Well, two days on and I am now gainfully employed.
Sunday afternoon just 5 minutes after posting my last blog post, I got an alert on my phone for a "Room Attendant" position at the Country House hotel literally 500 yards(maybe even less) from my front door.
WTHeck? I asked. WHY aren't they CALLING me?.... for you see, I had submitted my CV(Resume) TWICE for positions there already in the past two months. I also had went in person just last week to be told that all hiring was done via interwebs.
Now- I was a bit upset at this point- so I decided to go a step further. I looked up the phone number of the hotel and the next morning at 9AM sharp I cold called them...and, of course, I got a recording of my options- but one of the options (5) was to get thru directly to housekeeping. Hmmmmm.... So I pushed 5.
A very nice lady named Jayne answered and I explained who I was and that I understood they were hiring for Room Attendants position. She confirmed and so I went on that I had submitted my CV already on the website and that I had worked with a cleaning company in the states, and that I lived only a few hundred yards from their establishment. (Literally if a major league baseball pitcher stood on my back stoop he could probably hit the hotel with a baseball.) and I asked if there was anything she could recommend to me so I could get an interview and possibly come work at their lovely Country House Hotel.
She asked if I could come in for an interview the next morning at 10am and of course I said yes, indeed I could.
So I hung up- thrilled to have a face to face interview at last- and then I colored my hair and applied a gel peeling cucumber face mask and relaxed a bit.
This morning I walked over- it took far less time than I thought it would so I arrived about 20 minutes earlier than my appointment time- and so I sat down to wait after letting reception know who I was there to see.
I took in the loveliness of the place... all the rich, dark wood and the polished brass and colorful red and gold carpeting.... real old world charm it has- AND as an added bonus- it was already decorated for Christmas!! I was in Heaven!
Well, Jayne then came out and introduced herself and we chatted a bit. She told me about the position, asked me a few questions and we chatted about this and that- and before I knew it almost 45 minutes had passed and she asked if I would like the position and when I would like to start.. so I said Monday? and she said "Be here at 7AM and I will meet you and get your uniform and your paperwork done and you can get with Amelia to start your training! LOVELY!!!"
It's 30-40 hours a week at minimum hourly wage, but it's an active job not sitting at a desk for 9 hours a day and the people I will be working with seemed very nice, too.
So, I walked home (or was it floated) on Cloud 9- happy as a lark to have landed the job I first applied for and that was my very first choice in jobs after leaving my former employer.
This is what happens when you put it in God's hands and let him follow HIS plan instead of trying to force YOUR plan into action. Sometimes God has the same plan as you do- but he does it in HIS time-frame, not yours. So, I am gainfully employed again- Praise Jesus! Amen!!
A Peek Into The Misadventures of My Crazy Upside-Down Life.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Sunday, November 25, 2018
No Such Luck
Well, almost two months on and I'm still looking for paid employment.I was hoping to land a job within a month of losing my old one, but no such luck. I was also praying for even a smallish lottery win. Also no such luck.
I've submitted hundreds of applications and only have a handful of phone interviews to show for it.
Starting to get very frustrated. The Christmas Holidays are upon us and this couldnt be much more depressing than it is. I cant afford gifts for my family... I might be able to scrape together enough change to send them all a bulk package of Christmas Cards. And it's killing me. This is the first Christmas in their LIVES I haven't been able to give them ANYTHING..... What a sad state of affairs I have let myself get into.
All I can do this year is just keep on keeping on and pray something comes my way soon. Maybe decorating the house will make me feel a bit better...or make me feel a whole lot worse. It's a toss up at the moment.
The day before yesterday I was feeling low and depressed. Yesterday I was feeling really up and optimistic... Today I am feeling so depressed about it all I just want to go back to bed and cry.
Praying that next Christmas will be sooo much better than this one.
Damn any company that lets an employee go just before Christmas. Unless they deserve it- and I defo did NOT deserve to be let go like that. I'm pissed off. I'm also disappointed. I actually foresaw myself retiring from that company in a few years. It's the first time I actually could see myself staying with a company for long term.
Yeah- I whined about the job being so stressful, but only after they added another role into my already full job. If they hadn't added that on I could have happily stayed on for the rest of my working life. I hope they are proud of themselves- they lost a damn good employee.
