I'm going to take a slightly different direction with my post if you don't mind.
Adriana, you have a roof over your head, you do have a partner that should be striving to be employed just as much as you are (no pickiness because he's got a couple of degrees), you've got family that did take you in when you needed a home, you've got a site here with a membership that's giving you some damned fine advice, you've got personal possessions even if they are in storage and in the end you've got your health and the ability to be employed and self-sufficient.
While today may feel like crap, please take a moment to read that paragraph I just wrote and think of all the things you are currently blessed with. Change your focus for a moment from the list of "what I don't have" to the list of "what I'm so very lucky to have that many others do not". Not only will it help you feel more positive but that kind of change of mindset does project out in a job interview. No one wants to hire someone who is desperate and feels they're losing it all. Employers want positive people who look forward.
I'll also suggest one thing from my own experience earlier this summer. I volunteered at a local homeless shelter that also did an open lunch to feed anyone hungry. Adriana, those are people really struggling, really finding it hard to get by, to feed their kids, to find a safe place just to lay down their head at night, warm water to wash with. Such basic things that we all forget to be thankful for and you have those things right now. While you and your partner should be spending most of your time looking for a paying job also consider volunteering in a situation like that once per week. Not only is it a good deed to do for your community, it's good for your soul and your mindset. Also volunteerism on a resume shows an employer you aren't the sit around the house unemployed type and often volunteer work can lead to paying jobs down the road.
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