A Confession

It's been over a month since my last full work day.  It's not for a lack of trying, work-father.  Chicago is just.....big and hard.  On my days off?  Well, I'm online a lot.  I know, internet can be a deadly sin even to those who are working but it's become a comfort.  Let it go?  Are you crazy?!  Maybe I'll try to cut back, but can't just go cold turkey, facebook is the smoke-break for those who are unemployed ok?  So I've got a few temp agencies and now I've finally got two jobs!  That's right, two jobs.  How do I explain why I'm not at work right now?  They haven't given me a start date, yet work-father.  If you could talk to them-   well I HAVE called them.  Yes, every day for the last week or so.  I realize it's rocky on the economical battlefield right now, I'm sorry.  That doesn't take back the embarrassing episode last night in the grociery store when I got misty eyed when the man ringing up my grocieries used a special card to cut my grociery price in half so I could afford some oatmeal and soup.  No no no, I'm not whining, I'm sorry.  I've done enough of that with my time off.  No, I've seen some museums and parks around the city.  I've familiarized myself with the city enough to help others find where they're going as well.  I've read a couple of books.  I've written countless letters.  Heck, I even got into a couple of shows to fill my evenings!  But those don't pay the bills, in fact, they don't pay at all.  I'm ready for something new, and I guess I'll just hope and pray that you give me something by Thursday.  And I do want to thank you for the paycheck you unexpectedly sent in the mail yesterday.  I very much needed it.

Lisa