No work in 3 weeks unemployment joke of a pay, just venting - SQ

My back up account went to EMR, and those people are full time on my primary, and there is absolutely no work.  They said they were working on placing us in different locations and trying to acquire more work, but it has not happened in 3 weeks. 

Aside from being worried how I am going to pay my bills, which I was even when I had work; I have to say that I am starting a feel human again.  I used to sit in front of the computer waiting for work to trickle through, but now I have signed up for unemployment, (which is a joke what they pay).  I actually leave the computer and do laundry, clean, cook, etcetera.  I almost feel a sense of relief, kinda lighter in the shoulders.  My predicament is that I live in a rural area, and to drive to work I would have to make a considerable amount more than minimum wage to be able to afford to drive to work everyday.  I have put in applications at places, and most places just have you submit a resume without telling why you were not chosen for the job.  My guess is that being a transcriptionist for 11 years does not qualify you for many jobs that make a good wage.  I think maybe it is time for a career change, but what.... I am also at the point where I am not a young chick anymore and whatever I choose most likely needs to be my last, because then I will "too old" to be considered to be hired.

I want to thank all of you on this post, because working in a virtual world sometimes it is hard to vent to anyone who can actually understand what you are going through.