Unemploymentville.com Archives | Welcome to Unemploymentville https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/category/unemploymentvile-com/ Useful Ideas for Unemployed or Underemployed Folks - Unemployment can be a beast. Don't go it alone. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:43:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-UnemploymentPop-32x32.jpg Unemploymentville.com Archives | Welcome to Unemploymentville https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/category/unemploymentvile-com/ 32 32 Unemploymentville Guest Post Guidelines – updated January 2026 https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/unemploymentville-guest-post-guidelines/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/unemploymentville-guest-post-guidelines/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2017 04:38:07 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=1993 I’m sorry, due to a backlog of articles, I’ve had to put a hold on guest contributions. I’ll let you know when that changes.

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/unemploymentville-guest-post-guidelines/feed/ 101 Have Blog Can Drive https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/have-blog-can-drive/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/have-blog-can-drive/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2016 01:10:48 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=1937 So this is the first blog post I’m trying by dictating it into my cellphone as I drive along. It occurred to me that one of the things keeping me from posting more regularly on Unemploymentville is feeling like a fraud. I’m in such a different place than who I’m talking to, the audience I’m writing for. The audience I’m writing for are people who don’t have a job and want to have a job and have been looking for...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/have-blog-can-drive/feed/ 4 What Helga has to say about Unemploymentville.com https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/what-helga-has-to-say-about-unemploymentville-com/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/what-helga-has-to-say-about-unemploymentville-com/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2016 03:39:59 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=1915 First, who the hell is Helga? Helga is the naysayer voice in my head. I heard someone talk about how we all have such a voice and she had named her voice, Helga. I passed the name on to the Debbie Downer in my head as well. Helga has kept me from writing a single blog post in the last week even though I found/made time to plant a vegetable garden and clean two kitchen cabinets out. I mean, really,...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/what-helga-has-to-say-about-unemploymentville-com/feed/ 1 Things to See and Do in Unemploymentville: GET OUT of the HOUSE!! https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/things-to-see-and-do-in-unemploymentville-get-out-of-the-house/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/things-to-see-and-do-in-unemploymentville-get-out-of-the-house/#comments Wed, 11 May 2016 10:42:31 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=1871 Get Out of the House – Preferably Every Day Get out of your house EVERY day when unemployed (or as close as you can come). This will have a domino effect of also making you more likely to SHOWER and CHANGE your clothes which will also make you feel better. You will see OTHER PEOPLE. You can even talk to them! People are social animals, so socialize! If you are inclined to exercise with others, consider joining a gym or...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/things-to-see-and-do-in-unemploymentville-get-out-of-the-house/feed/ 1 What’s Wrong with Anne’s Face? https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/whats-wrong-with-annes-face/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/whats-wrong-with-annes-face/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2016 03:24:11 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=1807 What’s wrong with Anne’s face in this drawing? I was unemployed, that’s what. My eyes show that I’ve been left behind by the rest of the world and I’m pretty damn broken up about it. My mouth isn’t even able to find the center of my face. Because….  nothing in my life was lining up like it was supposed to. Not even the features on my face. I’ve got such a puny neck that it’s no wonder it was difficult...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/whats-wrong-with-annes-face/feed/ 1 Unemploymentville Gossip: Where have I been hiding? And why am I back?? https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/unemploymentville-gossip-where-have-i-been-hiding-and-why-am-i-back/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/unemploymentville-gossip-where-have-i-been-hiding-and-why-am-i-back/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2016 11:30:02 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=1790 So you haven’t seen or heard much from me recently. Why is that? The truth is I have a job now and I was working a lot of extra hours.   Is that rude? When people who are working too many hours complain about it to someone who is unemployed? What do you think? It kind of feels like it’s rude to me, but yet… NOT talking about what is going on in your life because your friend has a...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/unemploymentville-gossip-where-have-i-been-hiding-and-why-am-i-back/feed/ 0 Our Background Images https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/our-background-images/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/our-background-images/#respond Sun, 22 Mar 2015 00:29:27 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=1617 You might wonder what scenes of mountains, lakes, ducks or flowers have to do with unemployment.  I chose these background images for two reasons. 1) I know I can’t turn Unemploymentville into a glamorous, fun-filled destination.  At the risk of repeating myself, this ain’t Disney World and it never will be.  BUT….  I want your stay or visit to Unemploymentville to be as pleasant as possible.  Odds are you are currently feeling stressed and depressed.  Why not surround yourself as...

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