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Hettyhound

Hi Jessy,
sorry to hear about the job but your Mum is right, you will get the right job.  I’ve had 10 interviews in the last 2 years and applied for countless more.  I got job 6 and then hated it but interview 10 seems to hit the jackpot.  It is really disheartening but believe in fate and the fact you will get the right job.  I got job 6 to make me realise it was time to go back full time otherwise I would never have applied for job 10.  The good will come 

Jessy103

Thanks hetty and I'm glad to hear you're happy now. I know something will come along, I just need to keep going! At least with this job I know I'm making good progress with paying off my mortgage and saving money.

I've got today off which has been nice, I had a cup of tea and a chat with my mum which was lovely. I also found a tenner while out walking the dogs!! I had some good karma there! 

Tonight my parents are hosting a quiz night to raise money for mum's local MS Society branch. I'm looking forward to it, just hoping the questions aren't too hard lol! 

I picked up my new glasses, they're very nice and I can see so much clearer 

South_coast

I've worn glasses for distance for the last 11 years and still find it fascinating to look at something far away and lift them up and down off my eyes - surely other people don't really see that well 😂! Money definitely well spent....

....I need to get out more....

Jessy103

Couldn't agree more SC! I was looking at the trees thinking 'OMG look at all the leaves!'

The MS Society quiz went well. It was held at the local church hall and there was 10 teams of 4 so a good turnout. Me and the bf joined up with my mum's best friend and her husband and we came 3rd! Mum announced at the end of the night that £250 was raised so she was really pleased. 

Apart from that, we haven't really done much all weekend apart from watch the rest of series 7 of Doc Martin and start on series 8. We've also been making our way through series 2 of Brooklyn 99 and watched the film The Terminal. We're trying to make the most of the Netflix subscription. I decided to cancel my Prime membership. I've found the tv and films haven't been very good lately and I'm just not making the most of the free postage, so the £7.99 will go into the savings pot instead.

Back to the madhouse tomorrow which I'm not looking forward to but I've got Friday and the following Monday off so that will certainly help. BF is off on a stag weekend to Skeg for his friend so it'll be a quiet weekend, just me and the dogs. A good time to do some cross-stitch and have a sort out of some of my books. I want to get back into reading and I have a lot to get through! 

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend  

Jessy103

Yesterday wasn't too bad after all. I hadn't slept well through worrying about going back to work but the day actually went quickly without any hitches and I got a bottle of wine from a director for helping him with his work load! Considering I had written out my notice last week and was tempted to hand it in, that little gesture meant a huge amount to me. Also on a plus note, a new director who joined last year has handed his notice in. He isn't a very nice man who's made quite a few sexist comments in the meetings I hold and even mocked me in front of three other directors, I won't miss him when he's gone! 

Yesterday's lunch was carrot and parsnip soup and tea was cheese and onion crisp bakes, wedges and beans. Tomato soup for lunch today and pancakes for tea tonight! The T3sc0 shop is coming later as well, £80 for the next two weeks. a little more than I wanted to spend but we need a few toiletries. Still making my way through the shower gels, sprays and lotions in the cupboard

Jessy103

The interest of £205.38 was added on today taking the total to £67,605.38. I have some money left in my current account and get paid tomorrow, so I've made an overpayment of £105.38. With my normal payment of £353.21 and an overpayment of £400 for March it will take me under £67K and even when the interest is added on next month, it won't go back over. That means another box ticked off my chart!! (insert happy little jumping smiley man)

Mushroom soup for lunch and a T3sc0 indian for tea tonight. BF goes on his friend's stag tomorrow and comes back Monday lunchtime so I've taken tomorrow and Monday off as well. I'm sure I can find some meals for one in the house and I'm going round to have tea with my mum tomorrow as my dad is working lates.

themadvix

Great progress Jessy!

South_coast

Fantastic work 😀 Enjoy your long weekend

Cheery_Daff

Excellent progress! 

Fingers crossed the director leaving will make work more bearable, he sounds like a right ****

badmemory

Jessy103 said:

. Also on a plus note, a new director who joined last year has handed his notice in. He isn't a very nice man who's made quite a few sexist comments in the meetings I hold and even mocked me in front of three other directors, I won't miss him when he's gone! 

Sounds to me like someone has had a word.  They will never say it to you (it may give you cause to claim) but not everyperson likes people being unnecessarily unpleasant as in sexist homophobic etc.