I never thought I would say this but I miss working. I have been unemployed since mid-January, and I am starting to get restless. I am confident I will never work as an occupational therapy assistant again, so I have been applying for jobs outside of that field.
My book project continues with having accomplished 14 pages of writing in my first novel. The words are coming out from my mind to paper near effortlessly save for the occasional cramps in my right hand. I will be writing out the entire novel on paper with ink before translating it to type. The words seem to flow better when actually writing them versus typing on Microsoft Word.
I didn't work on my novel today electing instead to take a break. I did start drawing one of the characters from my book while at the library. It has been a long time since I last drew hero characters, and so I took my time relearning the basics with an "How to Draw" book in front of me. It was therapeutic.
Then, I finished reading The Outsider by Stephen King. It was the first King novel I've read and I was really impressed by it, and I liked its setting being in Oklahoma--my homestate. I will be watching the HBO series soon although I am slightly disappointed they did not keep the series setting in Oklahoma but instead elected Georgia instead. Oh well. I am sure adjustments had to be made for filming.
I filed my taxes today here in the grand US of A. Surprisingly, I pretty much broke out even. I was hit pretty hard from withdrawing from my retirement early but it needed to be done especially with my current unemployment status.
All in all, it's been a better few days. I've felt less depressed and more ready to do something. I've enjoyed increasing my time reading books and writing in both my journal and my book, and also this blog of which I am trying to be consistent with it.
Until next time...
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