Sure there’s the regular daily tasks of job searching and house cleaning (okay, maybe not so daily), but I’m finding that I really don’t know what to do with myself when I’m not working. So finding stuff to do that doesn’t cost much or even anything is a little hard. Here’s what I’ve come up with:
Go to Starbucks regularly and get on a first-name basis with the barista
Oh right…check! See, already off to a good start!
Ride the T and blog about the characters I see, or just ride the T to see where it goes
I’m a retard T rider and have no idea what line to get where and why they call it a Charlie Card! Who is Charlie, and how do I get to the airport without driving?
Greet people at Target even though I don’t work there
Randomly talk to people and pick up vitamins…now that’s a productive day!
Clean out the closets and get rid of clothes I’ve had since Chapter 1
I mean, really, that shit has to go!
Unpack those boxes in the guest room that have been waiting for a year an a half
Honestly, it’s all Chapter 1 pictures and memorabilia. That will need alcohol or be timed not to coincide with PMS.
Write poems about my friends
I used to correspond in ababcc to amuse my friend Susan; it always made her laugh. Likewise, in college, we used to have rhyming Tuesdays where you could only speak in rhyme. See this is what people did before computers were invented!
Call the people I haven’t spoken to in a while
If people don’t know I lost my job, it’s been a month (GAK!) since we’ve spoken, and that’s way too long!
Go for a walk
But only if it's not raining/too cold/too hot/too buggy out. Yes, dear brother who has lost 100 pounds by walking, okay, fine. Will do. Maybe I'll check out TV yoga too.
Sort the shit in the basement
Again, Chapter 1. I keep waiting and hoping that Consignment Store Cousin is going to come through with the store, because I have some stuff too nice for a garage sale!
Read a book
Um, maybe something that’s actually bound. In cloth, or maybe even leather.
And worse comes to worst, I can stand on a street corner with a sign, “will work for 401(k).”
Other suggestions?
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Good blog! First thing first, I'm going to do that thing you wanted me to write tonight!
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I had the day off and I tried to get some chores done. Wasn't too successful!
Well, I would suggest coming out to L.A., but that would cost $. I'm bad at suggestions.
(from Michele)
I know! Start a blog about low-cost or no-cost things to do in Boston.
ReplyDeleteI remember this blog from a gal in Boston: http://www.bostongals.com/
(From Michele)