And there goes the phone again!

I said there were things I would be filling my days with...In continuing to document my life since being locked out on November 14th, I feel like I have lost quite a bit of steam. I had the quick off the block flurry of activity, then Thanksgiving weekend of craziness, and now really nothing. Well, not nothing nothing. I got a seasonal job at Barnes and Noble that I start on Thursday, and I am completely psyched about that. And I learned how to make veggie broth from veggies and water and some spices. I also connected my laptop to my office printer wirelessly, played a VERY drunken game of Wingo (sorry, Sylvia), have done some Christmas shopping, learned how to make scarves and bracelets from t-shirts, realized that I HATE painting pottery while making some gifts for some friends, watched The Muppets and while doing so regained some childlike wonder and love, eaten like 15 meals out of the house, and put up my tree. That might sound like a lot, but that is literally all I have done since November 28th. There might be a few more mundane tasks, checking my mom's mail, planning food and drinks for the holiday party, watching the First 48 and to Catch a Predator at 1 AM... Really, nothing. I feel like someone else should document their lives so I can see how far off the path I am of "normal" busy! Right now I seem to be at "fill your day" busy. That's the least awesome of the busies, because it is VERY expensive. And while not working is FAR more lucrative than Miss Julie's ever was, I still can't go spending willie nillie. I learned that a bankruptcy on Miss Julie's will cost me several thousand dollars, so I should start saving, especially as my rotten toothed land baron wants to sue me for December's rent saying that I left before the lease was up and chose to go out of business. Pretty tough to stay in business when your locks have been changed. But anyway, I digress, and as Yoda says, "anger leads to hate and hate leads to suffering." So, I will move on! I feel like I used to be able to sit down and knock a blog out, or a few more pages of my book, or whatever, so easily. Lately it's like I feel this tightness in my stomach every time I write, and while the words are here I am just waiting to be pulled away, distracted. I never imagined that being unemployed would leave me "fill your day" busier than ever before. Tomorrow Brian is off so we have to get his car fixed, correctly this time, do some holiday shopping, maybe play some disc golf, and who knows what else. Thursday I am taking a friend's spot volunteering at a food bank since she is busy, then working, then WINGO. If I can, before then, I will be back! Otherwise, if I am not working on Friday, I will dedicate at least 1 full hour to the blog and the book. In the meantime, here is a thought to leave you with, "Busy work means something that is meaningless, so maybe being busy shouldn't be the goal at all."