Quit..rest ..restart . Diary no.3

another_casualty

Thanks moo . I promise ...

another_casualty

Just applied for 2 jobs . More practice . I was going to apply for another , but expiry date passed. Still getting swamped with way too many emails from agencies .
Today is a bit on the cloudy side . Amazing really , that yesterday was a nice vibrant sunny day and I had to stay in all day . Still , at least I got closure on the heating situation .

Will redo the council tax form soon. I am due statement from nationwide . Once I have that , I will send everything off and forget about it .

Took me a while to get to sleep last night , but did eventually in the early hours . I think part of that was due to me falling asleep yesterday afternoon and being woken up by the engineer and phone call simultaneously . Could be the prednisolone reduction .
Still on course for stopping that .
Gotta go food shopping now ...

another_casualty

Applied for another job via total jobs . What I tend to do , is to let emails build up until the end of the day , and sift through them all the next day and apply if necessary .
One job I'm not sure if it's any good or a con : "work from home "..

moo121

Hey AC now you're really moving on this job search stuff

Not sure about those work from home ads either. Perhaps some careful research needed - google could be your friend.

I also think a job where you get out and meet people would be good for you socially, especially as you're still relatively new to the area.

another_casualty

Thanks moo

I had a small victory otherwise today . With the myasthenia gravis , getting up / down stairs has been becoming more problematic .
I normally wait for the train to pass , on the crossing in the high street . Today I just thought ," to hell with it " and walked over the steps . That was a good sign for me . Need to keep that up ..

another_casualty

Met up with friend on weds, and had quiz night . We came 5th out of 15 teams .
Yesterday I received a rejection for another position I applied for .
Practice , so I won't get too upset at this stage . It gives me another chance to make an entry into the universal credit journal anyway .
I will sort out the council tax this weekend .
Have a good one ...

moo121

Good attitude with the job rejection AC, don't let it slow you down just get into a nice rhythm of looking for more to practice on!

Good luck with council tax application and enjoy your weekend. At risk of becoming a total weather bore it's simply a really lovely day here today so I'm going to enjoy it myself

harz99

Onwards and upwards AC, don't let things slip or before you know it another week/month/year will have slipped by. I know I've said this before but lists are the key to time management.

You've done so well in so many areas, just that final push and application on the finances/job front needed now.

another_casualty

Thanks moo and harz:)
I have spent the last hour going through all the " jobs " sent to me via the multitude of sites. Most of those are nothing like they say they are. Recommended indeed .. :mad:
it's nice to know that you think that I've done well in so many areas , and I do know that I am now in the hardest part . The good thing is that I am motivated and aim to continue to do so obviously .
I have yet to have any communication / instruction from the work coach . Still, that'll happen eventually .
I surprised everybody with my decision back in 2016. Obviously people asked if I was doing the right thing . How am I going to get a Job etc , but as you know my life was in bits for years.
I have had 2 great years, albeit ill most of that time but I just need a final break to get income in . We'll see.

I didn't do the council tax this weekend . I had things to do . I was going to do it this afternoon , but the kids upstairs were running everywhere . There's me struggling with space in my flat .
The people upstairs : 1 lady / 1 boy / 1 girl / junior school ages. 1 bawling baby and a man that visits the baby a couple of times a week to wind it up .
The other flat above me will have tenants shortly . Probably within the next 2 weeks . Letting agreed .

Back to see mr ,Trainer tomorrow .
Still on 0.5 prednisolone , so it's not all bad . It looks like the middle of next month that I will stop that aktogether ..

Karonher

There have been so many good changes for you over the last couple of years. Just one suggestion would be to look at agencies - I don't know if you have put a reason why this is not possible. It may be a good way back in to work as you may just get a few days a week before you find something permanent.