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VelvetFreak

I had a productive day BF helped me with the linen cupboard and it is now all set up nicely and covers the ugly power switchboard whatsy. It was a huge pain and I’m surprised we actually managed to do it. It involved lots power tools and measuring stuff I have ordered a door to go in it which will be delivered at some point. 

Didn’t get a chance to move the fish tank as had run out of time. Still need to do some patching and sanding to the wall but at least we managed to get one thing out of the way 

VelvetFreak

I am up way too early so thought I'd come on here to for some ramblings. I have a lot of positive things to talk about (about time!)

1. I made an interesting discovery about my study that I am going to do next year. Was planning on doing a bachelors but realised that with the study I have already done, I can get into a masters program. I think I will do this instead as it is a shorter course and it will be cheaper and more specialised to my career. I mentioned it to my boss and of course he is being a naysayer and has to disagree with me about everything. He seems to think that a bachelors is "more preferable for an employer as it shows commitment to do a degree" even though the masters is two levels higher and is approved by the association and the standards and ethics authority for our industry Pretty sure doing a masters and working full-time in the industry for 6 years shows enough cOmMiTmEnT. Needless to say, I will not be listening to him. He has been totally useless in helping me figure out what study I should do (it's much different now to what he did Back In The Day and they keep changing the rules). It was actually a random person on a Facebook group who gave me the best advice. 

Anyway, this new knowledge has made me feel a lot better about studying and I feel like a weight has been lifted knowing that it's a shorter course and I can do one subject at time and it will cost much less. Yay!  

2. I am proud to report that I am on my 6th day without chocolate. I have been eating other rubbish to make up for it up have been having much less sugar overall and must admit that I feel a lot better, am less irritable and mental clarity has already improved greatly. Hooray!

3. Work has finally quietened down a bit and I am on top of all of my new tasks that have been assigned. There was a steep learning curve but I am now finding it all quite easy . I even found some time yesterday to work on my next assignment and have made a good start on it. 

4. It has been RAINING. Which is pretty much unheard of here. It's been so nice

Anyway, I am off to watch one of my study videos as I still have an hour until I would usually wake up. Might was well make the most of it. Have a good day/night everyone

Cherryfudge

4. It has been RAINING. Which is pretty much unheard of here. It's been so nice

Lol, that's not what I said when it rained on me yesterday! Good that you have it though, it must be a treat.

I think the Masters sounds great - 'back in the day' when your boss was a lad, there was much less uptake of higher education. It's a different world now and it you have the capacity to work at that level it's logical to take the opportunity, and good luck with it.

VelvetFreak

Thank you Cherry! Don't ever take the rain for granted. The drought in this country is fraught, FRAUGHT I tell you.

VelvetFreak

My friend and I had a lovely day out  
We went to an antiques fair and then out to lunch. I managed to snap up a few nice decorative things. 

BF and I were going to go out for dinner tonight but think we are both too tired . There is next to zero groceries in this house so I will have to be creative and find something in the depths of the freezer for us to eat. Boring. 

VelvetFreak

Can't believe we're in November now! I've reached that point in the year when I just want it to be over Have been really really unmotivated and work is such a drag. Wish the weekend could have lasted another day. At least today I don't have to work with The Annoying Coworker as she has a day off. A small positive.

Despite feeling like rubbish, I somehow found the energy on the weekend to fix up the holes in the wall, paint said wall, move the fish tank and paint a bookshelf . Now the living room is looking a lot more put together and normal.Am just waiting for my cupboard door and TV to be delivered. Yay! Am ready to put all the knick knacks on the bookshelf but live in fear that the naughty cat will knock them all off . I am determined that next weekend will be enjoyable and not spent doing manual labour as I now feel cranky and like I've not had a proper weekend.

Hopefully I can find some motivation to get some of my assignments done this week. Did nothing las week as the US election shenanigans threw me off kilter and I couldn't focus on anything. So glad it's over and the evil orange man is being evicted. 

