My word for 2020 is acceptance - and boy, have I really had to put that to use. I like to think back to my word every once in a while and reflect on how I've been doing. I've had to accept a lot this year. I think we can all agree that 2020 pretty…
Tag: pandemic
Excuses, Excuses
I'm starting to feel a little pathetic. Job searching comes with a lot of ups and downs. Rejection emails, ghosting, preliminary interviews that just confuse me further. It feels like every time I talk to someone about what I'm going through, they give me these puppy dog eyes like I'm a broken toy. So I'll…
When Times Are Tough, How Do You Cope?
My friend Bill asked me this questions as part of my nomination for the Liebster Award. When times are tough, how do I cope? I don't, if we're being honest. I'm pretty big on shutting down and ignoring the world when things begin to get too tough. My body even rejects the stress, I normally…
Rejected
When talking about unemployment, I often talk about how many companies ghost you after you send in an application. You might get a confirmation the application was received, you might now, and you most likely will never hear from them again. I’ve applied to around 25 jobs now, most of which I didn’t hear back…
Updated Summer Bucket List
Once again I'm updating my bucket list to better reflect our current situation. With job hunting and a move right around the corner, some things were just very unrealistic. So here's what I've done and what I plan to do! Go on a lake trip with my friends Go to the beach at least once…
One Month Of Unemployment
When I got laid off, I thought that it couldn’t take me too much time to find a new job. Right? Even though millions of other people are also unemployed and I have to apply to jobs out of state and I’m trying to narrow my field - it can’t be that hard, right? Well…
Finding Alone Time In A Pandemic
During lockdown, you may find yourself in a situation where you can't get any alone time. Or you may find yourself in a situation where you have too much alone time because you live alone. Personally, I live with my boyfriend so during this pandemic we've been spending a lot of time together. For the…
5 Things To Do When You Get Laid Off
1. Cry about itOh yea, I cried. I silently sobbed when they told me my position was eliminated, I cried every time someone said something nice to me. Just feel all your feelings because it sucks and you deserve to let it out. 2. Cut the tiesWhen you get laid off, your company is pretty…
Getting Laid Off – Initial Thoughts
Hi friends! I am now writing to you as a funemployed adult who is uhhhhhhhh freaking out. There's no ideal time to lose your job, but I would think a pandemic is really the least ideal time to lose your job. I'm now one of those 40 million or so people in America who lost…
The Body’s Reaction To Stress
Some people can really take stress. Some people really can't. And then there's me who pretends that I can take it and then my body starts falling to pieces because my bad mental health starts to leak into my bad physical health. I can't really see it coming. Like I know that I've been having…
