I'm trying to figure out how to start this diary, but I have no clue where to go. Unemployment will do that to a person. No cash in the pocket to do anything with is a serious hindrance to getting done the daily tasks of life that have to be taken care of. That, plus being faced with the loss of the car at the end of January (actually, the 21st, but I digress) adds even more impetus to the task at hand.
Being jobless just plain sucks. It saps everything you have...it gnaws at your very fiber. Pounding the pavement gets old. I'll admit, I haven't been here for long. I was let go on the 15th of December, right before Christmas. It's hell having to explain to the kids that Christmas will be a bit 'thin' because Santa is on a budget (actually, he's not...I am)
But, I just completed an interview today that promises an opportunity for me to stabilize the household, and possibly give me a chance to start stabilizing my life, which has been in a tailspin since I got laid off back in 2008.
Finally, a chance to get back up on my feet. Maybe.
And that's where the request for help comes in.
Please allow me a few moments of your time, if you will, and follow me below the Orange Squiggle.