Friday 29 May 2009

Things I love right now...

No point moping around, especially not on a day like this when the temp is 23C! High enough to put a :-) on any one's face!

By the way, you may be wondering why am I indoors on a gorg day like this. Reason is because the hubby has his final exams starting next week, so the last thing I want to be doing is enjoy the weather by myself!

So what am I loving right now:

  1. Lovely weather and the blue skies it brings with it
  2. Hubby, lots and lots and lots
  3. The plethora of music I've recently dld! Esp the Kings of Leon album (from last year, I must add, better late than never!)
  4. Smell of freshly washed clothes - yes, that's right, I'm loving the smell of washing powder/softner, lol

Punch in the guts!

I feel like this never ending, never successful job hunting is coming to an end. Not an end that I'm pleased with, but an end for the time being, I think.

I've been madly looking for a suitable job, even decided to venture out of my comfort zone - my current home, and to pack, set and go: on the condition that I would have a suitable job. Last week was a quite a sorry state of affairs. After a long day of endless interview assessments in a city far far far away from home and hubby, I didn't recieve the bad news call very well. Having spent hours and days worrying/planning/loosing sleep over the outcome of the day, the day didn't fare well, and was a let down. Luckily, I recieved the call when my train approached Cheltenham from Leicester and found my darling husband waiting for me at my platform; I say luckily because had he not been there, I have no idea of how I would have dealt with the bad news.

On meeting him, he assured me that it wasn't the end of the world, although it seemed difficult to believe at that time. Still, seeing him after over a whole week and spending the night prior the interview on my tod in a skanky hotel room, I was filled with joy - he had my back.

Since this set back, I had got back in touch with a school that had offered me the same job, this time in a small all girls school. I had asked for some time to consider the offer and they agreed, since the person that I would be replacing had not yet handed in her resignation, although she had given an interview at some other job and had been given an informal 'yes'. When I got in touch with the Head with my CV in his inbox, he reminded me of the current situation with the other teacher still in limbo and assured me that he'd update me asap, he also said he was happy that I had applied. Well, that 'asap update' was today and it looks like the current teacher may still have her job as the one she went for, fell through. I've been asked by the Head to wait until next week for a decision as he will meet with the current teacher to discuss her future plans etc.

Another punch in the guts. Twice in two weeks. I was sorta pinning my hopes on getting this one for many reasons; mainly though because it would give me, a newbie in the town, to get to know the community and also because of it's locality, it would be ideal and very convenient for easy travellling. *sigh*

So what now? Where do I go from here? What do I do with myself this September?

Ponder, ponder, ponder.

Thursday 28 May 2009

G'nite y'all

So after much messing around with customisation of this blog, I've settled for the current theme in use. Mint. You'd think I must be in love with the herb to have a blog theme dedicated to it! Anyhoo, just a quick post to say nite nite. I'm off!

Fatty x

Welcome: Fresh as mint!


Hello and Salaam world :-)

Welcome welcome to my humble abode here in the wonderful world of blogging! I've finally got round to setting my own blog after much contemplation, procastination and yah, general laziness! Happy to say that it's here, here to stay iA, for a little - long while :-)

Don't know how this blog will shape up or even what the focus of the content will be on, but all I can say for now is that it feels good having a page where I can daily update my thoughts, feelings and blahness! Let's just say this blog is on trial for the time being, until something bigger and better enters and takes over my world, spare time and energy - err, no.

Anyway, less about me for now, I hope that I can provide you with an insight into my world shaped by the forces above and around it. Here, I imagine I'll be discussing things that matter to; be that a family, work, political, social, worldly, fashion, technological or trivial matter!

And since this is my first post, I guess the post title speaks for itself, mmm, the smell of fresh mint - tea, gum, chocs, mint mint or mouthwash, lol.

Enjoy on me!