options

one of the fun things to contemplate while being jobless (as opposed to watching my bank account dwindle) is what else could i be doing with my life?  this could be the perfect opportunity to explore another career (not that i really had one to begin with) or to really get into a new hobby.  the first few weeks of unemployment pretty much feels like taking a holiday without the exotic destination.  there's a whole lot of sleeping in, watching tv and surfing the internet.  then comes the anxiety and slight sense of desperation.  the minimum wage kind of jobs start looking more and more appealing.  like, sure, i'd like to work at whole foods or barnes & noble.  i could use the discount.  and then comes the realization that maybe this is a chance to be an entrepreneur.  screw this looking for a job thing, i can find other revenue streams!  this is pretty much my current state of mind, especially since the unemployment figures just keep climbing (santa's wish list probably looks pretty monotonous by now, everyone's wish being I WANT A JOB!). my top options: setting up a bake sale on the streets (baking is a great money saver during the holidays not only because flour is cheap but using the oven saves me from having to turn up the heat) or start writing my pulitzer prize winning book, which would be nice because then i can claim to have a career as an author without actually having a job.

the problem to all this speculation is that in order to even remotely have a chance of making anything happen, i have to motivate myself into believing that taking the risk to do something on my own is better than schlepping in an office and receiving a solid paycheck on a regular basis.  dreams or money?  being unemployed also seems to mean i have too many options rather than the usual straight and narrow.