I've submitted hundreds of applications and only have a handful of phone interviews to show for it.
Starting to get very frustrated. The Christmas Holidays are upon us and this couldnt be much more depressing than it is. I cant afford gifts for my family... I might be able to scrape together enough change to send them all a bulk package of Christmas Cards. And it's killing me. This is the first Christmas in their LIVES I haven't been able to give them ANYTHING..... What a sad state of affairs I have let myself get into.
All I can do this year is just keep on keeping on and pray something comes my way soon. Maybe decorating the house will make me feel a bit better...or make me feel a whole lot worse. It's a toss up at the moment.
The day before yesterday I was feeling low and depressed. Yesterday I was feeling really up and optimistic... Today I am feeling so depressed about it all I just want to go back to bed and cry.
Praying that next Christmas will be sooo much better than this one.
Damn any company that lets an employee go just before Christmas. Unless they deserve it- and I defo did NOT deserve to be let go like that. I'm pissed off. I'm also disappointed. I actually foresaw myself retiring from that company in a few years. It's the first time I actually could see myself staying with a company for long term.
Yeah- I whined about the job being so stressful, but only after they added another role into my already full job. If they hadn't added that on I could have happily stayed on for the rest of my working life. I hope they are proud of themselves- they lost a damn good employee.
Saturday, November 03, 2018
Bits & Bobs....2018
Well, this post is going to be a bit random....
First of all, since being out of work, I have got in the habit of three ways of doing things... either I get up and work on the house all day(this was the first couple of weeks I was out of work de-stressing...) or I get up and go straight to work sending out CVs.....or I get up do household things until 11 or 12 noon and after noon get to work on sending out my CV for work. This last one seems to work much better for me. Mainly because when I get looking thru the job lists first thing I get so caught up in sending out the CVs I will look up and it's already time for Paul to come in and I haven't even THOUGHT about cooking dinner or cleaning house. It's that engrossing and time consuming.
Well, after a day full of not hearing a human voice unless one of my family calls me on messenger for a quick chat, I'm ready for some conversation when hubby comes in from work. Needless to say after having people constantly talking to/at him at work that is at the top of the list of the LAST thing he wants when he comes home- to have another conversation. And having worked at the same place with him with the constant chatter and noise, I totally get that. So no arguments from me.
So, usually he comes in, sits down, and goes straight to the "Headphone Zone" and watches videos to relax. But I still want a bit of interaction with him.... I mean seriously- if we dont talk and only sleep together- what is the point of being married.
However- I have found that when he comes in from his day at work, if I have the TV on and playing the Virtual Fireplace and have his dinner ready to eat- then he tends to have a lovely conversation with me about how his day went, or whatever I have on my mind. I dont even have to ask. On the days I am still on the computer finishing up the CVs and the Virtual Fireplace isn't on and dinner isn't quite ready- he goes straight into the Headphone Zone and doesn't come out- til he goes to bed- even while he eats.
I'm beginning to see how a 1950s and before wife operated.
So At any rate- Yeah- I've figured that one out! Only took 14.5 years to do it too. There's a possibility I may be a little slow, but from now on- Virtual Fireplace on, dinner cooked and waiting.
The job hunt goes on too....I got a job alert from one of the sites I'm registered with. It said it was a PERFECT MATCH!!! I was really excited- and opened the alert- only to find it was for my old position with the former employer. Ummmm... I think I'll pass on that one. Altho I DID entertain the idea of applying for it just to see if I got an interview. But in the end I decided it would just be a waste of their and my time and so no.
I've applied for loads of jobs so far- hospital positions, hotel positions, security positions, cleaner positions... and one I REALLY wanted- working front line at a Cupcake Shoppe. Part time- 6 hours a day, 6 days a week, but I REALLY did want that one. So far nothing much- I've had a few phone interviews that fell thru because I don't drive, but I've been told that it generally takes at LEAST a couple of weeks or so before they even look at the applications/CVs that have been submitted so they have a few to interview and choose from. So it's been about a month so they hopefully will start coming in a bit more frequently now.
In other news....
