In My Overconfidence Era

I know. I KNOW. I promised I was going to "start blogging again" and "post regularly" and "make a comeback." But apparently that's kind of like when I promise every January 1st that "this year I'm going to get in the best shape of my life" and "get my shit together" or how I swear I'm "not going to let this laundry sit in the washer until it smells bad and I have to wash it again."

Yeah. Sometimes we have the best of intentions, and then what do you know? We fail to follow through. So someone hand me a fork stat, so I can dig into this big ol' slice of humble pie I'm being forced to eat. Sigh.

Anyway! I have to admit something: ya girl is struggling. I am approaching my 23rd week of unemployment. TWENTY! THREE! WEEKS! Y'ALL!!! I literally thought I'd find a new job within a week or two because that's what my experience has been in the past, and WHOoO BoY was I wrong. Like astonishingly wrong. Like completely and utterly overconfident. And for someone who is never overconfident about anything, this is a total soul-crusher, because I so wholeheartedly believed that I wouldn't have a problem finding another job. 

But. It's not like I'm just sitting on my couch eating bonbons all day (though the temptation to do so grows ever stronger!). I have been teaching myself something new: video content creation. Like blogging, but with my voice instead of my fingers. And if you're following me on Instagram, you might already know this — but I've got myself a TikTok now too. Check it out if you're into completely random how-tos, reviews, and videos of me yapping to the camera with zero makeup on and zero shits to give. 

It has been surprisingly fun for me, a bright spot in a weird period of my life. It's proof that an old dog can in fact learn new tricks, and not actually be terrible at it (speaking of overconfidence ... ha!). I have been really trying to cling onto the little things that bring me happiness, as ongoing unemployment and a WINTER THAT NEVER FREAKING ENDS tend to suck the life right out of me. (Like seriously ... we have a chance of snow today and then a random 64-degree day in the middle of this week and then a chance of snow again on Friday. WHATTT.)

That being said, I wanted to share the latest little thing to make me happy: this epic dishwasher magnet. Best ten bucks I ever spent, I swear!

(If you want your own Blanche/Rose dishwasher magnet, you can use my Amazon link!)

If you asked my boys to imitate me, they would all — without fail — say, "Dishwasher! Dishwasher!" because I spent approximately 90% of my time saying that. They will stand next to a dishwasher full of dirty dishes and STILL put their shit in the sink because they "didn't know the dishwasher was dirty." So this little magnet is not only an homage to my favorite show of all time, The Golden Girls, but also an attempt to cut down on my exclamations of "Dishwasher! Dishwasher!" by at least 50%. 

I'll keep y'all posted.