The life of the unemployed - Day 1

I know all of you are dying to know how I spent my first day of unemployment. After spending a weekend sulking, I decided to be productive today. But, first I needed to watch the latest episode of Lipstick Jungle. Then, I updated my resume, website and my Aquent profile. Applied for some jobs and informed my staffing agency (Aquent) that I’m available for work. I also started organizing a small home office for me (aka Leashal Headquarters).

Now I’m going to make some tea and read myself to sleep.

Tags: Home, Work

One rough week

I think this past week will be included in my list of Life’s Top 10 Shittiest Weeks.

On Tuesday my family & I had to attend our Hardship hearing. Just take a moment to think about that….HARDSHIP hearing…..and it certainly lived up to its name of being hard. I was a complete wreck for a couple days after the hearing that forced me to be submerged in my grief (again), and brought other pains to the surface.

Then on Friday afternoon my boss called me into his office and asked me to close the door behind me - which I learned meant I was either getting a promotion or laid off. I want to remain respectful of my former employer and won’t divulge all the details here on the internet - but if you take me out for a beer or a cup of coffee I’ll tell you why I’m now unemployed, and I’ll probably ask you to pay for my drink.

These two events and a couple other things have caused me to struggle with anger, feelings of worthlessness, fear of abandonment and depression. Not to mention the fear and nervousness I now have about my future. I am truly feeling like I need an escape - even if just for a couple days.

Tags: Insanity, Work