The Perks of Being Unemployed

Instead of feeling depressed and unworthy all the time, I decided to pick myself up with the pros of being an unemployed teacher. Don't get me wrong; there are plenty of cons.  I've focused on them so much it's almost crippling.  But, just for this week, I'm going to try not to think about them.  My sister and nephew flew in from CA for a visit, so this week is about family and positivity.

The first two perks, and truly my absolute favorites, are no bra and all day pjs.  Honestly, the best feeling upon waking up later than 6:00 a.m. is getting out of the pjs you slept in and into a fresh set.  Soooooo comfy.  No bra?  Even better.  Gravity has already attacked The Girls, so why bother with pretense.  

Next best thing?  Hanging out with kitty all day.  Ally Jane is roughly 13 years old, so I'm not sure how much longer we have together. This is time to soak up all the love and belly rubs that I can get.  

Something I'm in dire need of, but really don't like, is time to work out.  With all the stress and anxiety of late, I've really been slacking on diet and exercise.  I've gained weight and don't think I'll be ready for the 10 miler in October. I need to get off my ass and get back at it.  I now have the time, I just need the motivation.  

I'm a nerd, I love to learn new things.  Now's the chance to learn a new language.  I'm using DuoLingo to learn German and I absolutely love it.  It's not easy, but it's not too difficult.  Just enough of a distraction to keep my mind occupied. 

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I have time to learn a new skill like drawing, and BW photography.  I got with the cool kids and now have an Instagram account where I try to post a BW photo each day.  I'm no Ansel Adams, but I like what I've posted so far.  I've picked up some drawing supplies and a book and I'm excited to get started on that, also.

Finally, I can save money on Back-to School stuff.  I don't need to buy anything. Nothing for me, nothing for the classroom, nothing at all.  I can completely ignore the ads and the sales.  Yay!!

So this week I intend to focus on the up.  The only down I want to think about is down the shore, where I'm hanging out with my family and trying really hard to forget how crappy I've been lately.