So it’s been nearly a month that I’ve been jobless.
And I gotta say, while living without stress is pretty damn blissful, the lack of… a purpose is starting to irk me a little.
Here’s what I do every day.
Wake up (not that late surprisingly), have breakfast, decide whether or not to put on makeup and contacts depending on the day’s non-schedule.
Go online, reply emails, check on wedding stuff here and there.
I’ve actually picked up some part-time work to do! Same industry but the difference is the work is very very manageable and I get to work from home! At least I got something to do and get to earn a little bit of money for myself and not be a kept woman for Fatty wtf. So if there’s stuff to do, I’ll do that.
If not, I’ll go run some errands. Grocery shopping has become like the big thing of my days FML. I hate grocery shopping hahahaha. But since I’m the one who’s not working, I’m also the one with the most time to go out and shop for food. But shitty part of running errands is the amount of time I have to spend stuck in traffic as a consequence -____- I never realized this cos normally I’d be indoors at the office, or at client’s office. So now that I have to go here and there to do stuff or even meet friends, the jam is killing me -_____- Especially when you just have to run out to buy one item or drop off something and you spend twenty minutes stuck in the car D:
That said, because I’m by myself during the day, I drive myself a lot more now! I promise I uh, don’t scratch the car on the pavements or anything wtf. But my parking still sucks so I use The Secret to find good easy parking spaces LOLOL. And I just found out Cheesie does the same thing hahahahahaha.
Other things I realized is that if I’m not working, I spend a lot more money T_______T Once I was waiting for Ooib to finish work at Gardens so we could go home together. I walked into Topshop and walked out poorer fts. Then another time I was waiting for Fatty and I already had a book in hand to entertain me, but I still went to the bookstore and bought another two books -____- Or if I go out to a mall for lunch, I’ll sure get distracted by Watsons or Sasa and go home with new makeup/skincare. D: D:
This will stop now!!! *bangs table
When I was working, I had very little free time. So because of that, I’d make sure that my every minute was spent productively. Sure I’d procrastinate and read a few tweets or blogs here and there but for the most part I had a checklist in my head of things to do and I actively planned out each day what I was going to do. For instance, after work, have dinner and write a blogpost, and leave an hour for watching half a movie with Fatty before I go to sleep.
But the truth is, I am an awful procrastinator. If I have the luxury of time, that is. I’m so bad that I can procrastinate doing things I actually like, by doing other things I like. Like I can watch Korean drama halfway, pause it, pick up the book next to me and read a few pages, then resume the drama. HAHAHAH.
So now that I don’t need to pack my entire day with tasks because I have more time, I procrastinate so much ZOMG. If left to my own devices, I can spend the whole day procrastinating watching drama by reading book, then delaying reading by playing Bejeweled wtf. God seriously. So now I’ve taken to writing down every single thing I need to do and scaring myself I have a lot of tasks to achieve to ensure that I get things done.
I even wrote down reminder to brush teeth to make the list look more impressive. HAHAHAHAHAH.
So yeah I admit it. Being jobless isn’t that great. The best part is getting enough sleep la wtf. And possibly looking less stressed and more energized. But even then, my body isn’t used to having so much sleep D: I’d been sleeping like nine hours a night then one night I couldn’t sleep at all T________T I think I some more stressed myself out because I couldn’t sleep so my heart beat very fast WTF. I lay there until the sun rose literally fts then I just got up and brushed my teeth T_T
I need a routine!!!!
P/S: Weekends have also lost their joy for me wtf
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I forgot I have two announcements to make!
First is Azorias! I always kena asked where I shop online, so this is like the only online store I buy from wtf. Azorias is dedicated to premium stylish workwear but their stuff is versatile enough to suit jobless folks like me too. You’ll get a RM25 voucher when you sign up with them!
It’s their 1st year anniversary and in conjunction, for the month of June they’re giving away a detachable collar a day if you answer correctly a question. Go here to join.
Secondly, I get a lot of emails and questions on Formspring about studying in the US. To answer all your questions, there will be a USAPPS workshop happening in July. USAPPS is a non profit organization meant to educate students about study options in the US 😀
So if you wanna go to Mount Holyoke like me wtf (or any other school in US), check out their website or register here. Their FB page is here. I feel like going to the 7 July workshop (since the other 2 day workshop is happening on our wedding weekend wtf) so lemme know if any of you are going too!
Comments (16)
Are you me? I graduated recently and don’t start work again until a couple months from now, so like you, I just drift around and spend money I should be saving!
Have you been cooking and cleaning a lot too? I don’t fancy myself a housewife, but I have to do something, anything!
This is how I felt last summer with no classes or job. Putting pants on was considered a win on my scale of life hahaha! Now I miss those days T-T
ahh… I felt the same… SOMEBODY, PLEASE HIRE ME!!!!
Wow I’m living exactly the way you are but much more lonelier because I don’t own my own transport, can’t go out or meet friends and I spend all day at home waiting for le bf to off work fml.
I need friends without day job lolwtf.
Err how long does it take for you to decide to put on make up or not wtf ahha.
Got flowchart arr? Something like… this! http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drKDGeYmwR4/TQHm5YrxHFI/AAAAAAAAAvY/TtDA3yGIhLE/w516/Facebook-Parents-Friend.gif
Tada I just gave you a new post idea wtf.
ah!!! don’t think I can live like that….if not I end up spend a lot of money…Aud! be strong and don’t get fat…hahaha
That sounds so cute of you~! That would be 100% me during holidays and weekend and then when it ends, I would wail that I don’t have enough time to do what I’ve always wanted to do. 😛
i was jobless for 6months after my degree studies… the main prob was money sobsss 🙁 lucky you, you still have part time job.
some would say you’re lucky for not having to work.. maybe you can accompany your parents during the day before tim is back? ermm i think more blogging, events and freelance jobs would keep you more occupied 🙂
yeah, had the same feeling about a couple of years ago then I realized I’m meant to work rather do something to make myself productive =) it’s nice to know that despite being busy with your wedding preparation you still find time to have a part-time work=)
I am jobless too, I used to envy my friends who took a year off but now I realize it’s not that fun as I imagine. It’s kind of stress thinking I’m slacking off but really I’m not.
I’m in my two years break so I learn to feel not bad about it. I’m looking after my mom, and I know it will help me later in life.
It’s good to be productive but resting is not wrong.
It takes time to adapt. U have not adapt well yet.
I have lots of things that I would like to do & HAVE to do, but b’coz of $$, I’m stuck in this small cubicle & delaying my own stuff.
the purpose thing is very true and im constantly bored.
you love to read, right?? anyway, maybe this book can shed some light about why we act the way we do(i.e. procrastinate).
The title of the book is “What makes our brain happy and why we should do the opposite” by David DiSalvo. its a good read.
Look it up at Amazon.com
i have typed the wrong title of the book. Sorry about that, its “What makes your brain happy and why you should do the opposite” by David DiSalvo.
Don’t want to spread misinformation now.
so many grapies here (penganggur) i feel not so alone anymore :’)) wtf. (not actually a good thing. D:) i’ve been unemployed since the end of may and even though it hasn’t even been a month i feel like it’s been an eternity. although i’m quite comfortable without the pressure of a set routine, being broke is KILLING ME. i went through the whole splurge-to-kill-boredom-and-fill-the-void(s) thing early in the month and now i’m suffering kaukau. die dot com, idk how to carry on now. let’s form a club penganggur and give ourselves things to do pls. T__T