Time to grow up.

Bobarella

How annoying indeed! People shouldn't mess about with others work hours and jobs like that!

Megano

Bobarella wrote: »

How annoying indeed! People shouldn't mess about with others work hours and jobs like that!

Tell me about it! Im completely in two minds part of me is thinking I should text him and be like "okay whats going on" but then the other part of my brain is like "you know what. Its fine just leave it alone"
Its the same with the office cleaning job. part of me is like lets go for it and the other part of me is thinking I like my bed too much. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

We are so far behind at W1 the team I work in the delays team so my job is to phone open reach to find out the status of a BB order and then to inform customers. There is only 5 of us and the scheduling team have agreed to give 3 folk a weeks holiday :eek::eek::eek: bad because Im currently playing catch up but good because the overtime available is unlimited :T:T:T (for the time being)
So far this week Ive done 8 hours my plan is to do 10 hours extra a week.

Still not heard anything from the bar job - I think deep down I know i haven't got it but surely a phone call to say thanks but no thanks wouldn't be too much to ask for?

I think this month its going to be a little tight so I might need to curb my debt paying (and my taxi and juice fund) since i had the week off from W2 and W3 because of the chest infection.
I need to keep reminding myself that this debt free target I've set myself isn't a sprint and I don't need to chuck every spare penny towards it - slow and steady and it will be gone before I know it.

Oh! 1 thing i forgot to tell everyone but the MBNA card is GONE! Cleared! Goodbye! Addios! See ya!

Megano

So I guess I need to address the elephant in the room and get this off my chest.
Turns out the "incident" with my mum doesnt appear to be a single occurance because 8 weeks later. Im in the exact same boat, feeling the exact same sh*tty way I did before then.
The only difference was instead of it being all done over the phone, this time I got the live action event! Which featured all the classics inculding "Im going to phone social services""Im going to call the police""I dont want you in my life anymore!""You must be sleeping with your stepdad!" and my personal favourite "Im a lazy, fat, see you next Tuesday" *I always thought having 3 jobs would mean Im the opposite of lazy ;);))- the only problem is because I still have some sence of decency I couldnt throw her out of my house to get a hotel (her and my stepdad are visiting as he has a hopsital appointment) so to say things are a little awkward at Megano's would be the understatement of the century!.
You know what they say - insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. I guess Ive been on this train journey for 31 years. If shes not going to change then I guess Im going to have to.
Shes doing her usual "if I sit here quietly - then it will blow over" but that fact that this is a repeat performance I know how the show ends.

Anyway...f*^k her.
So as I thought I never got the bartenders job but I did get some amazing feedback and the women says if anything else pops up then I'll be the first person she calls and Im just in the middle of completing the befriendeer job.
Sorry its not a better update but yeah - things are a little up in the air at the moment.

Bobarella

Firstly, I think you have amazing restraint not to ask your Mum to leave in light of that situation. Honestly she sounds like she has severe mental problems that need addressing for her sake and for there to be any hope of a future relationship between you. So sorry, it must make you feel just horrible.

Well done on your MBNA card win. That's good news.

