![]() ![]() ![]() Looking for a job at 50 is no easy task, ask anyone that's 50 and out there looking for a job. I've been given 10 weeks of severance and I know I should be grateful I'm getting that but.(isn't there always a but). Well I thought I would give Blogging a try.Īfter 20 years, I've been given my walking papers, pink slip, layoff notice - call it what you want when you peel back the layers it's the same as being kicked in the stomach. If anyone happens to read this blog and knows someone that's looking for a hard working dedicated employee I know someone that's looking. I think I'll go slip my bedroom slippers on and head to the quick market to play the lottery.NOT!! Got to save my pennies. It's Saturday evening, I'm sitting here in my PJ's, that I've been in all day, and just realized there's a lottery drawing tonight. I'd rather make a "pie in the sky" even if its lemon pie. What's the old saying when life hands you lemons make lemonade, well I've been making lemonade for way too many years and I'm starting to run out of the sugar it takes to make lemonade sweet. ![]() I don't believe anyone has actually found the Fountain of Youth yet, have they? Okay, I hear you mumbling.yes, I know I can do something about the pudgy part but (oh goodness there's that but word again) do you have any suggestions for changing the fact that I'm 50. The interviews last week went well BUT (isn't there always a but) I left each one realizing that I'm not that pretty young thing anymore and no matter how skilled I am I have to face the fact that I'm 50 and pudgy. I don't necessarily want to be rich (of course it would be nice) but mostly I just want to be able to meet my monthly obligations and have a little money left over at the end of the month. I'm writing this blog hoping that somehow I'll have an epiphany, a light bulb will come on, I'll think of the most amazing thing to do with the next 20, 30, 40 years of my life. Not something I ever thought I would be in a million years. I am now officially an unemployment statistic. Don't mean to be a downer today guess its the rain.well that's what I'm going to blame it on. Well bloggers guess I'll end my blog for today maybe tomorrow I'll have a different perspective on life. (hit a road block can't think of 12 things for my to do list, is that bad luck if I don't have an even number, should I scrap my To Do List all together. Okay, so I've decided I need to get busy and make a Things To Do List.Ģ Clean House (plenty of time to do that later)ĥ Look at Want Ads in today's paper (oops, already did that not much to choose from)Ħ Wash Clothes for work (not necessary forgot I'm unemployed)ħ Try to think of things to do that don't cost money (creating this "To Do List" is a lot harder then I thought it would be.)ġ1 Clean out my closets (oops, this falls under #2, do this later) ![]()
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