Well, there’s no longer a job to go to everyday and suddenly there’s an additional 40 hours in the week. Possibly more if a commute was involved. Here’s a list of things to do while unemployed. Look for a job File for unemployment benefits Evaluate...
Continue reading...The Work Environment
Those who know me personally for the last 10 years can vouch for my hatred of open-plan office spaces and “office culture”. I was working in a particularly bad example of this type of environment over this last year and it added fuel to my...
Continue reading...Architects and Musicians
A bit over a week ago I went to a concert. It was one of those concerts where there are two opening acts and the whole thing takes place in one of those small venues where your feet may stick to the floor. They typically...
Continue reading...Surviving Unemployment – About the Benjamins
No series about being unemployed can be taken seriously unless money is discussed. So here’s my money discussion. Every time I’ve been unemployed, I’ve read articles about how a person is supposed to take time to find themselves, give themselves a break, yada, yada, yada....
Continue reading...Too Much Stuff – Part Two
(See Too Much Stuff – Part One here.) I’ve realized that the stuff itself, or getting rid of it, wasn’t what was weighing me down as much as the feeling that I didn’t have control over what I got to surround myself with. I was...
Continue reading...Surviving Unemployment – The Initial Downward Slide
I’ve made it through five days of unemployment and two of them were the usual weekend. I have created a giant list of things to do to keep me busy and have dedicated at least a couple of hours each day to connecting with people...
Continue reading...Surviving Unemployment – Step One
We may or may not be heading for a recession of some type. It certainly gets talked a lot about in the news media but I think that’s mostly because there are too many people in this world who want to work in the media...
Continue reading...Too Much Stuff – Part One
Too Much Stuff – Part One The last 3-5 months I’ve been really starting to focus on how much stuff I have around me and what portion of that I really truly like or use. This last month, that focus has started to turn into...
Continue reading...What Is Self-Care?
I’ve seen a few therapists in my time, starting with one visit back in college. Since then I’ve had a few longer term stints with less than stellar outcomes. Actually in once instance, I was getting somewhere but my therapist was a grad student and...
Continue reading...Elegance
If there is one thing I strive for when it comes to fashion, it’s that I’m always striving for elegance. I’m not sure that I’m ever going to get there but it’s something I study and continue to evaluate. I think there’s a very big...
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