Tuesday 30/08/2016

Really annoyed now.

I rang the number given to me (AGAIN)  and they were still busy. How's that for service!

I'm not going to waste any more time. So I emailed my local branch and explained what was happening; and that I couldn't get through and asked them to sign me off.

I haven't heard anything so watch this space. 

I've given them my details so hopefully, they will put that into practise. Then they can send me my P45 ready for when I start work. UGH!

Mood:               Annoyed

Enthusiasm:      Sometimes I despair!

Thought for the day.

It is not fit for publication

What's next?

Looking forward to starting work. Just one day to go. A little nervous but happy at the same time.

Annoyed

I am annoyed big time. I called the number the job centre gave me to finish my claim.

I went through all the options and then spent fifteen minutes listening to Green Sleeves and nobody picked up the phone.

So I rang again an hour later and spent another 15 minutes waiting. I put the phone down again as I had to go out.

Then, just before close, the same thing happened again. 

So it seems, they don't want to let me go and want to carry on paying me. Now, I have to ring up on Tuesday instead. UGH!

Annoyed. I've got to pay for that phone call. I should have phoned at the job centre, why they couldn't have done it when I signed on, I've no idea. Flip, flip and flip.

I want to use profanities. Thankfully, it didn't affect my day. 

Because I have a life!

Thursday 25/08/16

I signed on for the last time. Just got to ring them tomorrow to wind  things up.

Not sure how I feel, perhaps, after I've rung the job centre wind up team tomorrow, I may actually feel relieved?

Thought for the day

A boiled egg is hard to beat!

What's next?

Ummm

Wednesday 24/08/16

Tomorrow will be my last signing on day. Then on  Friday, I have to ring them up to say when I am starting work. No idea why I can't do it all tomorrow, but hey, who am I to question why.

As for this blog. I will be continuing it for a few weeks or months. Not really sure. Because you never know. lol

Monday 22/08/16

Job sites browsed:     Yes

Jobs applied for:        None

Mood:                        Strange, don't know how I'm feeling half the

                                   time.

Enthusiasm:               For job hunting, not much. For looking 

                                   forward to getting back to work, very 

                                   Enthusiastic.

Thought for the day

Don't worry if your ice-cream falls on the floor. You can get another one.

I'm ready now to get back to work, less than two weeks to go now.

I've looked at my wardrobe and my old work stuff is still ok. Besides, I bought myself some new tops a few weeks back.

There will be two training days first, so that will get me back into it. 

What's next

Need to top up my Maths and English knowledge and try and chill out, for really, there are a load of emotions going around in my head and some are eating away at the sensible part of my brain and all is not good. 

Friday 19/08/2016

Job hunting postponed for today, due to a lack of enthusiasm.

Thursday 18/08/2016

Job sites browsed:          A few

Jobs applied for:             0

Mood:                             OK

Enthusiasm:                    Good

I sighed on today. There were several people in the waiting room but none of us said hello. I caught a few people's eye but, usually  outgoing, even I didn't say hello.

It was as if we were all dreading signing on and were deep in thought. I was tempted to write a poem about it but didn't. 

Next week will be my last signing on date and the following day, I have to ring a number to say I will no longer be signing on. Efficient eh!  They are going to ' wind me up' at least I think that's what they said. lol

When you're in there, you listen but don't often hear. lol

Thought for the day

You never know what is around the corner, so it is always wise to wear a crash helmet and knee pads. Just in case.

Wednesday 17/08/2016

Websites browsed:          Yes

Jobs applied for:              0

Enthusiasm:                     Just want to stop looking for work now

Mood:                              Goodish

Thought for the day

Be grateful you don't live in a town called Titty Ho!

And be thankful you don't know where it is.

Have to sign on tomorrow and then discus when I have to sign off. Can't wait. This job hunting can really get you down sometimes.

What's next?

Sign on tomorrow

Need to tweak a few things regarding my new job that are still not settled, but should be sorted out over the next few days. I don't think there will be a problem, but we will see. 

Tuesday 16/08/16

Websites browsed:          Yes

Jobs applied for:              None

Mood:                              Not bad

Enthusiasm:                     6/10 the rest is hiding.

Cakes eaten:                    Should be 10 million but none. I had an

                                         ice-cream instead.

Olympic sports achieved:

Laptop armchair wrestling.

100 metre sprint towards the cake counter.

Laundry weight lifting.

Mountain climbing the stairs to bed.

Aiming rubbish at the bin.

Sausage and chip lift. Taking them out of the oven.

And later, it will be darts throwing. Commonly known as the javelin.

Thought for the day

Those who can, do,

and those who can't are called Sue.

What's next?

Still looking for part-time or seasonal work and enjoying the summer because there's only a couple of weeks until I'm back at work.

Monday 15/08/16

Websites browsed:          Several

Jobs applied for:              None

Mood:                              Good

Enthusiasm:                     Not great when you already have a job

                                         but still have to look or you don't get 

                                         any money. 

Thought for the day

Maybe if we all sit extremely still, Monday won't be able to see us.

I'm feeling a little bit nonplussed. Not 100% sure what it means and can't be bothered to look it up. lol

I need to eat some strawberries or something.

What's next?

Now that's a question.

                

Friday 12/08/2016  /  Saturday 13/08/16

Jobs applied for:          2 seasonal ones

Websites browsed:       loads

Mood:                          Great. Just went for a walk.

Enthusiasm:                 8/10

Weight:                         Stayed the same.  I have hovered around

                                     the same mark since March so really happy.

