1st day of being unemployed

So here I am on my first day of being unemployed. I have worked since I was 15 and have had only 1 year break with my kids when they were little that it's so weird not having to go to work. I know that the one thing I will miss the most from going to work is all of my friends. I was with that company for 4 years and well you all become a little family so it's sad that I won't see them or have them to clown with but I know we will be in touch.

The layoff's were no surprise so maybe that prepared me for what was coming and maybe that's why I don't feel so bad. I think if it was random I would feel really bad. So I have so much I want to do till I find a new job, there are project around the house I want to do, there are website projects I want to work on and I let it all drive me nuts. So today I just started by cleaning my house! I have cleaned all of my upstairs, have been doing laundry all day and have been looking for recipes for what I'm going to make for dinner. I think that is one thing that excites me, it's having the time to cook a new meal every day! Hurray!! Today's meal will be Vinegar Chicken, can't wait to taste the outcome.

And yes that is exactly how I did all of my cleaning just in case you were wondering, just like that image above. lol ;-)

My hubby just keeps telling me not to worry about it and enjoy the time I will be at home, well I am trying but I just can't put the thought of running out of money out of my mind but I will try. :-) I know I should be working on my resume and portfolio site now instead of cleaning my house and doing anything else, but I just need to clear my head, and need a little bit of time off to "relax" and then I will get on all of that. I mean don't get me wrong, my resume is out there and my site, but they both need some work, so sometime this week I will get on that. Right now I need to do a deep clean in my house, drawers, closets, cabinets etc. I will feel I have accomplished something by doing that and then can work in a nice and clean environment. Cause I cannot sit here and try and get stuff done on the computer while my house is a mess NO WAY!

So anyway, first day went fine, hope tomorrow goes better and I get more accomplished.

Oh yea and another thing, I don't hold a grudge on my employer or wish him to hell or any of those crazy things some people wish on him for the layoffs. I really do hope that he does good and that his project takes off and can have a new beginning. And I do hope he can pay those people he owes back, because of all of those people who bitch and cry on that blog, the only ones I feel for are those that never got paid. Because if I were in their shoe's I would be as pissed as they are. So I wish him well and hope it all works out for him. I thank him for the opportunity he gave me and for everything I learned working there, and of-course for meeting all of the great people I met.