Wandering aimlessly...

[iJenny]

I've been at the computer for over an hour and a half and I feel like I've accomplished nothing. I have absolutely ZERO mojo right now which is seriously pissing me off. I can't even bring myself to browse the galleries because I'm in such a funk.

I have been trying DESPERATELY to find a job, but to no avail. There is simply nothing out here. We're so screwed.

I think I'm just going to crawl into bed and pray for daylight.

Ugh.

[meems]

aww, ((hugs))

hope tomorrow is a better day for you

[scrappychic]

that stinks! hope something turns up soon.

[SirScrapalot]

keep your head up...a job and your mojo will come soon...

[sugarink]

Ya know, I feel you and been there... I hope tomorrow will be a better day for you... I've been pretty stuck and can't seem to get any creative juices flowing at all today, so I'm hoping tomorrow will be a new day for me too... *sigh* :(

[BeccaBoo]

((hugs)) I hope tomorrow will bring a better day too!! I know it is hard to think positive when all seems to be going wrong, but try to tell yourself it will all come together! Good luck with the job hunt!

[mrs_jb]

Awww, big hugs Jenny!!

[cheltzey]

I'm so sorry Jenny! Maybe things will seem better in the morning. Your mojo never seems to disappear for long! {{HUGS!!}}

[Brooke W]

(((Jenny))) Hope things will look brighter for you in the morning.

[LeeAndra]

I know exactly how you feel, Jenny.

I'm working on my seventh week of being jobless, and the pittance I'm getting from unemployment is starting to not cut it. Thank God I don't have kids... but then again, if I did, I'd be getting a lot more money, I guess.

In any case, I feel your pain. Everyone keeps telling me there is a plan and everything will work itself out, and as sick as I am of hearing that, I also know it's true.

[my3hens]

Oh sweety :( I hope that you feel better tomorrow, I think we have all been there! I bet your next layout is gonna be a stunner!

[~Julie~]

{{{{Hugs}}}} I hope your mojo returns very quickly and you find a job too. The right one will come to you.

[AddictedScrapper]

Aww - hugs to you, hoping that today is brighter for you

[mrshobbes]

**hugs** to you, Jenny! i'm hoping tomorrow will be better for ya :)

[scrapmonkey]

Yeah, my husband's been looking since January and his benefits have run out, so he is SO with you on the frustration of looking for a job. We are thankful that I have a good job still otherwise we'd be in a world of hurt right now. He's taking this week off from looking as we are going on a trip next week (going to the mountains, not anything too expensive), and then he's going to be back to the full-time search the following week including following up on some networking leads.
As for the mojo, I can understand how the frustration of your job search can just overwhelm you and kick your mojo out into left field. Hopefully something will come up soon and you'll either get a job or get your mojo (preferably both). Good luck!!

[Joan]

This was so me last month. June was definitely the most craptacular month I've had in a while which, sadly, is saying a LOT. My family has endured quite the s**tstorm of grief and tragedy the past few years and, while I've learned to handle it pretty well and generally be a rock for my family, you can't help but reach that point now and then where you just throw up your hands and think, "Is it too much to ask for just a freakin' break once in a while!?!" :cursing:

Zero mojo, I didn't scrap a thing the entire month... wait, that's not true, I scrapped the memorial cards for our family friend that dropped dead out of the blue at 45... which gives you an inkling of just how craptastic the month was. I couldn't get into posting much in forums, commenting in the gallery or anything. I learned a long time ago to never let yourself think "it can't get any worse" while at the same time not letting anything get you too far down, so I stay pretty steady through these things. But it really saps the life out of you at times, and it's hard to find the energy and enthusiasm for these things like scrapping and participating in the community.

Fortunately, while things are far from perfect, I'm feeling better and stronger and getting my energy and mojo back. I think sometimes you have to wave the white flag and allow yourself a little time to absorb what's going on and mope about it a bit. As long as you don't let it consume you and are able to kickstart yourself back into things, it can be healthy. Just like you need to grieve a loss, you need to grieve the crappy things you're forced to cope with. We can't be shiny and happy 24/7... well, I suppose some people can, but those people are creepy and weird, lol. :D :p

Things will turn around. It's not always easy to believe and see it, but it will happen. <insert "what doesn't kill us makes us stronger" cliche here>

[newfiemountiewife]

Jenny, that sucks. I find just about ANYTHING to be a mojo sucker. Financial issues, the kids being brats, DH and I fighting, me worrying about something, not having snacks, a sore toe...anything seems to throw me off.

Maybe just take a break for a bit, like Joan said, just allow yourself that time. If I force myself to scrap, it just depresses me more because I try too hard and still hate what I'm putting out.

((hugs))

[kscwgirl]

(((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))) Jenny..........

[Shawna]

Aww Jenny that sucks, lots of {{{hugs}} to you, hopefully something will come your way very soon! Definitely take a break for a bit & hopefully your mojo will be back soon :)

My Mom lost her job back in January, from a company she'd worked for over 30 years (since I was a baby) and her unemployment just ran out within the last few weeks. She is having a hard time finding a new job also, no one is willing to hire her in at even close to what she was making before. She keeps telling interviewers she'll take less to start but she's still not having any luck. It's been nice having her not working so the kids and I get to spend lots of time with her but I know $$ is getting tight for them now that her UI benefits are gone. You would think that someone who worked as hard as she did for 30+ years would get more than 6 months of benefits! It just sucks all around :(

[Heather Roselli]

I'm sorry hun! You could check your PMs at my CT board for a message I sent you earlier! hehe