5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

oldtractor

1. DH mended a gate so thats good
2. we still have enough grass in the top field for the horses to stay there another couple of weeks at least,hurray!
3. my cats are cuddling on the sofa,so sweet
4. not cold enough to light the fire yet but probably will later.
5. made some cherry scones.

Ladyhawk

Evening all,

Am sleeeeeeepy tonight. We had a team night out last night and though I got to bed at a reasonable hour (11pm) I was staying at a friend's house so slept badly and woke up at 4am and couldn't get back to sleep until 6am.

1) I did however use this time to chat on BBM to various friends around the world.

2) Good night out and dinner was claimed on expenses

3) One of my nice colleagues who i think has been treated quite poorly has resigned and will be starting a fabulous new job in January. I am so pleased for him - especially as i have been encouraging him discretely to stand up for himself and find somewhere new for a little while. Unfortunately his line manager does not seem to have learnt his lesson from this experience. I have told him (the manager) in no uncertain terms that history will repeat itself if he carries on the same way.

4) Spoke to the guy about the job and explained to him that I felt that the call had ended on a negative note and that I just wanted to reiterate the fact that I was keen willing and able. There are two other candidates and they are now just deciding who is the best fit, but i was still definitely in the frame. I still am very certain that they will not offer it to me.

5) Am meeting up with two old friends to get the low down on my DB's new girlfriend whom on of them know. I won't stay too late, I won't stay too late, I won't stay to late.

6) My friend's baby, Jessica, finally decided to make an appearance earlier in the week... she was only 10 days overdue.

Righteo... I had better finish my work before heading out to the pub.

Night night

L

Rainy-Days

Hello all, just a few for today:-

1. Got praise today for a report that I wrote at work, we don't tend to get too much of that so it was welcome to get it!

2. Popped into Northampton on the way home and bought my veg and fruit from the market. Then went to Sainsburys on the way home grand total spent for this weeks food shop - £25.99 :j

3. Planted nearly all the pansies up into pots and did a winter pansy hanging basket for by the back door. Still a little more to do, but the garden is very bare and a little colour even only small, makes it look less barren!

4. Put the medium weight horses rugs on and they are all snuggled up in their stables tonight as we are in for a -2 degree frost!!

5. Cooked dinner tonight and just have a motor round on the internet, the fuel burner is lit and I have the heating on timer for tomorrow morning. Winter is on it's way and I am glad that such hard work throughout the summer has paid off!

Purple_kitten

1. The interview went well and it’s a place I would like to work for so I have fingers crossed – again, I could really do with it now :-/, but I’m still applying for others just in case got to keep going.

2. Dusted, hoovered and changed bedcovers, with the help of my moggie who just adores “helping” ( for me it was using nervous energy waiting for interview feedback, which may not be until tomorrow!) Updated to add I’ve just had positive feedback, they want me in the London office for a 2nd interview which will be a scenario with the director and then a chat, so everything crossed I just have to research scenario interviews as I’ve never done this before, any advice/tips welcome.

3. We went for a mini drive to blow the cobwebs out stop cabin fever and walk an animal, we drove 8 miles down back roads effectively getting ourselves lost and found a public footpath to follow, it was beautiful, waterfall, ponds, we gathered a bag of cobnuts, and some wind fallen apples, but also on the path were walnut trees, I was amazed as I never knew that the UK grew successfully walnuts so we also have a bag of them, and I’ve just whipped up some coffee and walnut cupcakes and I have to say, yum! We googled it when we got back as I would love a walnut tree however they need a lot of space and preferably 2 of them to feed each other effectively.

4. An easy all be it unhealthy tea of kievs and chips

5. Finding a 5th would be the autumnal sun, but with a definite chill in it now.

Ladyhawk

Purple_kitten wrote: »

Updated to add I’ve just had positive feedback, they want me in the London office for a 2nd interview which will be a scenario with the director and then a chat, so everything crossed I just have to research scenario interviews as I’ve never done this before, any advice/tips welcome.

Well done Purple Kitten!

What do they mean scenario interviews? Is that when they just ask you for examples of when you have done xyz? If that is the case then think of all the highlights of your career and think of how you can use them to demonstrate your competencies.

Not sure if this will help... but when i was first called in "for a chat" in a previous role... i assumed that it really was a chat. How wrong was I!!! So prepare for it as you would an interview, but be friendly and bubbly as well.

Best of luck

Purple_kitten

Thanks LadyHawk, and I still have everything crossed for you.

I reckon it will be another interview not a chat. They said I would be given a scenario and time to think, and then I need to explain how I do it, well I will do a little research and hope that obviously it's based on the job I can do. We'll soon see, many thanks, fingers crossed this end.

Patchwork_Quilt

1) Lunch was two gf rolls and some bolognaise sauce on the run, but it was still good.
2) Eating chocolate flapjack with DS and his gf. Well, actually, I forced it on them.
3) DH has just fixed the heater in the the kitchen by finding out that 'someone' had switched it off at the switch in the cupboard. I blame the pans. They do jostle about.
4) A box of Belgian chocolates from DH, who has just come back from Belgium.

I think that last one will have to count as two. Have a lovely evening everyone.

ampersand

Right, I will try and post.

1. Looks as if sparrer and I will finally do the Great Soap Handover next week, with a Groupon lunch and Romp through the Grand Arcade as accessories;). We will drag each other out of 2nd-hand bookshops, or, more likely, forget that The Other is even there...:D
Fully intend that sparrer's 1st trip to Cambridge for 15 years is MEMORABLE.***
2. Washing out, blown dry, but need to bring post hairwash towel in before it freezes.
3. Anticipating lamb curry-ish thing from remains of roast, meditating in slow cooker with whim-chosen other bits. Put together while listening to Le Carr! on R4Extra.
4. Enjoyed Ian Hislop on 'I've never seen Star Wars' just now - he bought jeans, played some computer game, meditated, baked a cake - an i-player Recommended.
5. Back at OD base yesterday, with closure of other premises. First one since July - back in the old fold.

I'm off to bed.....plus ça change, I've done little beyond shower, hairwash, read today.
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I like the blend notes of Ladyhawk and Purple kitten - still wishing every best outcome for you both on job front.

p.s. just a heads up for Tim Minchin on C4 tomorrow night, live at Hammersmith.

Chickenopolis

Good evening all!

purple kitten -well done you xx and good luck with the second interview. Btw its not "role play" is it? I had to do this at an interview with Virgin Airlines ages ago .

Ladyhawk -out again on a "school night" :rotfl:Good for you .

rainy days -there is some innate need about putting your hand under the rug that the horse is wearing to feel how toasty warm they are.I miss this and I am a bit jealous of you.


5 for today

1. Nicked Ladyhawks sleep last night and slept from about 8.30pm last night - out like a light .

2. My back is pain free today!

3. Half day at work

3. My Mum loved her birthday present that I gave her.

4. Nice email from an ex work colleague to discuss our chickens . I am looking after her hens over Christmas as she is going abroad for a well deserved rest .I have booked the time off of work to make sure that they are ok (and that mine do not kill them) . I take my animal husbandry responsibilities a bit too seriously sometimes:)

5. Made special fried rice for tea with veg lurking in bottom of fridge.

Have a good evening all x

Purple_kitten

Hi Chickenopolis,
I think it's going to be in depth scenario of problem resolution, at a total guess typically and would I go about resolving it "tactfully", I'll let you all know Friday evening how it went. I can never tell.

I have to ask the "role play" for Virign sounds err different ;-)