Your Voice, Like The Sound of Sirens to a House on Fire...
At certain points in the past year I have considered myself to be somewhat unlucky. Actually no, let me rephrase that. I am lucky, I always have been, I am healthy, I'm well liked/loved, and I'm lucky enough to have been to uni and benefitted from all that went with that (whatever benefits they may be...) When I say I've been unlucky, what I really mean is it has seemed that this past year, nothing has been going my way. I'm talking about coming back from having a fantastic time in France, moving into our crappy house in Erdington, not being able to get a job for ages until Asda decided to let me handle their manky fruit n veg (not that Asda hasnt been without benefits, as I'll explain later), not being able to do my PGCE at Keele, the mess I made of the January exams and the stress put upon me in my finals, added to the inevitable break up with Dave, the shit I had to deal with at our house as a result, money troubles, and finally having to move back home - it's not that it hasnt been alright living back here, but due to distances and independance, I keep swearing to myself that I wont live at home again. So pretty much, the whole of my year at the age of 21 had been an abismal disappointment....All of a sudden, I have a fantastic degree, a new job, a wonderful, supportive new boyfriend, a new flat coming up soon, and I'm going on holiday with my closest people and we're going to have a fantastic time (weather allowing!) I can't explain how I've been feeling this past week, it's just as if 4 years of stress, worry and disappointment have suddenly evaporated from my shoulders. Like it's all been worth it, in a round about way. It's catching too, it seems as though everyone around me has some reason to be happy, and this holiday is going to be a huge celebration of it all!
So about my job. Well I started out determined that I was somehow going to get into teaching before next year, and I went for a few interviews for teachng assistants, but to no avail. I took this as a positive sign to have a proper look at my life and what I wanted to do, and came to the conclusion that I had always wanted to be a teacher, and while this was nice in a way, it also made me realise that I'd never thought of much outside of teaching. It was just something I knew I was good at. So I started to look around job sites, at graduate jobs and so on, and somehow stumbled across recruitment. Sounded interesting, so I applied for a few. The first interview didn't go too well, but the second went really well and I came out feeling great, and then I was called back for a second interview and voila, I have a job! My actual job title is Trainee Recruitment Consultant, and I work in a small office in the Jewellery Quarter. I have my own desk and computer haha... but most importantly the pay is great and the incentives are phenomenal. So, shoe shopping a-plenty for me!
I have already decided though that once I get enough money - probably after my first month's pay - I'm going to purchase a motorbike. I've wanted a motorbike since I was about 14, but never had the money to get one, so that'll be my first big purchase, after my flat....
Gemma has decided she's fed up of living at home and wants a taste of independance. Therefore together, we are renting a flat in Birmingham, close to both our work places. We have a few places in mind that we're hoping to go and visit after our holiday, so hopefully by the end of september we'll have somewhere to move in to! It's all very exciting, I can't wait to have a double bed again! I've already been to Ikea and have picked out a theme for my room, so it's all looking good. Also, we're planning to have a themed fancy dress party when we do move in, so you'll be hearing more about that! (Unless I don't like you! :p)
I just realised I haven't written on here since me and Simon got together (surprisingly or not - you decide, I frankly don't care) We initially got together circa Download, after months of me crying on his shoulder and hiding out at his house while things blew over at the old house. It was inevitable, and I'm damn well glad. We're having a great time being together, all my friends love him and he doesn't try to stop me seeing them without him, we go out and do stuff and share things and talk about eeeeeverything which is just...nice. I do put on him a lot though sometimes, up until i got this job I had been really stressed out and snappy and of course, he caught most of that, but the fact that he never seems to mind that much is rather touching. He worries about me, but he realises also that he really doesnt need to. For sure, he is the best thing that's come out of my "Asda experience". Speaking of which, I'm leaving there in about a month, and am only doing saturdays at the moment for extra money, huzzah! Though I'll be sad to see my discount card go :( Anyway, yes I'm having a wonderful love n sex life, that's showing no sign of deflating anytime soon :oD
I'm supposed to be packing right now for our Devon trip, getting very excited! Somehow I have to fit almost my whole wardrobe in one tiny suitcase... god knows how! I'm struggling to pick between dresses and skirts mainly, I think i'm pretty much sorted on which three pairs of shoes I'm taking though. We (as in me, Gemma, Liam and Simon) are staying in a static caravan thing, with a spa nearby, lots of swimming pools and the beach a stone's throw away (I've always wondered why they say a stone's throw.... surely it's not an accurate measure, I mean I was never any good at shotput so my stone wouldnt go very far. And how heavy should said stone be??) On top of this, we're forecasted (fingers crossed) to have lovely weather all week, meaning I get to wear more of my lovely dresses that I bought in spring anticipating a baking summer! It's now august, and half of my wardobe haven't seen the light of day yet! All in all, this holiday is going to be the perfect end to the summer.
So all of a sudden I've gone from being a poor, miserable student, to a happy, invigorated, slightly-less-poor working person! I'm hoping that the karma stops here, and that all this good stuff is a result of all the bad stuff happening last year. I'm hoping there's no nasty come-back karma round the corner like.... the bank loses all my money *searches in vain for old bank statements*, or I suddenly get pregnant *buys 24 pack of condoms, takes 4 pills*, or all my friends decide to jet off to Brazil without me *buys emergency Brazil ticket*, or Aston Uni ring up and say "Haha! You bought our little joke about you getting a 2:1 - YOU FAILED!!" *believes this could be possible* There's probably something out there that's gonna rock the boat, good things just dont happen to people like me!
Then again, maybe I need to be more accepting and less pessimistic!
posted by Kim @ 8/22/2007 06:01:00 pm
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