I’m spending the weekend with friends in The Big City, plus maybe Monday and Tuesday. It’ll be a nice break from being out in the sticks and working hard at being homeless and unemployed.

As I tend to work in bursts throughout the day it’s difficult to tally firm numbers, but I’ll guess I spend a good ten hours a day on maintaining this so called “lazy” lifestyle. Physically there’s been lots of work on the van, making it more of a home and functional as a living/working space. I’ve also combed job listings and responded, with tailored cover letters and tweaked resumes of course. When at my sister’s house I’ve spent an hour or two a day helping take care of things for her in exchange for a parking spot and bathroom access. She’s disabled so that generally means physical tasks. I’ve also been tickling the freelance connections I have but there’s nothing going on there. No one hears of enough for themselves let alone work to pass along. And just in case I get bored I can contact potential clients and employers directly too as even though it’s the ultimate craps shoot in finding work it’s still better than nothing.

But this weekend will be for relaxing and will be a much appreciated break. Memorial Day weekend was a funny one for me. I spent the whole time working on things, mostly indoors because of the heat, and later was asked during the week, “wasn’t it so nice and relaxing having three days off like that?” Um, yeah. Sure…

There’s an old saying that I rather like, “when you’re unemployed everyday is Saturday.” While that maybe true for some, my variation is, “when you’re unemployed everyday is like Monday.”

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