Things can only get better

RelievedSheff

Mr RS gets a bit twitchy if the garage stash of beer goes down to a few crates 

Sun_Addict

Morning, happy Tuesday.

I have a mock interview this morning so at least I will know the areas I might need to expand on. What happened to the days when you just used to be asked questions about your experience and skills! Looking at the example questions I've been sent I've got a lot of thinking to do!

Did the finances yesterday and shuffled a few odds and ends around. The household budget resets every 4 weeks and there was a £25.16 overspend in the grocery budget but an underspend of £23.47 in the alcohol budget (ssh don't tell Mr SA he'll think I've been cutting back on his beloved beer) so that's sort of evened out. There was also money left in the personal/house/meals out pots so those amounts have put into personal/house bigger pots for future use. In the past figures would have been in the minus just after Christmas, this was when Mr SA had a hand in the finances though.

Today's to do list:

• Cleaning is the kitchen bits I didn't do yesterday, living room, hallway, vacuum/mop all the floors and ironing.
• Read a few chapters of my book (read 2 during breakfast)
• Spanish
• Lunchtime walk with the dog
• Exercise is strength training, planks and squats

No idea how I'm going to fit all this in but I can at least try!

Trying a recipe out of my new Ainsley book tonight - Spice roasted cauliflower and squash traybake with rice and lentils (although I'm going to substitute the lentils for chickpeas as I'm having lentil soup for lunch).

Today will be NSD 4/15 for January.

milann

Rather you than me with the interview. Good luck 🤞
The finances sound organised as per usual 👍

Sun_Addict

The mock interview went well. I've now got a better idea of what to expect and what areas I need to expand on to answer the questions in the best way. One of the questions totally threw me out so I had to dig deep to come up with an answer. I will be so relieved when it's over on Thursday afternoon.

Had to insist that Mr SA took the dog out for the duration, warned him 30 minutes beforehand to give him time to get ready and out of the door. 10 minutes to go and he was still in the bathroom cleaning his teeth, 5 minutes to go and he was still looking for his keys. He has been warned not to repeat this on Thursday!

Bubblesmum

Good luck with the interview preparation I take the view now that they presume that everybody they take through to interview has the skills and experience and therefore the questions they ask is to work out your personality and how you will fit in with the team.

Good luck with preparation and the interview

Cherryfudge

All the best with the practice interview - with all this specific preparation you have to be a strong contender.

That dinner sounds like my sort of experiment. Which Ainsley Harriot book is it, please? (Says she who got a couple more recipe books for Christmas and has been looking thoughtfully at your decluttering some of yours as decluttering recipe books is alien to me!)

Sun_Addict

Ainsley's Good Mood Food @Cherryfudge. It's from the latest TV series.

Cherryfudge

Sun_Addict said:

Ainsley's Good Mood Food @Cherryfudge. It's from the latest TV series.

Thank you! I shall enjoy investigating that!

IzzyBee

Good luck with the interview SA my stomach is in knots for you grrrr to mr SA 

HairyHandofDartmoor

Good luck with your job interview SA 🤞. I'm sure you'll do well.  Your cats look so cute in that photo 🐈🐱 . You sound really on top of your financial goals at the moment.