All dressed up and no place to go...

Just got home from the job fair downtown at the Coliseum. It really is a sad state of affairs out there. I passed out some resumes and talked to quite a few people, but there just doesn't seem to be much in the way of HR or accounting/admin available right at the moment. It did however feel pretty good to get all dressed up and spiffy looking. I even straightened my hair (no easy feat!) I wasn't ready to come home...I even called a few friends to see if they were available for lunch, but "oh that's right" everyone else has jobs! Silly me :)

The husband hurt his back on Tuesday while attempting to fix a leak underneath our kitchen sink (the plumber finally came and fixed it yesterday). Are all men complete babies when they are in pain? It's like I'm getting a flash-forward to when he's in his eighties...all hunched over, moaning, "get me my heating pad and ibuprofen...". Good Lord! He fell asleep with the heating pad on last night and I had to do some interesting maneuvers to get the thing turned off. The last thing we need is an electrical fire in bed! I know...I know...they are supposed to be safe and all, but I won't even leave the house unless the dryer is off and the toasters unplugged! Neurotic? Me? Nooooooooo. Anyway, I hope he is feeling better tonight.

So, here I sit among my animals in our fairly cluttered computer room pondering whether to have tuna or chicken salad for lunch...or maybe an omelet...hmmm. Actually, an omelet sounds pretty darn good...I think I have some chives, mushrooms, and swiss...oh yeah...an omelet it will be! Time to refuel the brain.

Enjoy the day!

The Unemployed Housewife

How much TLC can one person watch?

So, here we are...my very first blog post as the "unemployed housewife". I was laid off from my job of almost four years just before Christmas...yay...Merry Christmas. I think it is a blessing in disguise though, because why on earth would I want to continue to work with people that would lay off a long term employee right before the holidays? I mean, that is just crappy. As Forest would say "that's all I have to say about that". I am not going to waste any more time discussing the negative because after all, there is nothing but positive in my future! (and Karma is a bitch people!)

Right so now we have to discuss the future...hmmm..what will the future bring? I have not a clue, but I can tell you one thing this "housewife" bit is getting old. At first, I found the idea intriguing, attractive really...the house will be immaculate, dinner on the table for the husband and kiddo, I will have extra time for hobbies and projects...but in truth, it sucks. I have come to realize June Cleaver I am not! I need contact people! Human contact! I'm looking forward to my trip to the bank and the dry cleaners today, so I can have a little face time with someone other than my two dogs and cats who by the way , are extremely annoyed that I am home all day, taking up valuable couch space that they could be utilizing when no one is home!

Indeed, I do need to get moving, I have steak defrosting in the sink and laundry to be folded and an Oprah coming on at 4! I'll check back in tomorrow, meanwhile pray that I am not tempted to watch anymore TLC, because I am starting to believe I may be pregnant from watching so many episodes of "Birth Day" and I'm seriously rethinking my wardrobe choices after watching "What Not to Wear"...over and over again!

Rainbows and Fruit Roll-ups to all!
The Unemployed Housewife