I'm on a tight budget for the first time in a very long time. Food shopping is horribly stressful for me and Paul. What he considers luxury- I consider a staple for cooking. And since I'm the one doing the cooking, we had a discussion and I told him, just give me a budget of what I can spend on food a week and I will do my very best to keep it well UNDER that amount. So far it has worked beautifully. I usually make a grocery order up and, as I have until 11:45pm the night before to make as many changes as I need, I make it- add/change it thru the week according to what we run out of, then just before bed the night before Delivery Day I go thru it again and fine tune it for what I need most. And after doing that I can usually have a £ or two left to get a snack for him and a snack for me for the week. It's taken a bit more planning, but I have stayed at least £15-20 under budget for the past 6 weeks. We started a couple weeks before I was let go at work as a "just in case it happened"- which it did.
We're managing just fine, but I need to find work as quickly as possible- I can't do this 50s housewife thing for an extended period of time. I need to be independent. As much as I love and trust my husband to take care of me, life has taught me that I need to have a way to support myself should an emergency arise and I have to take care of business myself.
My sister sent be a trial run of the product she is selling for weight loss. I only got it Tuesday- but as of today (Saturday) I have lost 6 lbs. I am thrilled with it and it's only the detox tea I'm using. if you want to know more about it and the other fabulous products she has, get in touch with her directly at this link...
p://resolutiondrops.wixsite.com/teemiller?fbclid=IwAR01sA9DduWBkLFlj3Ljaa9Cc1WQVflGCe4kDr7QQ8fHwmYfYM4up0gR46Q
Or if you have Face Book this is her page;
https://www.facebook.com/groups/235855877104006/
As I said- I am thrilled with the results and I'm keeping account of it and will do a post at the end of the 30 days with all the details of my journey.
Hmmm... what else shall I talk about.......
Oh Holiday plans....
Well, This year is going to be quite low key due to a couple of things.
One..... the Brits don't do Thanksgiving. It's an American thing. So usually the way it works out is I invite the parents over for Thanksgiving dinner- and then we would go to theirs for Christmas Day dinner. But this year with our 2)financial situation and I'll do a roast Chicken with stuffing and Pumpkin or Apple pie for dessert as a nod to Thanksgiving. Then, his parents, I think, are going to Scotland for the Christmas holiday, so I will do a turkey crown with stuffing, broccoli casserole, roasties and a pecan pie or red velvet cake for our Christmas Dinner. VERY VERY low key again.
Next year I hope to be working again, so we will probably do our usual again. I may do a baked ham for Thanksgiving Dinner then.... Something different.
I'm still undecided about decorating for Christmas... on the one hand I think I may want to do it just to keep our spirits up.... on the other I may not see the point. But at the moment-I'm leaning towards decorating to the nines this year.
Lastly, I didn't do NaNoWriMo this year. I am, however, trying to finish one of my 4 books I'm writing. Wish me luck- and if I get it finished I'll let you know where to buy a copy when it's published.
Well, I guess that's about it for now. Til Next time, Yall!!
First of all, since being out of work, I have got in the habit of three ways of doing things... either I get up and work on the house all day(this was the first couple of weeks I was out of work de-stressing...) or I get up and go straight to work sending out CVs.....or I get up do household things until 11 or 12 noon and after noon get to work on sending out my CV for work. This last one seems to work much better for me. Mainly because when I get looking thru the job lists first thing I get so caught up in sending out the CVs I will look up and it's already time for Paul to come in and I haven't even THOUGHT about cooking dinner or cleaning house. It's that engrossing and time consuming.
Well, after a day full of not hearing a human voice unless one of my family calls me on messenger for a quick chat, I'm ready for some conversation when hubby comes in from work. Needless to say after having people constantly talking to/at him at work that is at the top of the list of the LAST thing he wants when he comes home- to have another conversation. And having worked at the same place with him with the constant chatter and noise, I totally get that. So no arguments from me.
So, usually he comes in, sits down, and goes straight to the "Headphone Zone" and watches videos to relax. But I still want a bit of interaction with him.... I mean seriously- if we dont talk and only sleep together- what is the point of being married.
However- I have found that when he comes in from his day at work, if I have the TV on and playing the Virtual Fireplace and have his dinner ready to eat- then he tends to have a lovely conversation with me about how his day went, or whatever I have on my mind. I dont even have to ask. On the days I am still on the computer finishing up the CVs and the Virtual Fireplace isn't on and dinner isn't quite ready- he goes straight into the Headphone Zone and doesn't come out- til he goes to bed- even while he eats.