                                     At least I'm not putting it on. That's because

                                     despite what happened to me last year, 

                                     which is the past now, I'm getting my 

                                     life back on track. With or without a job.

Thought of the day

You never know what or who is around the corner. 

I'm really looking forward to starting my new job in September.

I've also gone back to writing again and I am almost ready to send my book off. In fact, I've been almost ready to send it off for the last few years. But at least I have my passion back. 

What's next?

I will still be searching for work, Just in case. lol

Mainly looking for part time seasonal work, but like I said before, there are only 3 weeks left off the summer and not much around.

Also, I need to update my skills and will soon have to revise a bit before I go back to work. I've a feeling that I won't be doing that for a few weeks. lol

                                     

Tuesday 09/08/16

 In a rush

Job hunting, nothing applied for.........Nothing out there.

Met my besties for lunch. Great afternoon.

Off to darts now and a few drinks. 

No messages on answer phone.

No post......nobody loves me.

I wonder if there is a job where you can waffle all the time; that would be perfect for me oh yea!

Monday 08/08/16

Websites browsed;          loads

Jobs applied for:             None

Job replies:                     One

Mood:                             The sun is shining so how can I not be in a

                                        good mood.

Enthusiasm:                    8/10

Weight:                            Not weighing until Friday, but not 

                                         looking too good.

Cakes eaten:                    1 really dry scone, which does not count.

                                         So I had to have a chocolate chip biscuit.

Thought for the day

Cakes are not a healthy option.................I know that!

A well known zoological park rang to ask if I was interested in a summer position. ( Answer phone)
I left a message on their answer phone to say that I have a job that starts in September but I would be happy to work their for the rest of the summer. Haven't heard back, so guess that's it. There's only about four weeks left of the summer!

Money would come in handy but I'm enjoying the summer now. 
I had a rejection letter from them a few weeks back, so, once again, I'm second best lol. 

A girl could get a complex lol

What's next?

More job hunting and need to revise my English and Maths.

05/08/16

Shattered, hot, bothered and lethargic.

Procrastinating. 

Have had enough of job searching for now.

Need to take a little break. 

Back again tomorrow or Monday. 

Good job I've got a job in September because, for today at least, I've just about had a gut full of searching for non existent jobs, or jobs where you never get any replies. 

So disrespectful when you've gone out of your way to apply and they don't have the decency to let you know.

Ok, enough said.

Thursday 04/08/2016

Jobs applied for:           None

Sites browsed:              A few

Mood:                           Good

Enthusiasm:                  Good

Cakes eaten:                  None.  Started to cut down eating so much,

                                       and now I'm just a moody so and so.

Thought of the day

Chocolate will always be there, hiding in the shadows.

Signed on today in a group session, not sure if it was called a job club, or a holiday club. If it was a holiday club, which I think it was, they obviously don't know the meaning of the word HOLIDAY!

I met a former colleague of mine. We or rather they, had a conversation with me. I'd love to relate it to the world but better not.

What's next?

I'm not doing any job hunting today, signing on is punishment enough for one day. I'll start again tomorrow. 

It's strange how my mood changed the minute I walked out of the job centre, still, only a few more weeks of signing on and then..............back to work, just wish I was starting next week. lol

Have a little niggling feeling at the back of my mind that things may not work out, but have no facts to back that up. Nerves I guess, plus, I wasn't their first choice, hopefully, I'll be their last choice. lol

Wednesday  03/08/2016

Job sites browsed:          Loads

Jobs applied for:             o

Leads:                             Not really

Signing on:                     Tomorrow, oh joy!

Mood:                              Goodish

Enthusiasm:                     Good

Weight:                            Back to weight I was last month. Not put

                                        on then and none off. But on a diet now.

                                        Want to lose 2 pound by next Friday, don't

                                         want to go silly lol. Just being realistic lol

Thought of the day

'You can't have everything... where would you put it?'

Steven Wright

I have been looking for some seasonal work but don't get any replies. It's hard in the real world. lol

My son has gone back home so that's not cool, but seeing him again in September;  just before he's back in uni.

What's next?

Signing on tomorrow. I cannot express in words just how much that excites me, although there is one word I could use. But I won't. 

Ooops I seemed to have missed a day.  Probably because my son is home from uni for a couple of days. Just a few days but just glad to see him.

Tuesday 02/08/16

Websites browsed:          Loads

Jobs applied for:             1........just.  No! I'm not going to say it.

leads:                               0

Mood:                              Good. How can it not be when all my

                                         family are under the same roof.

Enthusiasm:                     Good

Weather:                           Rain, rain, fog, fog, and more rain.

Cakes eaten:                     None, but had a bounty bar, hadn't had 

                                         one of those in years. Yummy

Thought of the day

You don't have to have that last chocolate biscuit, that last piece of cake. But remember, if you don't have it, somebody else will. So get in there fast.

Feeling in a great mood today. My son is home for three days so spending as much time as possible with him.

Work wise. I have to admit, I have some very small reservations about travelling to my new job in September. It's only 35-45 minutes away depending on which way I go. But it's other people, when they say, ' Oh that's a long way.'

I've travelled up there 3 times in one week in July and felt it was OK. I think it is just nerves. Somebody told me once, that it is easy to talk yourself out of something then it is to go for it. They may be right. 

At the end of the day, it is just nerves really. I am looking forward to working in the classroom again. 

Also, I will have a week or two off every six weeks or so, even two, so there will be a break from driving. 

Looking at my post, it looks like I'm trying to convince myself to do it, when really, I don't need any convincing at all. Do I?  lol