Point 1: Job searching sucks the hairy, sweaty balls of a monkey. There. I said it on behalf of everyone. If job searching gets you down, congratulations: you have a soul! :-D
Point 2: You HAVE to take time for yourself. HAVE TO. If you spend all your time at your own house feeling like you need to be Doing More (TM), you will be miserable. I guarantee it. It's taken me a while to strike a workable balance between productivity and necessary slacking. (And I do all my work at home, as you know.) But one day, I just realized that there will always be something else I could be doing. Always. And that it is physically impossible to do everything. It's about choices and priorities. Choosing what *NOT* to do is just as important as choosing what *TO* do. Tell yourself, "I am choosing to (whatever it is...write a cover letter, check the job boards, write a thank-you card for an interview, tag an RP, watch Glee, etc.)." And then don't worry about all the things you aren't doing.
Point 3: If you need a schedule, make a schedule. Even if it has to be more flexible, or be arranged on a weekly rather than a daily basis, you'll feel better if you have one. On the upside, once you've "done" everything you need to for that day, you can move on. If you won't listen to your own schedule, have someone else make it for you.
Point 4: You're doing awesome. Don't worry about it.
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Point 2: You HAVE to take time for yourself. HAVE TO. If you spend all your time at your own house feeling like you need to be Doing More (TM), you will be miserable. I guarantee it. It's taken me a while to strike a workable balance between productivity and necessary slacking. (And I do all my work at home, as you know.) But one day, I just realized that there will always be something else I could be doing. Always. And that it is physically impossible to do everything. It's about choices and priorities. Choosing what *NOT* to do is just as important as choosing what *TO* do. Tell yourself, "I am choosing to (whatever it is...write a cover letter, check the job boards, write a thank-you card for an interview, tag an RP, watch Glee, etc.)." And then don't worry about all the things you aren't doing.
Point 3: If you need a schedule, make a schedule. Even if it has to be more flexible, or be arranged on a weekly rather than a daily basis, you'll feel better if you have one. On the upside, once you've "done" everything you need to for that day, you can move on. If you won't listen to your own schedule, have someone else make it for you.
Point 4: You're doing awesome. Don't worry about it.