365, Carter's Office

I spent some of the afternoon in Carter's office and I am happy to report that I got a solid two hours of work done! Way more productive than I have been the last few days, at least in terms of searching for employment. There is an empty cubicle at the office, (with a super comfy chair, I might add), and I have taken up residence there. Its perfect!

I woke up this morning at my regular time but didn't have anywhere to be until my haircut at 10 am. I told myself that I had to wait until at least 9:30 to leave (it's all of 10 minutes away) and I would still be there obsessively early. I found myself making many more trips than necessary up and down the stairs JUST TO PASS THE TIME. And this is only day 2 of unemployment!

I'm going to keep going to Carter's office because it made a big difference, and I'm going to divide my day into 2 general chunks: before lunch will be devoted to job applications, and after lunch will be for freelance work. Yesterday I was so overwhelmed by everything that I didn't even know where to start, so this structure will be good for me.

Unemployment, Day 1

I had lunch with a friend from work and a friend of hers from who is a graphic designer for BAH. It was a yummy meal, great conversation, and (courtesy of Amy) I made an excellent contact! I am dying to work there and have been applying on and off since I graduated, so this will only help, I'm sure. He also has a t-shirt business and may be looking for freelance designers next summer. I am aware that things may not pay off immediately, but somewhere down the line, this will be useful!

I googled unemployment jokes today and was utterly disappointed. Sure, its not an ideal situation, but lets at least get some laughs out of it!

Unemployment lesson learned today: the gym is empty at 4:30 on a Friday afternoon.