Putting My Life Into Order

catandy

so on my ownsome again for the weekend - DS1 is working down in London for an extended weekend of wrestling shows, 5 in 3 days so he's going to be sore when he gets back DS2 is on a residential course to try and get on some volunteering work that he wants to do - no movement on a paying job so the plan is do some volunteering work for 6 months to have something concrete to add to his CV then try again - fingers crossed for him


I'm glad January is over, too much month for time between pay cheques so we've been living on fresh air (probably us and half the country). Anyway things should free up a bit from here on in (she says hopefully..)


Barclaycard finally defaulted me today so that's a full house - wont make any difference to the amount they are getting just means all my dates of defaults dropping off have moved just that bit further forward..

catandy

had a conversation with work as I'm hitting target regularly - there's a vacancy at another branch of the company that is my ideal job - new business, my kind of sell and better basic/ commission structure. I've been asked if I am interested in going for it and if so interview is Friday...


Basic is more than I am on, commission is mega better (if you know what I mean), so all good there. only downside is distance to travel 30 miles each way each day as opposed to 11 miles x 2 pd as im doing currently so basically my travel costs triple and time it takes me the same... not yet made my mind up if I'm going for it or not - got to give them an answer by COB tomorrow @ work. going to sleep on it and see how I feel tomorrow

dottyanne

Hi catandy, what a great opportunity apart from the travel considerations...have you decided what to do ?

catandy

yes anne I am going for it - worst case scenario is I don't get it and then I'm still ok doing what I'm doing


fingers crossed for Friday!

catandy

well interview wasn't a resounding success plus the place to get to is an absolute nightmare so if I don't get it I wont be upset - even though Ive already allocated the extra ££ there I go just wishing my life away again.


roll on pay day cos commission hits my pay cheque a month in arrears and I want to see what a difference it makes. ive pumped the figures thru a salary calculator thingy and yes I know how much I should be getting but it doesn't feel real till I get it in my account..

dawnybabes

When will you find out ?

Have you decided what you are going to do with the commission

catandy

I find out on Monday so not long to wait ... I've decided I don't want it tbh the travel is an absolute nightmare and I've had flexi start time been offered from where I am currently so I can 'beat the traffic' and start at 8am every day - so all good in my world


commission for the first month of hitting it is making just about 400£ difference - for what I'm paid next month (what I sell this month) already stands at that with just a week gone ... I'm flying at the moment and have got serious 'gift of the gab' so long may it continue. I'm working on £400 PM - not adding the figures into my dmp payments but making mine and my kids lives a bit more comfy and building up a 'settlement fund' so I can try and do some more F&F - Wonga is next on my hit list but don't know how successful I will be...


Happy with my life and the way things are going

dawnybabes

That's brilliant, you "sound" much happier :-)

catandy

I am feeling much better - infact I feel like me again

catandy

unexpected bill for £500 for car which is a blow ... head gasket needs skimming (whatever the hell that means)... all I know is its making a funny noise (my technical explanation to mr mechanic man at the garage)... anyways commission is gobbled up but at least it shows in my account for a day or so


only other expense I've got coming up is car tax at end of March but money is set aside for that to pay in cash. quite a turnaround paying with real money instead of bunging it on the cards like I used to.


going OK