I think it is safe to say I have dropped the ball just a tad with blogging.  However, change has been swirling in the air and my attention has been required elsewhere for a time.  At the beginning of the year I stepped out of the unemployment line and joined the ranks of the full-time employed.  I have to say it is a huge relief for several reasons. The biggest being I no longer have people asking me how the job search is going.  While I know everyone had the best of intentions, it got a little redundant. My feelings about this was perfectly reflected in an episode of one of my favorite TV sitcoms ‘How I Met Your Mother’.

Marshall: So Robin, how’s the job and apartment search going?

Robin: Oh, you didn’t hear? I’m a lead anchor on CNN, and I’ve got a penthouse overlooking Central Park made of gold! Get your head out of your ass, Marshall!

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wanted to tell someone to get their head out of their ass.  No, I haven’t found a job yet.  Just like I hadn’t found one the last time you asked.  Which was less than 24 hours ago. Does that seem a little insensitive?  Perhaps.  However, lets not forget I feel like telling at least one person on nearly a daily basis to pull their head out of their ass.  I felt like people figured I forgot about my need to solidify a job, and asking me daily how it was going was just a nice little favor on their part.  Trust me, I never forgot.  I never escaped from the reality that bills have to be paid.

In all seriousness though, it is a huge relief to know I am making a contribution to society.  I no longer live with the fear that someday in the near future I won’t be able to financially support myself.  And for that I am grateful.  Even if it does mean I have to wear pants on a daily basis.

posted by Olivia Singleton
Filed under: Unemployment