There are more positive aspects of unemployment than having the leisure time to watch Monty Python's entire body of work. And I don't mean quality, just quantity. Here are ten that I have enjoyed:
1. It's a great excuse to quit smoking. (I understand that cigarettes will not likely be the first expense to be eliminated, but try to wait a couple days after you run out next time and you'll get so attached to that extra 5 dollars that you won't be able to part with it.)
2. It's a great excuse to slow down, i.e. drink less.
3. If you don't want to go out less, it's a great excuse to make new friends so that they can buy you drinks. Since your old friends will likely be sick of buying you drinks...
4. If no one will buy you drinks, you'll still make new friends because you're everybody's new favorite D.D.
5. It's a great reason to learn how to cook, since you can't afford to eat out anymore. Not even McDonald's.
6. Your pets will be happier. The dog will get more walks, not to mention the table scraps of botched meals at home...
7. You'll have time to renovate... get out the gas mask and dive under that bed. Who knows, maybe you'll find an old resume you can work on tucked in there.
8. You'll rediscover the thrill of bargain shopping.
9. You can spend hours on Wikipedia. And when you get to an interview, you can blow your future boss away with everything you know about German Short-Haired Pointers.
10. You'll have an excuse to de-clutter. You can tell everyone that's why you're having the yard sale, and use the profits to buy one last pack of cigarettes...
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I was afraid when I got to the part about the gas mask and diving under the bed. I thought you'd given up hope and were making a bunker. Glad to see it was just a resume you were after.
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