The Unemployment Chronicles and My Vaulting Ambition You read it right. Unemployment. The blog went quiet soon after its launch because I got a shock after recovering from Covid. For the first time in my life, I was laid off. I almost made it to the ripe age of 25 without ever being laid off, but here we are. Thankfully, it had nothing to do with my performance and only the fact that within the service industry, your labour becomes quite disposable. I, unfortunately, was the last in, and first out, as cuts were being made. It is tough, and it’s startling to be thrown into uncertainty, but I decided to treat it as a kick up the arse. A kick up the arse to really start believing in myself, believing in my abilities, my skills, and my experience. I am finally pursuing something pertaining to my college degrees *Mom & Dad sigh in relief* , but also pertaining to what I really want . That’s hard to decide, and I by no means believe it to be set in stone, or at all certain, ...