No Job, No Interviews, But I have my wife, kids and a dog

Well, let's see.  I moved my family to NC 2.5 years ago with all kinds of dreams.  I thought that I would be working at a great job while my wife stayed home and took care of the kids.  I wanted her to be able to enjoy the life of a suburban mom, wife and friend, like most suburban moms.

Little did I know that things would be different.  You see, I went from a $69K a year job down to a mere $900 a month on unemployment-and God help us when it runs out. Having been here for almost three years, I have learned that the Charlotte area is NOT the best place to be looking for a job.  I have not had one serious interview the entire time I have lived here, and the one that I was being asked to come in for, was 100 miles each way.

So now, she works and I do the cleaning, the cooking, the laundry, the mopping, the shopping, drive the kids, go to the schools, clip the coupons, walk/bathe and feed the dog, do the bake sales, go to cubscouts, work with youth at church, volunteer in our community and the list goes on and on and on.

This is not what I thought I would be doing and my wife loves it.  So, to make a long story short - I decided to sit down and write about it.