Muck Fonday

"boredalways" (boredalway666) 02/03/2020 at 16:50 • Filed to: Muck Fonday, Muck Funday, Muck Fondays, Of Happenings!, The Power of Positive Thinking, The Power of Dreams, Joblopnik, job hunting

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Dear Oppo,

First and foremost, thank you all who left me kind words last Wednesday. The last few days have been rough AF, but this morning I was ready to move forward. Unfortunately, the last 5 days took a toll on my sleep, social, and eating habits — the one positive is that I lost almost 6 pounds since the day my position was eliminated. The rest was ~28 hours of sleep, barely eating once a day, finding whatever what would hold my attention on YouTube, and leaving the house once to pick up 2 pizzas (BOGO), cheesebread, and apple tart from Donatos since the will to cook anything was nil. So when I tried to start working on my resume and get my printer’s inkjets cleaned this morning, I hit the wall. Very hard. The previous 5 days decided that today was a big fat NOPE.

Yes, it sucks. But it’s not the end of the world. I know this because I really, really want to get myself going again today. The fact that everytime I try to do anything for more than 10 minutes, I become fatigued and dizzy and have to stop and rest. And yet I still keep trying to do something. See, positive signs!

I’m going to get things in order by 5pm EST Tuesday.

That is my goal and I am sticking to it.

I will get up to do something, anything before it gets too late in the day today.

Even typing this was draining, but I wanted and needed to do it.

This shows my will power is strong.

But OMFG I seriously need to go to bed early tonight!!! :)

P.S.:  Just to clear things up, my former employer wasn’t Boeing -- it was a Tier 1 supplier.  On second thought, I think it would be best to call it a Tier 1.5 since the manufacturing process that we did was in direct support of a true Tier 1 supplier as part of a contractual joint venture.

and 100 more > boredalways 02/03/2020 at 17:10

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It sounds like you’ve licked your wounds, and you’re definitely on the upswing. Just continue to be gentle with yourself, celebrate small victories , and hit that goal you set! Keep it up, friend, you’ll get thru this bad spot before too long.

i86hotdogs > boredalways 02/03/2020 at 17:17

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What helped me through times like this, was to set very small, simple, and obtainable goals. Like really small.

-Do a load of laundry

-Clean that one room in your house you keep putting off.

-Fresh bed sheets (this helped a lot for me)

-Grab a wholesome healthy meal

They key for me was to write them down somewhere . Whether it was on my notes app on my phone, or on a sticky note. Physically checking off those goals does something to your wiring. Once you start knock ing those small tasks out, you work towards bigger goals.

-Fresh shave and cut

-Print that resume on some awesome looking paper stock

This got me back into a routine of getting stuff done. It brought back my confidence, and introduced me to new habits.

ST80MND > boredalways 02/04/2020 at 10:55

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I once was told by a wiser man than me:

‘There are only 3 rules to life.

-1 Laugh. every day, at least once a day, have a good gut buster.

-2 Eat. Every day, eat at least once, again with a good gut buster.

-3 Avoid being eaten.’

Its worked out well so far.

boredalways > i86hotdogs 02/12/2020 at 15:41

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Sorry it took so long for me to respond -- family issue and I was asked to help. Unfortunately, that got in the way of me moving forward on the resume front.  I have done the other -- washing, cleaning, hygiene, etc.  Not sure if I will get to the resume today tho since I also need to do taxes and file for unemployment and severance pay.

i86hotdogs > boredalways 02/12/2020 at 15:43

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All good buddy!