Better to stay home

We’d rather be home on Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving, traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year) than at the malls.  In addition to saving our pennies, it’s a chance to play games with the kids, invite some friends to join us for Thanksgiving leftovers, go for a walk, and enjoy a day when we don’t have to be somewhere else.

It’s also a good way to avoid this:

Have a happy Thanksgiving holiday.

What?! You’re unemployed? Again??

I was laid off in September. It’s a relief not to be a square peg in a round hole any longer, but a layoff is not my preferred exit – especially with less than one day’s notice.