Stop and smell the chlorine

I've been unemployed for two weeks. I've never been unemployed. The minute I got home after being escorted out of the building (for reals), I immediately called up my resume and updated it. I searched job Web sites. I responded to phone calls and e-mails.

And I've been doing basically that for the past two weeks.

But my kid's home with me until school starts again, so I'm running Camp Mommy as well. And I've had an unhappy camper while Mommy waited for phone calls, printed out resumes and added LinkedIn requests.

So I stopped. And jumped in the pool.

We floated silently on our backs, listening to our breathing just under the surface (and scaring the crap out of our dog).

Just me, the kid, the sun, the water and nothing else.

The anger and the desperation just washed away.

Make it a happy weekend.