Mortgage free in Forever Home :-)

South_coast

Oh, the postcards in the job centre! That takes me back. Simpler times!

Watty1

South_coast said:

Oh, the postcards in the job centre! That takes me back. Simpler times!

Doesn't it just. As a student I got my summer jobs off those postcards!

Idreamofplants

Massive congrats on the job front. The whole process of getting work is unnecessarily longwinded. Time to recover from the process and celebrate x 

savingholmes

I too think the current JC system doesn't work. It is purely about checking whether or not you bothered applying for something and signing off interview expenses. I hope you claimed those?

KajiKita

savingholmes said:

I too think the current JC system doesn't work. It is purely about checking whether or not you bothered applying for something and signing off interview expenses. I hope you claimed those?

Interview expenses?? Nobody has mentioned those …?? Really?

KK

savingholmes

KajiKita said:

savingholmes said:

I too think the current JC system doesn't work. It is purely about checking whether or not you bothered applying for something and signing off interview expenses. I hope you claimed those?

Interview expenses?? Nobody has mentioned those …?? Really?

KK

You used to be able to claim x pence per mile. Worth investigating. I think I last signed on around 2009 though so very out of date.

debtfreewannabe321

Just catching up KK 😁 hope you're feeling better now?
I remember the old postcards at the JC. I didn't mind going there back then. The last time I went was with my mum who was just turning 60 and she had just had a hip replacement - like weeks before. They demanded to know what she was doing about getting herself a job! I am glad I was there to put them straight .... She would have just sat and been told off!!
I couldn't actually believe my ears!

KajiKita

Thanks @debtfreewannabe321 😊
I seem to be a bit on edge …. Probably mild anxiety about starting the new job and the run up to Christmas ….

Had the first part of my induction yesterday - 2 hours, very thorough, rather dry …
Received an email from the lady I will be working with to say what I will be doing for the first two days whilst she is off, recovering from three, back to back assessment visits! 

Last session of cleaning done today - I looked around the house after I’d finished and I could see where I have been over the last three weeks. Hopefully that will set them up well with a ‘proper’ cleaner now 😉😊

Been doing the WFit workouts every day, sometimes two of them. Also been eating rather a lot so not expecting any loss this week, but a maintain would be good as I am feeling a bit fitter and my posture is improving, I think. 

£50 win on the PBs - Mr KK has suggested some of it should be spent on a chip shop supper over Christmas! 😂😉❤️

Signed off JSA. Will get my last payment next week I think. That will help offset a small part of no pay over Christmas (no annual leave accrued yet), though they might pay me the BHs? 🤔

Saw my very serious gardening friend for a catch up and a brew this afternoon. She suffered a compressed vertebrae fracture in between her sholuder blades 3 weeks ago and is slowly recovering. I was talking about the Christmas chicken and reiki (dunno why I seem to be telling everyone about this! 😂) and she asked if I still did reiki for people. I said yes, she said would you give me some, I said yes, so I did 😊 It seemed to help the emotional side of things (I think it was pretty shocking and traumatic - she described how when it first happened she was checking whether or not she still had sensation in her arms and legs ….! 😳). She’d also got one of her gardeners to pot up some sections of gorgeous dark pink chrysanthemum and Japanese anemone plants that I’d had admired a few weeks ago 😊❤️🤩

KK

PennysIntoPounds

Aw, glad you could help your friend out.

Well done on all your doings, and hurrah for the PB win! Christmas chippie tea sounds a good idea 👍

WelshmansDaughter

My vote is for chip supper also