When nothing isn’t good enough

Dealing my own cool hand

Yes, we do have Christmas in contract work land

I have a lot of time to think. Ask anyone who is unemployed for more than a week and they will agree that unemployment is like being married to yourself. I haven’t thought this much about my employment status, life, and the great meaning of things since I was an undergraduate in college and I [...]

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 [...]

When your unemployment relationship starts to go toxic

How do you celebrate two months of unemployment?

Let’s do it, let’s return from Mars

I know I took liberty on the quote, hopefully Arnold forgives me , but I just got back from LaidOff Camp which I like to call my version of Space Camp. Even with the rain, the bottle of DayQuil I was chugging and the lack of actual space travel,  it was well worth the $10 [...]

Everday is Sunday when you’re unemployed

Mornings are made for Franken Berry cereal and tea.

Tactic one: role playing “I have a job”

Using make believe techniques to get me through the work week.

Morning routines

From hating routines to incorporating them in to my life, I have become Rachel “routine to the last drop.”