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Day 130 - Girl Dinner

It is 8pm on the Saturday after Christmas, and I am having the epitome of Girl Dinner right now.

My alarm went off at 6am today to get up to get the dogs up and fed so they could go to doggy daycare for the second time this week. Once the dogs were out of the house, I could finish setting up for hosting a family party. We do brunch, which is why we were up so early. It can be a little challenging to get up and moving that early (not just us, but also the families with kids), but everyone was gone by 2pm, which means we could tidy up after, and that everyone has the rest of their days to do whatever.

It requires a little bit of prep to make it work, but our house has a great set-up for hosting, and everyone brings really delicious food and a festive attitude where they're just happy to hang out with each other.

It's a delight to host, and I'm not just saying that because a lot of my in-laws read my blog!

Of course, when I say that we have the rest of the day to do things, what I actually meant was pick up the dogs from daycare, take a nap with them, and then have a random assortment of crap for dinner so I don't have to cook OR leave the house.

And what is this random assortment, you ask? Two raspberry cheesecake filled croissants (leftovers from brunch), crackers, cheese, and pepperoni, and a package of blueberry pop-tarts. The goal for the rest of the night is to not fall asleep again until bedtime.

Now, changing topics drastically, this blog is supposed to be about my journey in unemployment. I have definitely taken a little bit of a lighter approach to the employment and career searching parts of my life recently. The flu backed up to the holidays combined with knowing no one is hiring over the holidays makes it hard to be motivated.

Now, I hopefully have a screening interview for a position either this week or next, and I have paperwork that is due for SEAP on Monday, so I have to get myself back into productivity mode very quickly! I also plan on registering my business in the first week of January, and studying for becoming a notary public, so I will be holding myself a bit more accountable starting this week. I will be coming up with a routine for myself, and you can bet I will be trying to fit the gym into that routine, too.

Feel free to also hold me accountable. More people being aware of my goals, resolutions, andd routines will only help me be successful!

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