Breath... it's beautiful.

So this unemployed thing has gotten out of hand. I am officially on vacation. Sure... we work on the houses. And yeeeeesss, we are starting a power washing biz (http://www.underpressure-dfw.com/). And of course I'm planning on getting my butt back in school in the fall. But in the mean time..... I'm reacquainting myself with my life! I have friends! And a beautiful family! And the best husband in the world! I love to sit and listen to the rain. And take naps when I want to. And I love having a CLEAN house! Who knew???

This too shall pass, but in the mean time, it's the best thing that could've happened to my mental health!

Unemployment and Me, by Julia Martinez

Hello all! I woke up this morning refreshed... at 8:30. I didn't have to drag myself from my cozy sheets for a dumb J.O.B. or anything! DTE was kind enough to do that for me today... and... every day. Heyyy! Wait a minute! What just happened? Ah crap! I got fired!!!!! Sneaky buggers, ain't they? Well, it's true, in our small 20+ person office yesterday, 5 people got "laid off", a/k/a canned, a/k/a put on an extended vacation without pay (you get the idea). I was PISSED at the time. I cried, stopped, cried, signed a severance agreement, stopped crying, called my boss (got her voicemail) and told her how pissed I was at her for not giving me advance warning (really Julia? really?) and for not being here when it happened WHILE crying, stopped crying, and went home to change into work clothes to go paint in and met Exo at Riverside. Exo asked me 3 times why I was mopy. I kept reminding him that NEITHER OF US HAVE A JOB!! Then it clicked - he asked, "Is this your first time getting FIRED?". "yes", I said. "Ooooohhhh! Now I understand! I was pissed the first time too! I've just gotten used to it, and don't get upset any more!" said Exo. I just looked at him. How could you possibly get "used to" getting canned!? I don't get it. And don't WANT to. I have updated my resume, and had planned on attending a job fair today - cancelled - Swine Flu. So I'm going to see the new Wolverine movie instead. I am going to try reallly hard to not get too comfortable with this situation. I can see it being easy to slip into the "i don't wannas".
This is also day 5 of my Master Cleanse! Yay! The Power Juicy is not tasting any better, but it's easier to drink than it used to be. I've totally lost all desire to eat. I forgot about the juice even until 11:00 today! I feel better. I've lost almost 7 pounds, and have ENERGY!
Well, I'm off to get ready to go to the movies now. I hope everyone had a productive day at their Job! I have updated my resume, so if anyone knows of any high-paying tanning or vacationing, or jobs where I could get a massage once a week, please let me know! haha