All change..... Determined to be solvent, single and successful

Spent half an hour sorting out the finances - it's not pay day until Monday and this month has somehow been an expensive one
I'll have to be careful this weekend and not go mad or I'll end up overdrawn for the first time in ages. Must do better next month....
Will do a full budget when I get paid - there's nothing big on next month (birthdays, anniversaries etc) so hopefully I'll get a grip again. I haven't touched the savings or used the credit card so it's not all bad - just need to remember it's not a bottomless pit!

Changed my hair appointment to next weekend, taken some chicken out of the freezer for tomorrow, had a nice long bath and watched Paul O Grady dogs (love that programme) and OH rang for a short while but he didn't really have anything to say so it was one sided and quite hard work. I've not committed to anything with him this weekend , will wait to see what his mood is like and whether he suggests anything. I can amuse myself if necessary.
I'm working on Saturday morning (as always), have running club on Sunday morning and there's a fun dog show in the local park on Sunday afternoon that I'll go to for an hour or two so there's things to look forward to that won't cost much.

Hello all! It's Saturday and I've been to work with the year 11 students for the morning - all really positive
Came home, took the dog to the park and then cleaned downstairs - hoovered and dusted, cleaned the kitchen, cleaned the dog bowls, cleaned the wooden floors and sorted the bins and recycling. Nice and tidy now.

I need to go for a run this afternoon as I haven't been since Tuesday and feel lazy - don't want to let it slip. It's running club tomorrow morning too so need the practice

Last night was a strange one - I didn't contact OH just to see if he'd eventually make the effort, which he did. But, I felt tired and a bit sick ( new tablets showing up with their side effects - will hopefully settle down) so I suggested he come to me instead of me going to him - as anticipated he didn't.....
So I spent the evening watching TV, walking the dog and generally pottering around. Fine by me. Quite proud of myself for not pandering to him. Daft isn't it?
He then texted later on to tell me that the external impartial headteacher that was on my interview panel for the job that I was not given (grrr....) had contacted him to ask if he could approach me for a potential job in his school!!!! What a turn up! He did meet with me privately after the interviews to tell me he was uncomfortable with the selection process and to not blame myself and that if he ever had anything going I'd be his choice but I didn't think he was serious, just being nice. Seems he's true to his word! He's asked if I can visit his school in the very near future to have a look around and have a discussion. Don't quite know what to make of it - seems too good to be true after my rubbish few months so not getting my hopes up but you never know..... I'll try to get there this week for a fact finding mission.....maybe things are looking up!?

Well, it's been the weirdest couple of days....
OH invited me to dinner, cooked a 3 course meal and actually talked about important things! He's been struggling with my job situation as its not his fault I didn't get the job (he wanted to give it to be but was overruled) and the thought of me leaving and being powerless to stop it. He's equated it to me leaving him too and, as a typical man, has sulked, retreated and been stroppy. That doesn't excuse his actions but it does explain them - he's not a big talker about emotional things so that's a real breakthrough for him.
He's actively encouraged the other head teacher to give me a job as he feels guilty about the whole thing - it means that a key person from his team would leave but he seems resigned to it and wants to help me. Wonders will never cease....
Anyway, I'm not getting my hopes up too much but the last couple of days have been a whirlwind to say the least....

Was up early this morning, out of bed by 6am due to feeling a bit sick (it seems worse in the morning, perhaps because my stomach is empty?) so came home, had a bath, walked the dog and am about to set off for running club. Feeling a bit tired and achey but the fresh air will do me good.

Lots of little jobs to do today .....
1. Running club - done, my best run yet!
2. Hoover and dust upstairs - done
3. 2 loads of washing - one done, second one in now
4. Clean the car
5. One more job application - checked closing dates, nothing urgent so decided to have a day off job hunting
6. Two hours of school work - done all the essentials
7. Go for a stroll round the park with the dog to have a look at the dog show
8. Cut the front lawn if it stays dry - done
9. Pick up some groceries- done

I'm sure there's more but that's all I can think of for now....
Better start off with running club now....