What's good about a mandatory week off with no pay? Well, let me see if I can find something positive to say:
I have a job to return to when the furlough is over and I have some savings to float me through the future half-paycheck.
I get a week off w/my SO when we really need time together to reconnect and communicate.
And... I finally have time to get my hair done, put up the rest of the holiday decor, repair the dining room table, install a closet system and organize the shed so we can put together that table saw. *laughs*
If I'm lucky the rain will stop and I'll be able to spend time at the park on a blanket with a good book or walking the li'l dog. (Never a long walk w/those short, arthritic legs these days. But she gets SO excited

)
oh, Ima be a busy bee!