'supporting each other through really tough times'

silvasava

AJ Dont worry about not knowing what you want to do when you grow up - so many of us have ended up doing jobs we never ever thought of because life has a way of changing things. I've worked all my life and changed jobs to fit in with home, family, DH & then finally in my 40's got to do something I really enjoyed until I retired. Just keep open to ideas as you never know where they will lead you & even a bad experience is still an experience to be learned from - Good Luck

katieowl_2

It's SERIOUSLY disgusting here. Really cold wet and blowy. I just had to evict one of the dogs for a wee. I knew she needed to go out, but when I opened the door to the garden she legged it. I had to chase her round the conservatory and bodily heft her out of the door, three attempts before I got her in the garden...walkies out of the question then Mattie?

My neighbour has been clearing out, and gave me a demi john of HM blackberry wine she thinks is too strong - DS and I have played around with one we have here that has no 'body' we think mixed togther they may be drinkable, but possibly headache juice. Hic.
She also gave me a whole load of crisps (someone gives them to her OH when he goes home and he doesn't like the flavours) and three bags of wood shavings for chicken bedding, as they don't keep chooks any more. She's having a massive clear out before building work starts on their place. She also gave me a white plastic bath panel that they were trying to offer me at Xmas, OH hasn't finished our bathroom, and it's a bit of a sore point. See what he makes of that. DS will fit it for me! All donations gratefully recieved.

Dinner tonight is a fish curry. I went and did supermarket shopping, and stuck to the list drawn up by DS mainly! there is now some stuff to mix with freezer things to make food. There was a ton of food in the house, but nothing instantly convertible to a meal IYSWIM.

Haven't seen OH all day...he's been in his workshop. Sunday!

Kate

Aria`s_Tail

Hi everyone, hugs to all that need one, especially Katieowl and 2Tonsils.
Horrible day here, it hasn't stopped raining all day.
Well all last week at work I had to put up with my service user being even moodier that usual and sneezing and spluttering all over me. She was blaming another carer and going on about how this girl should have gone home as she was ill. I have spent the last few days battling back a sore throat only to wake up this morning feeling like death.I'm supposed to be back at work tomorrow for the week, I text in sick. Surprisingly all I got back was an OK message, no guilt trips about lack of staff like usual. Now I can sit at home feeling ill and wondering how to cope without however many days off with no wages.
Had thought on the change of job and am gonna try and stick this one out till the summer when hopefully OH should be getting a van for work so I will be able to use my car for work giving me a lot more opportunities. One of the nursing homes nearby is apparently after staff but having done that before I'm not sure if I want to. It would pay the rent though but not a lot else, and am struggling at the moment as it is.

I need to get some stuff listed on Ebay today for free listing but just feel like going back to bed.

Angel_Jenny

There are no prospects in the job I have now - would just stick at this level. I generally get along with everyone and talk to pretty much anyone. Just this one woman ..... good thing is that everyone has issues with her so I know it isn't just me.

I work in finance / admin and that is all I have ever done so any direction change will mean starting out at the bottom.

Am going to look into various volunteering possibilities - there are a few care homes around here of different types. Don't know why I am drawn to that sort of thing! I have been a carer for a disabled relative for years and years.

I had seen a course in health and social care that sounded interesting but takes 6 years and is ...... £15000!!

I guess I always thought I would have had it all figured out by now and everyone else always seems so together!

missrlr

Angel_Jenny wrote: »

and everyone else always seems so together!

:rotfl::cool::D:p;) not quite we just make it up as we go along

GreyQueen

Angel_Jenny wrote: »

I guess I always thought I would have had it all figured out by now and everyone else always seems so together!

Nah, a lot of us swans around; from the surface we appear to be gliding serenely through life. Underneath, we're paddling like heck to keep afloat and moving.:p

Popperwell

I'm young in mind but the body says otherwise:(as does the age but I try not to think about that and go by the maxim we always used to go by in this house...age is only a number.

Anyhow, feeling reasonably possitive considering:)

I have to make the effort but I have all the ingredients to make my first propper home made stir fry.

