First Chapter, Done

I finished reading the first chapter of A Prosperous Heart and did all the exercises except the twenty minute walk. I'm good at taking a time out in the morning, but for some reason I keep forgetting in the afternoon.  I finally set up a reminder on my phone. Hope that takes care of it. I have my counting notebook restarted. It's the original one from when Stacey and I started the Prosperous Heart back in the beginning of this year. I can't believe I found that little notebook. Awesome.

Money worries are always a part of life, even if you have a job. Because you could lose that job for no reason any day.  At least in Idaho, because we are what they call an employer's state. Employers can terminate you at any time for no reason.  They will have to pay unemployment if the reasons are not for misconduct.  I am going through being unemployed right now. I am old enough to apply for Social Security which I did. But the first payment doesn't  arrive until October 17th.  I have also applied for unemployment because my former boss just said that she was going to have to replace me and then paid my salary from July 9th until the end of the month and I was no longer working. She did owe me a week's paid vacation, but July 9th through the end of the month is way more than a week, so the fact that she gave me some severance pay makes me think I was not terminated for misconduct. I worked there for over two years also.  So I'm trying not to be worried about money and am blogging to fill in the time. But isn't it always the case that when you are not too worried and aren't desperate to get a job, you get more nibbles on the resumes you send out?  What is that???? Hey you, Universe, I'm asking, what is that?

A few years ago I was in a job I hated and was sending out resumes every month and I never once got a nibble or even a call back. That's approximately 2 - 3 resumes a month for nearly three years and nothing. Nada, Zilch. And it was the same resume (of course minus the job experience that came after that time).  And now when I have an okay social security check coming and a decent prospect of unemployment insurance - which hasn't kicked in yet - I've gotten three nibbles and a job interview in little over one month.  Freaky.  It could just mean that the economy is way better than it was in 2008 - 2010.  About what, ten times better based on my response to my resume sending out activities? So that's good too. Take heart. If you've been thinking of making a change, but gave up a couple of years ago, because nothing was happening, I'm here to tell you the job search climate has changed. Don't worry. Take action!