I'm beginning to see how a 1950s and before wife operated.
So At any rate- Yeah- I've figured that one out! Only took 14.5 years to do it too. There's a possibility I may be a little slow, but from now on- Virtual Fireplace on, dinner cooked and waiting.
The job hunt goes on too....I got a job alert from one of the sites I'm registered with. It said it was a PERFECT MATCH!!! I was really excited- and opened the alert- only to find it was for my old position with the former employer. Ummmm... I think I'll pass on that one. Altho I DID entertain the idea of applying for it just to see if I got an interview. But in the end I decided it would just be a waste of their and my time and so no.
I've applied for loads of jobs so far- hospital positions, hotel positions, security positions, cleaner positions... and one I REALLY wanted- working front line at a Cupcake Shoppe. Part time- 6 hours a day, 6 days a week, but I REALLY did want that one. So far nothing much- I've had a few phone interviews that fell thru because I don't drive, but I've been told that it generally takes at LEAST a couple of weeks or so before they even look at the applications/CVs that have been submitted so they have a few to interview and choose from. So it's been about a month so they hopefully will start coming in a bit more frequently now.
In other news....
I'm on a tight budget for the first time in a very long time. Food shopping is horribly stressful for me and Paul. What he considers luxury- I consider a staple for cooking. And since I'm the one doing the cooking, we had a discussion and I told him, just give me a budget of what I can spend on food a week and I will do my very best to keep it well UNDER that amount. So far it has worked beautifully. I usually make a grocery order up and, as I have until 11:45pm the night before to make as many changes as I need, I make it- add/change it thru the week according to what we run out of, then just before bed the night before Delivery Day I go thru it again and fine tune it for what I need most. And after doing that I can usually have a £ or two left to get a snack for him and a snack for me for the week. It's taken a bit more planning, but I have stayed at least £15-20 under budget for the past 6 weeks. We started a couple weeks before I was let go at work as a "just in case it happened"- which it did.
We're managing just fine, but I need to find work as quickly as possible- I can't do this 50s housewife thing for an extended period of time. I need to be independent. As much as I love and trust my husband to take care of me, life has taught me that I need to have a way to support myself should an emergency arise and I have to take care of business myself.
My sister sent be a trial run of the product she is selling for weight loss. I only got it Tuesday- but as of today (Saturday) I have lost 6 lbs. I am thrilled with it and it's only the detox tea I'm using. if you want to know more about it and the other fabulous products she has, get in touch with her directly at this link...
p://resolutiondrops.wixsite.com/teemiller?fbclid=IwAR01sA9DduWBkLFlj3Ljaa9Cc1WQVflGCe4kDr7QQ8fHwmYfYM4up0gR46Q
Or if you have Face Book this is her page;
https://www.facebook.com/groups/235855877104006/
As I said- I am thrilled with the results and I'm keeping account of it and will do a post at the end of the 30 days with all the details of my journey.
Hmmm... what else shall I talk about.......
Oh Holiday plans....
Well, This year is going to be quite low key due to a couple of things.
One..... the Brits don't do Thanksgiving. It's an American thing. So usually the way it works out is I invite the parents over for Thanksgiving dinner- and then we would go to theirs for Christmas Day dinner. But this year with our 2)financial situation and I'll do a roast Chicken with stuffing and Pumpkin or Apple pie for dessert as a nod to Thanksgiving. Then, his parents, I think, are going to Scotland for the Christmas holiday, so I will do a turkey crown with stuffing, broccoli casserole, roasties and a pecan pie or red velvet cake for our Christmas Dinner. VERY VERY low key again.
Next year I hope to be working again, so we will probably do our usual again. I may do a baked ham for Thanksgiving Dinner then.... Something different.
I'm still undecided about decorating for Christmas... on the one hand I think I may want to do it just to keep our spirits up.... on the other I may not see the point. But at the moment-I'm leaning towards decorating to the nines this year.
Lastly, I didn't do NaNoWriMo this year. I am, however, trying to finish one of my 4 books I'm writing. Wish me luck- and if I get it finished I'll let you know where to buy a copy when it's published.
Well, I guess that's about it for now. Til Next time, Yall!!
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