How Was Your Day? VII

[Abigail]

The boards seem distant again lately we all pop in when we can I do love this place.

I have another job at Wetherspoonsss (seems as though I'm always at the place) I start sometime next week, and the manager was really lovely and showed me around, introduced me to people (ost I already know.. aswell as one guy that I actually worked with at Brantano) and she has said she will work their hours around my Brantano hours so I can get used to working there before I decide what I want to do, I'd like to keep both, because I like to work and all that jazz, I just hope it doesn't run me down too much. I'll still go to work a shift at the Commodore too if I'm ever off from the other 2 jobs. My friends say I'm weird because I liek working... but it's just in my nature, the thought of going back to College in September actually makes my tummy turnover. I hate the thought of being stuck in a classroom, stressing over deadlines for another whole year, can't I just work and work my way up? I'm much better at that

Anyways, I hope everyone is good, miss you all like crazy xxx

Bloody hell Kirsty, you're a workaholic!

Not everybody is cut out for formal qualifications and its not easy to figure out what you want to do with life. Do you still want to be a speech therapist? Perhaps it would be a good idea to think seriously about what you want out of life and why you are doing your course at the moment. You seemed so happy when you started it. Dropping out of college is a difficult decision but if you're already dreading going back then maybe it's not the right path for you. Could you make a full time job out of one or both jobs that you have now? Would you be happy to do one or both for the foreseeable future or would you get bored eventually? If you finished the course, would the qualification give you a better chance of getting a good job?

I've been in my job since Friday now. Today was the first day I actually enjoyed it. I talked to my boss quite a bit today and he's actually a decent guy. The majority of the female clerical staff seem to look down their noses at me and don't say anything, its as if I'm just the lowly cleaner. The male managers and the fitters are always friendly though and will say hi and pass the time of day. One of the sales managers actually had a ten minute conversation with me, asking what I was doing and what I wanted to do after uni. He then got the number for the hospital mortuary manager from his previous company so I can get some work experience! This is a guy who I've never met and only knows what I told him about myself in those ten minutes. I was touched that a stranger could see my passion and go out of his way to do something to help. He text me last night to say good luck and he hopes he helped because I deserve it.

My body is in a really bad way though I'm laid in bed in pain from standing and walking around since 8am. To add to the pain, I can't sleep at the moment. I don't know if its because subconsciously I'm worried about oversleeping and being late for work or if I'm having another phase of insomnia.

Anywho, back to uni next weekend I won't have internet in the house for a few weeks so it'll be trips to the library, which luckily is only two minutes' walk. Final year, it's gone so quick. I don't want it to end.

[Abbie]

I now have out 43 items on ebay lol I put some on monday night, some yesterday and now some tonight
Ive put quite a lot of ty beanie babies on there, I know it wont all sell, I just hope some of it does, especially some of the beanie babies!

Im selling 2 cecelia ahern books if anyone is interested?

I do love ebay, the only thing I dont like is waiting till the evenings to put stuff on there

[Kirsty :]]

I've been brought up around my whole family working for what we have, and working hard, so it's just rubbed off, whereas I know some of my friends grow up around education being the most important thng, to get a degree to get a good job. I guess it just works differently for everyone. They think I'm mad that I would happily work so much, and I think they're mad for sticking out Uni.. haha.

I couldn't be a speech therapist, I'm really not bright enough.
The only reason I was so happy with my course was all because of Adam, it was all for him. As soon as that "relationship" went downhill, everything at College did too because everything there is a constant reminder of him because the restaurant gets brought up a lot.
I want my own pub, so the possibility of working my way up with Wetherpoons is really appealing to me. It's definately possible if I put my mind to it, a guy I worked with at Brantano (who got me the job in Spoons) has been there 3 months and has already been promoted to a shift leader, when 3 months ago he hadn;t even pulled a pint, and all because he worked hard.

You need rest Abigail, don't wear your body out, or you'll never enojy your job, which makes the whole process more tedious xxx

[Siobhan]

Kristy.. I admire your attitude.. My dad was the same as you, start at the bottom and work up.. I am similar although I really enjoyed my college life too... every job I have done I have started at bottom and within month have been promoted in one way or the other.. For me uni was a lovely learning experience.. I love learning.. if you are not cut out for college life, then do what you are happy doing

[Chloe O'brien]

Kirsty you should be very proud of yourself that you are hardworking, and not sitting around on their lazy backside all day. Education wasn't for me I left school at 16 because I didn't wan't ito go to college or uni as I didn't know what I wanted to be. I spent 18 years working in a number of jobs before I decided to return to education to get a degree. I've never left a job on bad terms infact a couple of months ago I met an old boss who is in charge of this venue which hold concerts and other events. He is one of the directors. He asked me what I was doing I told him and he said if I needed a job I could have one anytime at his venue. Just because you don't want to be a speech theripst at the moment Kirsty you may change your mind in a couple of years, don't listen to what others say when they say your mad for working it will be a different story when they have no money and you do.

[Siobhan]

Kathy.. I was same as you.. I didn't go to Uni til I was 26.. at 16 I was way to young to decide what I wanted to be or do so I just did loads of jobs until I found one I liked

[Kirsty :]]

I've been through every job there is... physio, speech therapist, primary school teacher, restaurant manager. I just don't know... getting us to make our subject choices at 15/16 was really hard, expecially for the ones who didn';t know what they wanted to do, just seems so rushed. I would happily get up at 6 am for work and not get in until stupid o clock at night, to get up and do the same the next day. I feel so lost with all this career stuff lately.

On another note... I am soooooooo peeved off!!! I went to the bank just now to see if I could get a £100 overdraft just to tie me over until money starts coming in in 2 weeks from my 2nd job. Their reply: well you're not good enough for a £100 overdraft..... but we will happily give you a £1000 personal loan... Uhhhhh no thanks. Is that because they would pocket a ton of interest from me?

[Siobhan]

Yeah!! that is exactly it.. I have a permanent 500 euro overdraft and keep getting offered 10 grand loans (same day approved) from my bank.. sometimes it is so tempting but I know I will probably pay back twice as much and it will take years

[Kirsty :]]

It was so tempting, £1000 there and then, but I said to the bank worked, i don't need £1000 i would just waste it being a teenage girl, get myself into trouble and ruin my credit rating... which I do not see the point in doing. They wanted £52 something a month for 2 years. No thankyou.... if I'd have had that grand... it would've been gone well before then so I just saw it as completely pointless, all I needed was the money to pay a £70 bill haha x

[Abbie]

I joined the gym today and swam a mile, so now I feel really good

Im so tired though and Im dancing in the morning
Its really werid how it just doesnt feel like the summer hols anymore, I think its cos Ive been back so long and the fact that I went away earlier this year but at the same time im enjoying it a bit more cos im busier now and even when im not, with this gym membership I can go to the gym when I feel and swim so I can keep busy