Unemployment, Here I Am

As of August 25th, my previous employer no longer found any use for me.  I was given the week before hand to tie up loose ends and clean out my desk.  After seven years, I am no longer an insurance agent.

For my wife and I, this hasn't been too much of a shock.  We had planned our finances in such a way that if one of use lost their job, then we would be able to survive for a while.  Currently, we're doing fine.

For the last two weeks, I've spent adjusting to a house-husband life style.  It is a little bit of a change, but overall the days aren't too boring.  I am amazed at the amount of things that didn't get done around the house when there was no one to do them.  The house is as clean as it has ever been (except for today since it is a weekend and I take those off).

In the mean time, I'm filing for my unemployment benefits and job searching.  While in the search mode, I'm also trying to do a little bit of small business work.  Guitar and woodworking being as much a part of my life as they are, I'm doing my best to find an income using those skills.

Five biggest surprises of Unemployement:

1. How much cleaner the house is day to day.
2. How little you actually get from the state (I don't see how mortgages can be paid with this)
3. How much I don't really miss work.
4. Everyone has been super positive about the outlook.
5. How great my wife has been with this.

Until I find gainful employment or I get an adequate income from self-employment, I'm pretty sure my wife and I will be making it okay.

~DB