Funemployed is part of the new lexicon.
Definition: People who have found that they enjoy being out of work – Times of London, June 14, 2009
Looking for a job is a full time job, we know that. We also know that you are tired, stressed perhaps financially and physically. So, why not consider this as a period of funemployment versus unemployment.
Funemployed people enjoy daily excitements. They take mental vacations to center themselves and can now laugh at why they had to buy a copy of the book; Don't Sweat the Small Stuff--and it's all small stuff just to keep in the office. They wonder why Dilbert cartoons were once funny and sad and now just funny.
We are not saying that you should not continue to look for that job. You need to understand your financial portfolio. It is just basic math – money out with no money in equals a loss in financial resources. We get that, but, look at all your resources now that you have the time. Know how long you can provide for yourself before you hit a critical time, and, in the meantime, take the power back and make sure that you are funemployed.
Here are a few suggestions:
- Tweet, blog, finds friends on facebook or finds family on ancestry.com (of course using their free two-week trial).
- Give yourself a You-Tube concert. Never saw the Beatles perform on Ed Sullivan, now is your time.
- Explore your creative side. Paint by numbers anyone? Know a good recipe, anyone?
- Make your home your sanctuary. If the closets have been bothering you for years, now is the time to address that.
- Exercise your body and mind. What is that book that you have been meaning to read? Why not walk to the park to read it?
- Learn something new each day. Maybe you always wanted to learn Spanish, so, walk yourself to the local library (again with the exercise) and check out what free resources are available.
- Think. Thinking is a verb. What do you want to do? Map out your life on paper. Are you living with purpose? When is the last time you had that thought?
- Help someone else. Volunteer, give a favor of time.
Consider, are you funemployed or unemployed? You are your own manager. Are you a good manager? Are you a caring manager? Would you work for you?
