What Happens Next? Part 3

In my last blog, I asked how I could move forward with a new societal and personal definition, but I am not sure that this is something that can be accomplished.  It seems to be something that will have to be worked toward and earned brick by painful brick.  In the meantime, I have to learn how not to lose hope when searching for an extremely elusive job (and no, I am not being picky at this point).  So, being the obsessive researcher I am, I set myself to find ways to keep a positive outlook.  This is what I came up with for a list.

1. Do something I enjoy each day.  For instance, I really enjoy sitting outside and watching my chickens go about their daily life.  I love watching their personalities and quirks up close.  It really relaxes me to spend even a few minutes in the yard.

2. "Help Guide" has several suggestions:
       -Turn to family and friends for support (I am sure they want to hear me whining every day-- I don't even want to hear my own thoughts.)
       -Start a job club (so you can all whine together)
       -Take care of your body; make sure you exercise, get enough sleep, and eat right.  (personally, I think my body would die if I tried this tactic.  It would know for sure that something terrible was wrong.  Also, my husband would think I was cheating on him.)
      -Create a job search plan (I wonder if this includes my strategy of throwing a resume at any job I think that I can stand for more than a minute?)
     -Volunteer (I am doing this but it also helps my resume because I am volunteering to help other businesses)
3. Stay up with current trends.  Keep researching, keep revising, find new ways to help your job search.  One way that "Campus to Career" suggests is to use the new smartphone apps. 

I could go on and on forever, there is a ton of great information on the web about how to avoid becoming suicidal over your job search. The funny thing is how often these websites mention to not rely on props like drinking or drugs.  No one mentions cheesecake though, I wonder if that is considered a drug?

For me though, I think I will stick to sitting with my chickens a few minutes a day and "working the system."  I just don't see "finding myself" by training for the Iron Man.