happy monday

Well here it is a new week. Since I am STILL not working each day starts to blur into the next, so usually I wake up and think, what am I going to do today to keep myself busy? Just like the other 2/3 of the country, its freezing, so right now outside activities really aren't an option. Its just me and my little dachshund all day. Sounds awful, right? No it doesn't, but I've had enough. I went to school for 4 years and I'm not working. I'm bored most of the time. I met some new friends here- but they all work full time.
See I had to apply for my state license here. Its my third state dental hygiene license and its a P.I.T.A lol. Really, military spouses should be exempt from having to apply for a state license all over the place. Almost any health profession must do so, hair stylists and I'm sure the list goes on and on. Not only do we pay tons of $$ to apply, but there is a long waiting period, on the order of months, to get the paperwork processed. So FINALLY my license came just days before Christmas and I thought I'd be able to start working after the holidays, but that's not happening and I can't help but be bummed. I feel useless. This is not a blow to housewives. Its really a lot. But we don't even have kids yet, and a dog isn't really that much work. I feel like this is the time of my life where I should be getting out, working in my field and keeping up my skills. And I'm not. We're nearly done decorating the house as I've mentioned before so now its just the daily grind. Get up, drink coffee, watch a little TV, eat lunch, figure out dinner, clean, make dinner. I know, I know, it doesn't sound awful. And it wasn't for the first 3 months, but now I am just bored :-/ There just isn't a lot out there as far as jobs go right now. The economy really isn't great as we all know. I could go on a rant of whom to blame and complain, but ehh we're pretty lucky being that my husband has a stable job. I just feel like I am not contributing enough. So anyways, not that I am working, but I dread mondays too. 2 full days of time with my husband are over and its back to my boring life. Here's to hoping things turn around soon for me! So happy Monday. I'm getting my hair cut and highlighted tomorrow and it'll be a day closer to the weekend coming around again. Woohoo!