My first days of unemployment

Hello!

The fact that I am not working is finally starting to sink in. As an admitted workaholic, I totally expected to have a moment where I'm going to break down, call my boss and beg for my job back. But, to my surprise, that isn't going to happen. I KNOW without a doubt that I made the right decision. There is still a degree of sadness and fear because I left a company where I've been working for 12 years and I know that it is very unlikely that I will go back. However, it is nice to know that I can still see the people that I want to see, and that the times that I do see them will be spent catching up and having fun, instead of stressing about some impossible deadline that is looming.

Monday was just another day to me because it was the Brewers Opening Day. I got to tailgate with my friends, two of which I worked with, and enjoy the game. Unfortunately, I was in really, really rough shape through a few innings, and the fact that I wasn't feeling great really showed in almost all of the pictures from that day. But, I've come to love baseball in the last few years and I'm really excited that the season is kicking off.

Yesterday was interesting because it was my first "real" day off. I had a doctor's appt in the morning, and then I had to rush to finish two papers that were due by noon. After that, I decided to go to the pharmacy to fill my new prescriptiosn from the doctor visit and then the library to look for movies and a book to read. Turns out, almost EVERYONE in Milton fills prescriptions on Tuesday afternoon. The problem is that the demographics in the afternoon are really sick people picking up anti-biotics and the retired crew who have a MILLION questions. So, I think I'll resume my 5pm trips to the pharmacy from now on. From there, it turns out that every single unemployed or maybe third shift person in Janesville is at the library on Tuesday afternoons as well. I saw several people with a cart full of 20 movies, which explains why I can never find the movies that I want to see!

Anyway, I picked out three movies and then wanted to find a nice novel to read. Since I've only read a handful of books for fun in the last four years, I had no idea what to look for. So, I wandered for awhile. Before I knew it, I was standing in the business section. The books were things like starting a business, management techniques, financial management, etc. My wild ideas of starting my own business quickly found there way to the front of my brain. I quickly snapped back to reality and remembered that I can't be doing this right now--I need to take some time for myself!!! So, I made my way back to the new non-fiction section and found a great looking murder-suspense novel (my favorite kind of read!), and checked out behind someone with a cart full of at least 30 movies! Why aren't there limits? Seriously!

Today was pretty much a waste. I tried my new muscle relaxers that are supposed to help me sleep. I took the prescribed dose of two at bedtime around 10pm and was annoyed that I was still awake at 11:30. The next thing I new, it was 7:30am and my hubby was leaving for work. I made some comment about sleeping in, and then the next thing I knew...I woke up at 12:45!!!!! I sprung out of bed and realized that I was completely uncoordinated and out of it. It's 4:15 right now and I'm STILL trying to wake up and stop running into things. I'm afraid to try and walk out to the mailbox because my driveway is steep and I don't want to fall off the edge into the wooded area. I think half a dose will be appropriate tonight!

The rest of my afternoon and evening will be filled with the glam task of doing laundry. I'm so happy that I can start to take the load off of my hubby. The poor guy has had to manage absolutely everything in the household, plus stress over my health, so I am soooo happy to be able to start taking some of the burden off of him.

Peace out!
-S