Forty third week-Wading through the mass of information and trying to make sense of it all

I can say this much about my experiences at starting a non-profit entity. It is a whole lot of work and at times just too much information to take in all at once. Yes, I'm still not making any money out of this venture. Yes, sometimes I do feel frustrated by the barriers I've had to overcome and am still overcoming now. No, to be honest I wouldn't trade this experience for anything else because I am learning a whole lot as well. I'm not sure at this time what my next steps are. I do know that I really need to start focusing in on where I want to be and what I really want to do with the rest of my life.

This is hard. You have all the pressures of being long term unemployed with no money coming in except for what you'd expect from the government (unemployment). You are required by law to be actively seeking employment and you do. You don't want to be in the situation you're in struggling for some stability in your life. Regardless of what anyone tells you, being on unemployment is not a stable situation to be in.

I, like most of my fellow colleagues (if I can call them that) long to have stable employment, which means a steady job with good benefits. I really don't think that's too much to ask for, but unfortunately the longer you are unemployed, the less likely you will find these kind of jobs. That's life, some say. It doesn't have to be that way. Sometimes you have to fight for what you're passionate about and hope that someday soon you get some revenue from it. Other times you need to step back and reevaluate where you are going in life. Having passion is good, but it's definitely not enough in the long run.

I will continue with my search both as an administrative assistant and as an amateur historian putting together a historical society.