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Date: 08 September 2008 17:41:54
I have lived in Sheffield now for 4 years and although i have been working constantly (give or take a couple of weeks) it has all been agency work. My shortest placement was for 8 days but my longest was for 2.5 years. It has taught me so many skills one of which learning to be the new girl which even though i am generally confident, can be a little daunting all the time.
Just before i started my last placement i was told it was an ongoing role which i thought was great until i actually read the paperwork and it stated that it was only till the end of September. When i asked the agency about it they said oh its the council, dont worry about it they always give a date but its always ongoing. Hmmmm turned out it wasnt. For a while i have been trying to see what work is out there but have tended to slip back into the easiness of the agency finding me work. After i found this out though i just thought enough was enough. To be honest the place i was working at was lovely. Although it was a bit quiet work wise the staff were nice, so that wasnt really the problem. I was just wanting a bit more security in knowing that a job was mine.
The other week i saw a job advertised at church for a enquiries/room booking person at one of the local parish halls. After being interviewed they hired me. It meant leaving my agency job early but they were great about it. It really is a great place to work. I am now in my third week and im really enjoying it. The only downside is that it is only 12 hours a week, but im hoping that it will go up to 20 over the next few months or so as that would be perfect. On my first couple of days my boss brought me a box of biscuits for the drawer and a pot plant to put in my office. My bosses are a married couple in their 50s and are both very sweet.
Other news has generally been the usual stuff... catching up with friends/having meals with friends/coffee with the girls/choir/church/seeing family etc. Some highlights have been going to my friend Hannah's wedding in London at the end of July. It was a lovely day with the reception at Hilton Docklands. We were hoping to stay over on the Saturday night but we tried to book too late so we stayed somewhere near bye. It was still nice though and it just meant we had to get a taxi at the end of the night. The next day we had a visit to the science museum.
I was actually really proud of myself while i was there. This may sound daft but since the bombings in London i always thought it had ruined it for me ever going to London and especially ever going on the underground again. I actually managed it and didnt even feel nervous which i was really pleased about.
I have also been to my parents a couple of times which has been nice. Jono wasnt able to make the last time so i drove down on my own. My dad met me near Lichfield and we had lunch there first before heading to their house. That evening me & my mom decided to have a little shopping outing and i finally got myself a new iron. I was looking at the bags as i really need a new one but decided against it in the end as i want a nice leather one for Christmas. Saying that though i did find a really nice one in the sale last saturday in town for only £4 so i got that and it should last me nicely for the next few months as mine old one was falling apart.
Last weekend we should have gone camping with our cluster but it was raining really bad so it got cancelled. On saturday me & Jono decided to have a walk into town instead which was really nice. We had a little wonder round the shops and then had a coffee/hot chocolate in Starbucks. Jono had some book vouchers so he managed to get a couple of new OS maps for the place he is camping at with the boys in a couple of weekends time. We also used up a credit note in TJ Hughes and got some bargains. That evening there was a cluster pub meal instead which was great and the food was beautiful. On sunday we ended up being on coffee duty at church and then in the afternoon a couple of church and their 3 boys came for tea which was hectic but great. The week before there was 11 of us round the table so i cant decide which was more busy. Both were fun though. I do love having a table full of people at meal times.
This weekend I am going on a weekend away with the girls from choir. Its going to be great and it will be lovely to spend a weekend with everyone.
L xxx