Megano

All I've done is talk about the situation with my mum since she left on Thursday and Ive been mentally drained since then, and don't even get me started on the tears I just end up crying at random points of the day.
All Ive seem to have done is discuss it with every Tom, !!!! and Harry and when there is no one else to talk about it with I keep looking at my phone waiting on an update.
I guess while she was here it was much easier because I had the hope she was going to try and make the situation better (like any parent should) but now she's gone it just feels like a massive void. I keep expecting her to call which is frustrating because I know if she calls it will be too soon but the longer she doesn't call it makes me question if she cares at all. Talk about a rock and a hard place.
The way I'm seeing it is like a wound its been a couple of days so its going to be sore and hurtful but as the days pass it will be easier.
Turns out there has been major drama at W3 (bookies) our area manager resigned with immediate effect on Saturday (but didnt tell the office until Monday) and 5 cleaners walked out which means they are gagging for cover so guess who now has 2 shops instead of 1? :j:j:j thats right baby me!
I had to pick up the keys from the cover cleaner last night. I agreed to help him do the Union Street shop as well (the one I was suppose to get all that time ago) as well as the shop I was getting the keys for - amazingly with 2 of us it still took 2 hours to do both stores (mostly because the guy was !!!!ing around letting me do all the work while he looked busy) and then I said so will you help me with my store and the guy said no! Didnt get in until 00.45 this morning and I had to pay a taxi to get home!! (OH doesn't want me walking home when its late at night) Raging doesn't come close to how I was feeling.
Now don't make any mistake OH is not happy with me taking on another store (truth be told he's not happy about me working 1 store) but since the bank of mum done her usual and keep most of my Florida fund its back to being £1000 (thankfully thats in my bank account and i won't make the same mistake of asking her to keep a hold of the money again!) that needs building up again.
Its going to be a really busy year. Not only do we have Florida but OH and i have been invited to a wedding in Germany (OH's workmate) and my bestie has managed to get tickets to see Lady Gaga in London and Arcade Fire in Manchester later on in the year!
After speaking to countless people at work on how to submit the application for the Befriender job it is officially in the hands of the gods. Its been submitted so all I need to do is sit back and see if I've been successful for an interview.

Bobarella

Have you decided what you will say to your Mum of she does call?

Megano

After 3 days of getting up at 5.30am going from 1 store to another followed by heading to W1. I had to admit I'm not superwomen and I was struggling and had to hand the keys back to the cover cleaner.
It's really frustrating because I've already had mentally spent the money putting cash towards the Florida fund, my debts and the Lady Gaga concert but deep down I know its for the best.
We also recieved a letter saying our council tax is going to go up by about £15 a month - its not an earth shattering amount but OH and I are going to have to discuss if its something we can afford or if we should rent out the spare room or even move all together.
The befriender closing date has passed and now Im just waiting to see if I've been shortlisted for an interview. Patience has never been a virtue I posses and Im trying with every fibre of my being not to call and ask if they have made a decision yet :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Mum called me up saying she is sorry for the mess she caused when she visited last week. Im not one to hold grudges but I've explained that this is last chance saloon. Im not there to be her verbal punching bag when she's angry and if she wants a relationship with me then she needs to understand that things need to change.

Bobarella

Don't blame you for jacking one of the jobs in. That did sound a crazy workload.

I'm glad you got an apology even if it took ages.

Megano

What a crazy couple of days its been. Tuesday would have been my dad's birthday and its strange Im feeling pretty guilty about not being more upset but he did pass away 5 years ago. I was having a conversation about him with someone at work and I couldn't for the life of me know what letter he use to miss pronounce and I got really upset. I know deep down that I will never forget him but Im just worried I won't remember him which is a scary thought.
Yesterday i plucked up the courage and phoned the befriender place and I never even made it to the interview stage which is pretty gutting. I KNOW I would be perfect for the role and I managed to get an interview with the practically same application just a couple of months earlier so Im a little confused and pretty upset.
In other news WE HAVE OUR FLORIDA FUND :j:j:j:j:j:j
Im so excited and its such a weight of my mind - basically I recommended someone to W1 and as a little Brucie Bonus you get £500.
On Saturday I have a telephone interview for a bar tender job (which is - the crazy think is its my old W1 teammate that will most likely be conducting it so he sent me a little Facebook message giving me some pointers. So fingers crossed.
OH is away to London next week for work (all expenses paid for) and I'm thinking of taking some time off from W3 - I know its not a hard job but its just the fact its every single day!

Megano

For 17 hours work from W3. I got paid a total of £14.70 - clearly something went wrong somewhere.
Ive texted both my bosses and no reply as of yet. Question is do I still continue to go into W3 (the bookies) everyday or do I take a stand and don't go in until its fixed?