Being a Bum

So I'm into week four of being unemployed and the lack of money is only really kicking in now. I mean, €188 is actually a pretty decent amount of money... if food didn't cost so much. Wtf?! No wonder poor people are fat! If I want to make the most of my money the McDonald's Eurosaver menu is about all I can afford! Fresh fruit and vegetables are luxuries only the rich and famous can afford my friends. It's goodbye healthy complexion, hello scurvy when you're unemployed.

Looking for a job is intensely soul destroying. It's like sending your CV into a black hole because very few employers reply and I guess I can't blame them because they probably get hundreds of CVs for every job that's advertised and you can't reply to everyone; that way lies madness. It would be nice though, to know they got it in the first place. I'm either really shit at applying for jobs or I'm just really shit and unemployable in general. Maybe I'm not good on paper. Some people just aren't. I dunno, it's so frustrating trying to make yourself sound amazing in your cover letter and putting in all this effort and then nothing. It's like the aftermath of a first date; waiting for a call and then waiting some more and then more and then finally your drown yourself in a vat of ice cream when you realise...he ain't calling. And so you're left alone again, naturally. Surviving on a diet of €1 chicken nuggets and hope. Maybe one day the economy will get better and everything will be better.
I have attempted to support myself by setting up an Etsy shop where I'm attempting to sell handmade cards made by my fabulous self. I also intend to sell a few knitted items of amazingness. You can have a peek here if you fancy, let me know what you think. It's kind of a work in progress because I still have stuff I'm not sure will sell. Considering I've only made one sale maybe none of it will! Oh well, nothing ventured nothing gained! Oooh, you should also try commenting on my blog and let me know if you're actually able to do it because I still don't know if I've managed to sort that problem out.