How did you spend the time the period you were unemployed?

since im currently unemployed of course its really important to look after my health not just for me but also for my baby as we dont have money to pay for any medication. thats why i always have vitamins and i watch out for my diet and i sleep a lot to have rest. though of course i cant just sit down and do nothing as i also need to earn for my personal expenses and luckily i have have internet where i can earn extra income just from the comfort of my home. i dont really waste my time in doing something un productive as most of the time im in front of the computer for earnings while watching television to entertain myself while doing mylot. without internet i guess i will become so bored and i have no money even a cents.

thank for the wonders of the internet. during the time of unemployment i made sure i was mobile. though there were days that i just lazied off, i made myself mentally functional. i caught up on my reading. i tried making some arts. i rearranged my playlists. fixed my things, then re-discovered the things that i have. i went out with my friends, cuz this would only be the chance i can freely be with them. i did a lot. i did things that i wont be able to do if am holding a job. so, little things occupied my day, and i slept telling myself that a day didn't just pass by. i may have been vacant from employment, but i didnt leave my brain vacant. =)

hi achilles, I've just resigned from my work on a private school last March. There are lot of factors why I did that. First of all, my salary there is not enough even for me. I do not think that I can save money and help my family with a very meager amount from teaching in a private school. So what I did is that I gathered all my requirements in applying for a public school. As of now, I am just waiting for their call. Next reason is that I want to study. The private school where I was teaching gave me so many subjects to teach. I am definitely overloaded that I cannot find time to study. And last one is that, I want to be financially stable. The salary that I can get from teaching in a public school will guarantee me to be financially stable. I've just decided to look for some work online while I am unemployed as a teacher. What I am doing now is encoding, mylotting and writing articles so I can still have money even I am just at home and waiting for calls. I will also be pursuing a Master's Degree while waiting for me to be hired. It will be every Saturdays only so there will be no problem with my schedule once I get hired.

I spent my period of being unemployed studying and adding a new educational qualification to my bio data. I had consciously taken a break from work to complete one of my post graduation courses. It was necessary course to be able to move up in my career.

i usually mirror myself, and ask myself what are things i need to improve myself for the next job that i'm going to apply, upgrade some skills or attend seminars, i also realine my health..

I have been one of the fortunate few that had a job from day one of my search for a job. I gave up my job of my own volition to give myself a break at which time I went for swimming lessons, learnt German, took classes in basic computers, went on a foreign holiday and then started a business of my own.

We were self-employed for over 20 years. We had 8 semi trucks and drivers and our own commercial garage. We have sold everything but our farm and the garage that we have rented out. I went to work 5 years ago (yesterday!) but I got fired last September, they said lack of production but I was at their production goal, I just could not keep it up and everything else they were piling on to then they cut in our department and didn't replace anyone. We have a very high unemployment rate here, so I am still not working. I have managed to keep our health insurance and after getting fired I did have surgery, nothing drastic, so yes I have kept our health up. I am spending time with my children and grandchildren. Later today my daughter and I are going shopping. (I have to have an ink cartridge so I can print out my program for this Sunday) I am a Sunday School teacher and a Wednesday night Children's Bible class teacher/director. This Sunday the children are doing presentations in church on what we have been learning. (Got to have that ink cartridge!!) Since I am not working I have been able to apply my self more to my Church classes, read my Bible more. Done some cooking with my grandchildren.

my hubby has been unemployed since last august and he has been looking for another job, driving his parents around, doing some work on the side, driving me around...that sort of thing.

When I was aged 18 years old I came home from children's nannying in Finland and worked at a shipping company in London. I bought a cottage when I was 19 years old. Life seemed to be going really well and then I got made redundant. That came a terrible shock. I spent my time applying for job after job. I went to some interviews. I became so sad with all that rejection. I decided to travel around the world. So I let out my cottage and bought an airline ticket. I got a working holiday visa for Australia. Off I went around the world for just over one year. When I came home I studied to become a primary school teacher. It is well worth retaining.

I'm currently unemployed right now. I resigned cuz i had to finish my studies. After i get my license, i'll look for another job in line with my field of study. Working is hard especially when you get a job that doesn't require a diploma.

Hello fiend, Fortunately I never been in a moment that I've been unemployed since I finished my studies till today,and I'm so thankful for that.At this time during my spare time though I have my full time job I'm trying to spend my spare time to study short courses and joined some programs to gain knowledge in some useful matters for me and I can apply to myself and into my job. Studying languages and short courses to my interest. Have a nice day!

If I am financially stable as of the moment I was unemployed then I will plan to have sometime for myself, it will be a chance for me to get refreshed and a time to realize things, a time to realine your health and it is a time to spend with your family. Then after you've done all the things that I think I needed to and is ready to get busy for work then that's the time I'll look for another job.

I was unemployed last year for 8 months. What I did to spent my unemployed days is to spent some more time that I miss together with my son and also with my beau. I've been working hard before. I even dont have time to sleep. Since I free of all obligations, I sleep as much and long I want too and watch and keep on watching tv as long as I want too. When my beau visited me in our hometown I got time to be with him all the time and go to places that he would like to go. I spent my unemployed days in a very memorable and good memories to keep. I miss those days. I feel like I am on vacation for the whole 8 months.

it's been 10 years now since i decided to give myself a break from employment. i spent that year on hobbies that i had always wanted to do but never had time for while i was working. i also learned some new crafts. i'm thinking of taking another break from work. i think one needs time off for rest and rejuvenation.