The Housewife

Since we’ve moved to Portland I have been looking for a job in the planning field. I started out very confident in my ability to find a planning job in the “city of planners”! That was three months ago. I have gone through all the common stages of looking for work: the “I will so get a job fast” stage, the “this is my week” stage, the “how can I get a job when all the jobs want experience and how do I get experience without the job” stage, the “reevaluate what I really need” stage, and now “the right job is out there for me; I just need to find it” stage. I have made it my full time job looking for a job. While Nick is at work I spend all day looking for work. Every time I think I may have a shot it doesn’t work out. So, I sit at home, look for work, make dinner, and clean. I am a housewife.

Nothing against housewives… I think if you can do it that’s great! But, it is definitely not for me. After my first few days sitting at home doing my thing while Nick was at work I got to thinking. I thought what do these women do with their time after the place is clean and dinner for a week is made? I did all the cooking and cleaning (granted with Berkeley’s fur the place needs swept daily) in day one. After a few days I talked to my Dad and asked him this question. His answer: “this is when you have your affair.” I asked my Mom this question and she said: “this is when you take up and activity with an attractive trainer.” REALLY???!!!! This is what these women do? Being a housewife is really not for me!

This discovery motivated me to look for work even harder. I thought I was being aggressive before, but now it’s intense! I am doing everything in my power to find work now! I had an interview on Thursday and I am waiting to hear back. I am still looking and applying though. Maybe I have moved back to the “this is my week” stage…