Employment vs Unemployment

We met with our financial advisor today. It is never fun going to those meetings. I don't understand most of the "financial talk" - stocks, retirement funds, etc. I try to understand because I know it's important, but I can feel my eyes glassing over as I nod my head to let him know I comprehend every word he says. Is it just me or is this stuff hard to understand and boring as hell?

The main point I got from today's meeting was - I better stop daydreaming about never working again, and start to focus on the future employment situation. Fun times.

I realize I need to be employed again. I have ideas, but have not acted on any of them. Some of my ideas are probably more far-fetched than others. Here are a few;

1. Work at the local casino - driving a small bus to pick up gamblers in the parking lots. This will involve getting a CDL license. How do I get the license needed?
2. Start a business of my own - (possibly with my sister who I adore) caring for pets while their owners are on vacation. Walking them, feeding them, etc. Not quite sure where to start with this idea. Do I need certification? Don't know where to start.
3. Work at a garden center or possibly a flower shop, since I have a strong fondness for plants, dirt, outdoors. Are there any jobs out there in this field? Am I physically able to do the work associated with this option?
4. Put my application into the largest local manufacturer in our area and start at an entry level position. I don't want to get back into manufacturing, but the pay and benefits are great here.

Those are a few of the things I have been thinking about. I feel a bit overwhelmed right now. Sigh........... I think my best bet is to go have another brownie and worry about all this on another day.

Housewife

It's another "work" day for me. No I didn't get a "real" job, but my house-wife duties continue to grow! I'm washing the kitchen floor today and doing laundry, (I have concluded that laundry is endless) and I'm sure there are more jobs waiting - I just can't get past doing the kitchen floor right now! Who knew that being a housewife was going to be so consuming?

Yesterday was spent being lazy. My GF made a great dinner and I watched football for most of the day. Browns win! Steelers lose! Good day.

We have our house decorated for Christmas. I love a Christmas tree, I don't particularly like hauling everything from upstairs and I hate taking everything down and hauling it all back upstairs. But I like getting out the ornaments every year. We have some ornaments from my grandparents tree, some from GF's past, and alot of new ones that we have accumulated. Something about them make me feel good, it's kind of like the past and the present together mixed with family, friends and.......I don't know exactly what I'm trying to put into words, just that I get a good feeling when I take out each ornament and put them on the tree. It makes all those damn steps worthwhile!

We're having friends over for a lunch/Christmas gathering this coming weekend. We haven't entertained much in the last few years, so I'm a bit out of practice. I'm looking forward to it though. Now that I'm not employed, I find that I'm much more willing to be around people and am actually wanting to be more social! That is a change for me, I tend to be hermit-like and it takes alot of effort to socialize. Not that I'm an asshole or anything around people, it's just that I'm more comfortable having a day like yesterday - staying at home with my GF, eating and watching football!

My kitchen floor is probably dry by now........gotta go before I run out of steam....