Is This Thing Working?

Ever watch someone pick up the phone only to make sure there really is a dial tone? 

It’s one of the saddest illustrations of what I’ve decided to call, Abandonment Anxiety…. and, as much as I hate to admit it…. I’m guilty of it.. I think I’m fully into Stage 1 of A.A. (Another Symptom of Unemployment )

Why isn't this thing ringing?

Has everyone forgotten about me? Do people not realize I’m still here, doing nothing?  Are they afraid to call me because they don’t know what to say?  Or, perhaps with my Mush Brain I’ve lost my ability to have coherent conversations so they avoid talking to me?  Whatever the reason, the fact remains…. my phone doesn’t ring and I think I’m starting to feel abandoned!

As my unemployed days continue to tick by, my phone rings less and less.  Now I can go through entire days (and sometimes multiple days) without speaking to anyone.  I used to work a field based job before I was laid off and I had the phone practically attached to my ear.  So, I guess you could say I’m suffering a bit from some withdrawal (a cold turkey version of giving up the phone). 

• I send out resumes, no one calls. 
• I send out telepathic requests to friends, no one calls. 
• I email Ellen DeGeneres & Oprah, no one calls.  

What have I done to deserve this?  Or, what can I do to get people to call me?  I suppose this request can go both ways… yes, I can call other people.  But, I try to respect the fact that other people are working and they probably wouldn’t welcome a call from me at 2:00pm during their work day to discuss the laundry I did today or the watering of my plants. 

Aha! Perhaps I’m onto something… maybe, no matter what time of the day it is, people don’t want to hear about laundry, plants or my miserable job hunt.  Maybe that’s why they don’t call? 

I’m still hopeful that I’ll get a call or 2 each day.  I don’t think I’m a downer on the phone with people?  I still try to be positive, witty, and entertaining with my stories so people don’t dread talking to me…and I to be honest, I do try to talk about more than household chores and my current state of joblessness!   I’m actively trying hard to avoid entering into Stage 2  Abandonment Anxiety which is actually ignoring calls from people because I have nothing to talk to them about.  God forbid, this day comes… as I think this would the day my hubby sends me for some therapy!

I’m still here people, I’m the same crazy girl you always used to call… I’m anxiously waiting to talk to you but, call me soon, before I run out of things to say!!