Making the best of unemployment

I know that I am supposed to be disappointed that I am unemployed. In many circusmtances I would be, but when word came down there would be a "reduction in workforce" due to "cuts in funding" I started praying. Praying that I would be one of the ones who would benefit from the reduction. And for once my prayer worked.

There are a few lessons I've learned while being unemployed, however. The first is that even though spending MUST be curbed, cutting back in the area of toilet paper is not the way to go. Even if I could save $3 by buying cheaper toilet paper, I will never again buy anything other than Cottonelle. It's just not worth it.

Next, I had to resolve the guilt of not getting up and going to a worksite every day. I've since realized that my worksite is upstairs at my writing station. The amount of writing I've completed since being let go has been remarkable. I would have been done with my degree four years ago if I hadn't been working. Okay, probably not really, but whatever....

Today my friend Susan and I met for lunch (Mom tells me I must stop having lunch meetings) and a massage. Don't get angry. Anyone can afford a massage. Here's how...

We went to Brookstone. Yes. Brookstone. You know? The store in the mall with all of the gadgets and the massage chairs? It might be a little ummm....welll....I don't have wrods for what it might be, but we enjoyed ourselves. A lot. Like 20 minutes of massage and a lot of people staring at us.

Have you seen the episode of Modern Family where Claire goes to the mall for a massage? Okay, well, you have to watch a short ad before the clip, but here it is. I had to remind Susan that we did not want to sound like Claire.

So, lesson for the day? Anyone can afford a massage....even when unemployed.