Sorry to hear about your work slump. In spite of the craziness of scrambling for work last year, I sometimes think I made the wrong choice accepting my old job back. Second guessing never really helps though.

I wonder too what would have happened if maybe I had stuck with some of the other jobs I’d had, made different choices, and whether or not I’d be stuck in this 2.5 year out of work slump I seem to be rooted in. Like what if I took the position working in a self-storage facility instead of the job as a waitress? That storage place is still in business years later whereas the Japanese food place went under within two months of my taking the job. Or what if I hadn’t left my job I had before that in order to find work closer to home? Lots of what if’s out there…

I’d say you’re better off without the midlife crisis. Seems like an awful lot of money spent on silliness in most cases. Might be fun though for a while!