10 Things You Say You Will Do On Unemployment Vs What You Actually Do

You can also apply this to Summer vacation for you innocent youngsters...

1. Give Back

What you say: "I'm going to take this time and give back to the community."

What you do: Spend half a day at a beach cleanup and bail after lunch for the mall.

2. Learn to Cook

What you say: "Every night I'm going to follow a new recipe."

What you do: Three days in and you've spent $40 on spices you've never heard of, all for a dinner you didn't really enjoy but have to pretend you love. Next day, Chipotle.

3. Relearn to Read

What you say: "I'm going to give this reading thing a try."

What you do: Buy a book, look at it on the nightstand and proceed to watch Orange is the New Black, because "that was a book."

4. Get Fit

What you say: "This is a great time to get back into shape."

What you do: Spend 20 minutes looking at weights at the gym and spend the rest of the day in your workout clothes.

5. Clean Up

What you say: "I'm going to spend the day cleaning up my apartment now that I have the time."

What you do: Clean the same square of counter space while watching Orange is the New Black.

6. Write

What you say: "Everyday I'm going to force myself to write for an hour."

What you do: Twenty-five minutes in go on Buzzfeed and lose two hours.

7. Sleep

What you say: "I will make sure to get a full 8 hours of sleep each night."

What you do: Stay up til 3am watching (you guessed it) Orange is the New Black.

8. Reconnect with Old Friends

What you say: "With all this time, I can finally reconnect with my friends."

What you do: Realize everything cost money and also you have no friends.

9. Create an Etsy Shop

What you say: "This is going to explode and soon I won't need to find a job!"

What you do: Check your page regularly only to find out no one wants your Death Star Vases. You can find mine here.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/191150617/mini-death-star-vase?ref=pr_shop

10. Look for Work

What you say: "Everyday I'm going to spend two hours online looking for work."

What you do: Stare at your inbox until your eyes hurt, refreshing Monster.com every thirty seconds in case you missed something.