http://blog.stringoftheories.com snuffleupagus in pictures Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:31:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://blog.stringoftheories.com/2008/11/20/new-job/ http://blog.stringoftheories.com/2008/11/20/new-job/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:48:49 +0000 Peter Owen http://wootpro.wordpress.com/?p=3 So I got a new job and started this week. I’ve never been so oddly calm about not having a job.. well.. ever. This is the first time I’ve not had a job since I was 16. Two months without one wasn’t bad at all though. I got to know my son, Elek, better. I learned how to bake bread. I learned a lot more about cooking. I read more. I learned about unemployment, when and how to register. I learned about using your contacts to find a job. Learned a little about how it would feel if I couldn’t get a job at all (desperation). I learned how to relax a little. I learned how valuable one’s time is. I fixed up my old Brio train for Elek. I was fortunate enough to switch places with my lovely wife to understand what she went through when I was at work and she wasn’t. She also learned what it felt like to be me. Because I was able to relax while doing everything possible to get a job, I definitely was happy during this time off. It could have been the opposite. I’m very thankful for any and all help I got during this time. While I know the economy has not hit bottom yet, I’m ever optimistic about where it will take us. I’m just here for the ride.

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