VelvetFreak

Just realised that I've been "forgetting" to talk about money. Probably because the numbers are so big that I can hardly stand to look at them.

The interest free kitchen loan is currently sitting at $17,567.03  Am paying the minimum $300 per month
Emergency fund is at $5,850. Am putting $350 towards it every 2 weeks until it's back to $10,000

Once the Emergency Fund is sorted I will start smashing out that kitchen loan. Am annoyed at the slow progress but must remember that I am also putting money aside for retirement savings, investing and study costs so I am no where near as hardcore as I used to be. The kitchen loan irks me to no end but was worth it in the long run (shrug). I should get a good tax refund in July which will help.

BF and I have been talking about moving in together and how it will all work. There is still a lot of time needed to sort everything out but I must admit that it is tempting from a money perspective. It is starting to get challenging with us trying to manage between two different houses, but it is what it is. Have given up all hope of ever selling my unit. Sales prices for this type of property in the area are dismal so have resigned myself that I will one day be renting it out. Which is fine really, it will make a good rental and give decent returns but I don't want to think about someone else living in my home and not looking after it!

Anyway, I must be off to get ready for work. Cheerio

VelvetFreak

November has been FRAUGHT. 

I had somewhat of a falling out with one of my good friends which was long overdue as the friendship has run its course (in my opinion). She has now had a death in the family so we are talking again as she needs the emotional support. I would have preferred to just let it go but now is not a good time. 

Last week The Annoying Coworker pushed me to my limit. It’s audit time and she tried to trick me into fixing something that she’d missed (quite serious). I told her that she needed to do it herself because it’s her job and I didn’t want my username against it and she scoffed/laughed at me. So rude. So manipulative. 

She’d already been completely lazy and giving me attitude that whole week and this was the last straw. That night I decided I would be resigning. I was so mad. I typed up my resignation letter and everything. Had a cry on the phone to my friend. Texted a former work colleague for encouragement.  I even booked a doctors appointment in preparation for my inevitable mental breakdown. I did mental maths in bed all night calculating how long my savings would last if I couldn’t get a new job straight away. The next morning when I got to work I cleaned out my desk violently and took all my personal stuff out to my car in preparation. 

When my boss finally arrived at work we had a big talk about it. Readers, I did not hold back. I told him that I had my resignation letter in my bag ready to go. He finally realised that this situation is serious and that I will quit. He’s come up with somewhat of a plan and is going to talk to her later this week and I am hoping and praying the whole thing blows up and she quits. It’s just gone too far and the situation cannot be salvaged. Fingers crossed. 

I am relieved that I did not quit as I don’t actually want to. I like my job a lot, just hate my coworker and living with this stress of things not being done properly and being bullied by someone who is not only mean and rude but also severely incompetent. 

Am feeling good knowing that I have the strength to resign if I need to. It’s obviously never smart to resign without another job to go to but there are some jobs advertised and I have decent connections so it’s not completely dire. 

In the short term, my computer is getting moved into the other office so I can get away from her and not have someone asking me stupid questions and giving me attitude all day. This solution alone makes me very happy. 

Am not holding my breath for a perfect solution but will keep you all updated. 

Hope you’re all well  

Cherryfudge

That sounds dire - good for you for standing up for yourself. I hope your boss is getting his act together and dealing with the situation? He would be the one who suffers if he's left with her and without you.

VelvetFreak

The situation at work is still ongoing as the boss is away on business until tomorrow (Thursday). He has told me to take the day off so I’m not here when he talks to her  
So who knows what will happen . 

Can’t wait until this year is over! 

I’m trying to cram my assignments in so I can be finished before I go on leave for Christmas/New Years. I want to be able to enjoy my holiday without having assignments looming over my head. Am stuck on a difficult part as haven’t had the brain power to concentrate on it  . Will work on it some more this afternoon, hopefully my brain will kick in to gear ASAP.