Up and Running!

Last week I finally broke down and called Comcast. I need to be online full time. Now, those of you that know me KNOW I loathe Comcast for every reason I can come up with. I won't elaborate because it's just negative! After giving AT&T a failing shot I decided I'd splurge on the luxuries that no unemployed person deserves. I got high speed internet and digital cable with DVR. I have come to LOVE the DVR over the past three years! I can set any show to record and watch it anytime I please. That's great since I am not a big TV watcher. Instead of watching TV I spend most of my time browsing the world wide web. I'm looking for a job which is practically impossible these days without being online. I'd say I've applied for dozens of jobs over the past three months. Most of the time I feel like I'm just reappling for positions that I'm overqualified for. IMHO I think employers have the unemployed by the balls. They have a position, a hundered people probably want it, therefore they can offer whatever lame salary they want and the most desperate will claw eachother's eyes out for it. Not a pretty place to be because if I don't get an extension on my unemployment I'll be sitting in Hart Plaza asking suburbanites if I can have a quater to buy my cat some nip. It could be worse, right? I whole-heartedly believe that. I just have to remember that I can't control everything, even though I try, and that I have to leave some things to the powers that be. I don't think it's my destiny to live in a cardboard box. So, rather that start packing, I've decided to be proactive and take my degree further and sign up for the MSW licensure exam. I think it's bull because I already have a 50k degree that says I know what I need to know to be a social worker. "They" just need to beat the sense out of me to prove it, I suppose. Every interview I had been on ended with "Oh, we're looking to hire someone with their license." Soon, my interviews started with "I only have my limited license. Is that a problem?" Yes, apparently it is. Blah. I'm no longer going to let it get me down. I have an appointment on Wednesday to take the practice exam. Depending on how well I do, I'll know how close I am to the real deal. I bought the "best" study guide out there last summer. I guess it's time to dust it off and crack the binding? I concede.

Anywhoo ... Monday Motivation? Yes. I guess being unemployed for six months is enough to realize I need to be more proactive if I'll ever find another job. Given the economic status in Michigan apparently a Master's Degree isant enough.

In my spare time *snicker* I've been spending time with friends. I need them for support and the ocassional pick-me-up. Because, I'll admit, being unemployed can get depressing. Especially when everyone is off at work and I'm sitting here pondering the importance of existence. over the weekend i had a friend point out to me that I have all the time in the world to do whatever is most important to me. Why, I think he's right! I need to make physical fitness my job. I've got at least eight hours in a day that I can devote to eating right and working out. I have NO excuse since I have two gym memberships AND a gym in my building! That makes me LAZY! I always say I "hate" lazy people. What the hell is wrong with me?? Blah! I have work to do. I'm on a 10 Pound Challenge which will go through mid-June and since today is June 1 I better get busy! I'm going to track my progress DAILY. It's embarassing but I have to do it. If you're a regular on my blog (Lisa~ that means you. You're the only one I know that actually still reads this!!) please give me a boost or as we say on c(dot)com, a kick in the ass. Please and Thank You!