Been There...
A message sent from one of my readers…
Message: At the advice of someone very close to my heart, I finally found my way to your blog! A great read, very funny stuff! Sounds a lot like my own life: crazy, but in a good way!
Now for some advice (yes, I am a mother) about finding a job. My number one, sure-fire, no fail method for finding a job: Pound the pavement. Forget the newspaper ads, the internet searches, the FYI emails from controlling friends and family. The ONLY way to find a job is to put yourself out there. Go door to door, possibly beg, and if all else fails – bring on the tears. I know this sounds a bit 1965, but it probably wouldn’t hurt to beocme a blond, if you’re not one already. Although, with a name like Sissy Larue, I’ll bet you and Lady Clairol are bff!
I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that if – and when – you knock on the right door and actually find a job, your life as you know it will definitely change. During your time of unemployment, or ‘reflection’ as I think you called it, I’ll just bet you slept later, read more, caught up on the soaps and the new cast members of the View, checked out the best on DVD since 2007 and probably got used to all of it in a heartbeat.
Isn’t it great to live in pajamas until it’s time to get that daily Starbucks fix? Even better is when you settle for Tim’s Drivethru and you don’t even have to make the effort to lose the pajamas and actually get dressed. (We all know how tiring dressing can be!) Getting back on that work horse will certainly be a challenge (read ‘rude awakening’) but you can do it. All you really have to do is get up earlier, close the book, turn off the tube, return the DVD’s, get dressed and … listen to your mother!