Got the beansproats, all the veg, mushrooms, some chopped up chicken and some sauce to add.

It looks simple but I'll have a look on the net to be sure I get it right.

They sell everything in sizes too large for one person so will try and get a couple of meals out of it all. I know the veg will keep and some of the sauce, not sure about the beansproats(at least they only cost 60p.

Another time I may use noodles.

nuatha

Angel_Jenny wrote: »

Am really struggling at work at the moment - one woman is just so negative and switches between nice and nasty so quickly. Leaves me feeling quite unsettled and picked at. Keep thinking that I should figure out what I want to do ..... not many jobs around here though. I feel daft too as some days I really dread going and feel sick at the thought of it but there are so many people without jobs.

How do people figure out what they want to be?! I am 26 and STILL don't know what I want to be when I grow up!

I'm 50 at the end of this week, and still don't know (not sure I intend growing up either:))

Angel_Jenny wrote: »

There are no prospects in the job I have now - would just stick at this level. I generally get along with everyone and talk to pretty much anyone. Just this one woman ..... good thing is that everyone has issues with her so I know it isn't just me.

I work in finance / admin and that is all I have ever done so any direction change will mean starting out at the bottom.

I guess I always thought I would have had it all figured out by now and everyone else always seems so together!

Care work is long hours and generally poorly paid.
Finance/admin are highly transferable skills and not just within the obvious directions. A friend who volunteered in a hospice after her partner died ended up working in their finance department, turns out to be a natural - had previously worked in residential care.
I used to do one full time job to pay the bills (which I hated) , a part time job that I enjoyed (but without several years retraining and qualifications could only be a few hours per week) and a full time plus voluntary job. These days I run two part time jobs and try to spend more time doing the things I enjoy, life can be a lot more than just work. (I refuse to let work define who and what I am)

GreyQueen wrote: »

Nah, a lot of us swans around; from the surface we appear to be gliding serenely through life. Underneath, we're paddling like heck to keep afloat and moving.:p

Very true, though there's times when only the neck sticks out of the water.

Angel_Jenny

nuatha wrote: »

I'm 50 at the end of this week, and still don't know (not sure I intend growing up either:))

Care work is long hours and generally poorly paid.
Finance/admin are highly transferable skills and not just within the obvious directions. A friend who volunteered in a hospice after her partner died ended up working in their finance department, turns out to be a natural - had previously worked in residential care.
I used to do one full time job to pay the bills (which I hated) , a part time job that I enjoyed (but without several years retraining and qualifications could only be a few hours per week) and a full time plus voluntary job. These days I run two part time jobs and try to spend more time doing the things I enjoy, life can be a lot more than just work. (I refuse to let work define who and what I am)

I dropped into this office as it was where I was placed for my NVQ. Admin just seemed to suit me - very organised but not very exciting! My qualifications (apart from a very basic counselling course) are all office / management based.

Maybe I need to think about admin in other places - like school admin or even admin in a care home. I hadn't thought about that .....

Life is about a lot more than work but 8 hours a day is a looooong time to spend in a bad atmosphere! I work full time and do maybe 20 hours caring a week but I am sure I can fit some volunteering in too!

Work is starting to change how I see myself - it is like being picked at all the time makes me feel that I just aren't capable of doing anything other than what I do now - like I am trapped in a rut.

mcculloch29

I love stir-fry Pops, the prep is a bit of a pain, but it all cooks so quickly, just one pan and is so tasty. I got raw king sized prawns YS'ed from Mr T the other week, will probably do them this week as a stir-fry.

If you decide to put in noodles, don't bother with the 'proper' noodles, they taste of nothing and are relatively expensive.

For some time now I've used ramen noodles, i.e. Supernoodles, but not Batchelors, the cheap ones from Heron and Mr T in my stir-fries.

Don't bother using the flavour sachet, (but if you get chicken or bacon noodles, you can later use the flavour sachet to pep up stock in a stew/casserole).
Just prepare the noodles as you normally would, then add them to the stirfry a minute or two before the end to pick up some of the flavour.