I also got really bored being off by myself all the time sober. I went and asked my boss....in short, I basically asked what I could do to get paid more and manage people. He told me to pass a series of exams which take a few years and close to 1,000 hours of my free time to study for them. I said alright...sign me up, order the books. So that's what I've been doing- studying finance books 8 hours per weekend day.
I feel like it's something to get me caught up from all the years I've wasted being a non-productive drunk. So I guess I would suggest to you to make yourself more marketable since you want to work. Get a degree, take a class, get a designation, learn a skill, and go make that money man.