FUNemployment

I went out and rode 40 this morning before I had to hang it up to get to work.  If it wasn't for work, I would have rode another 40 and then had lunch with the girl.  So go for a long ride and then find someone awesome to have lunch with

Look for a new job?

x2 on sleep. And train.
Catch up on everything. Cleaning, laundry, wash the car, mow the yard, frame that photo. It's the little stuff I can never get caught up on. 

Also, volunteer?

I always have Mondays off and I make good use of them.  This morning I caught a ride with my husband into his workplace and then rode my bike home - it's fun to have variety for a bike ride. I always plan my longer training days for Mondays.  I have a few friends that have nontraditional schedules so we meet up for coffee or meet at the gym to play something totally frivolous like racquetball.  If I am being "good" I do a lot more housework, too.

Enjoy your time off - I hope it's not too long.

I would spend time working on my cooking skills.  Go for more hikes and stop and enjoy the views.  I've always wanted to learn Spanish too- so I think I would put some time into that. 

Have fun!

Teejaay - 2012-04-30 7:31 PM

ratherbeswimming - 2012-04-30 3:09 PM

Bad news: I lost my job

Good news: My days are now wide open.

Please tell me all of the glorious things you'd do if you didn't have to go to work today. I'll do them - if I can - and report back to you. You can live vicariously through me, and give me something to feel good about

Go hiking and biking with me! . Sorry about the job.

Yes! Name the time and place I'll be there!

Damn Elaine!

I know how that is.  Unfortunately, been there done that.  My latest...  "Well it's been 6 months since my latest cancer treatment and it looks like I'm in remission."  "Good for you...  You're fired."

What do you want to do?  I have IT contacts all around the country.  I know plenty in the Tuscon area.  If you're in IT and if you want to send me your resume, I can network it amongst some friends.

And what would I do?

1. Get drunk and then sleep in.
2. Get laid, sleep in, get breakfast in bed made for you and then go back to sleep.
3. Go biking, hiking, swimming and then sleep in.
4. Maybe take 1 week to backpack tour... while sleeping in every day.
5. Get drunk and laid again on the 13th night... and then sleep in.
6. On the 14th day, after two weeks of "mental health" - wake up early, job hunt and network your butt of to land a new gig!

I'm sorry to hear you lost your job. That must be sucky and scary.  But I'd also do what BFD would do ^^^ Godspeed!

Visit my old stomping grounds in FL, and have a few drinks with fellow BT members (me!). Then go swimming and give (a lot) of pointers to fellow BT members (me again!). Then go riding and biking with said BT members (guess who?). Request BT that members pay you in beer, wings, and (apparently) milkshakes.

Or go climb Kilimanjaro...Oh, sorry. You already did that.

As stressful as it can be, enjoy the break. I was unemployed for 9 months last year and it went by so quickly. My advice:

Hit the grocery store at non-peak hours

Take advantage of the mid-week sales at clothing stores

Go out to lunch - way less busy than dinner and cheaper too!

Enjoy the unlimited training opportunities, but it can be so hard to get motivated if you know you have all day to do it. 

I'm going to be in the same situation as you in about a month and a half or so... and I figure that I'm going to use the time to enjoy myself, get to know the city and train!

More specificially, some of the things I want to do:

• take an architecture tour of the city
• go and check out the museums
• find new places to go have a delicious lunch (and find a delicious milkshake?)
• spend some quality time at the beach
• make a commitment to get better at running (running sucks)
• enjoy having some downtime

I like this! Great idea.

Sorry to hear about the job, I would spend some time with the family, spend some time getting everything done I normally fit into the evenings so I could spend time with friends then.

Vegas.

Sorry to hear about your unemployment, Elaine.  Maybe this will be an opportunity to get your coaching enterprise going?

I would take some time to get my house organized and get my garden planted and readied the way I like it.  In between I would throw in some training, time with the dogs in the woods and some general relaxation.  When I was layed off years ago, my flower beds and garden looked great despite the caretaker being under the influence of Tangeray and tonics!   Aahhh, those were the days!

Personally? I'd lay around all day until it was to late to do anything and be mad cause I did not even shower and then I'd be depressed cause I wasted the entire day. I would then vow that tomorrow was going tobe a good day, only I'd stay up to late watching crap TV and not get up again the next day.

But, that's me.