Just got the offer...

...and it's for more than I asked for :-D

Waiting for the official paperwork - but I'm no longer unemployed. Will be starting work June 2nd, thinking about what I can do with my 2 weeks of freedom!

Been getting to know the neighbourhood, getting lost on the way to Tesco... luckily all roads appear to lead to Tesco so not too big a problem.

Going to go shopping! Need news jeans, and shoes and knives and all sorts of other lovely things I can find at the local mall...

The job hunt and curtain rods

So all is not lost, apparently both the interviewers and I walked away last Tuesday thinking 'their process sucked' as Glen puts it. A third and final interview is scheduled for next Friday. In the mean time however another opportunity has presented itself, a bit closer to home but maybe not quite so much fun (ie. no free trips across Europe). Still we'll see what they say next week.

This morning has been interesting and entertaining. We've been attempting to install curtains - in concrete walls. It's all gone a lot better once we found out we had borrowed a hammer drill, you just have to change some of the settings. 1 rod up and 2 to go, G will be absolutely stellar by the time he installs the bedroom ones :-)

My birthday party tonight - less than a year from 30 - eek!

2nd Round

So.... had the 2nd round interview today. Not sure really. Presentation was challenging because of how it was setup, imagine someone handing you a slide deck, in a format you've never seen with content you're not sure you understand and giving you 15min to prep. Good luck with that. I guess we'll see there was a written portion which I thought went well. I find out tomorrow kids, I'll keep you posted.

On a side note, I recommend you don't go to Oxford street on a bank holiday, unless you have unlimited patience and don't mind a crowd :-) -- although Glen and I did manage to find some nice bedside lamps from John Lewis.

ttfn

Today's the day...

Well today is the day...finally the deadline has arrived. I'm either finished everything or it's not getting done. They house has been emptied, I've hardly anything left other than the furniture (I hope you all get good use out of my little presents). I realized that if you have to put a number (ie. storage cost) to your beloved possession, suddenly a lot of them become less important. I have officially been unemployed for a week, and I've been able to fill my time easily. Maybe there's something to being a bum... JK Glen, don't worry I'll be at the interview on Tuesday.

To my friends, keep in touch I'll do my best and if you're in London - you've got a place to stay as long as I'm there...

To my family, I expect to see you all at some point on my side of the pond, cheap season is fine :-)

Glen - I love you, I can't wait to start this new adventure... and please remember I'm trying to be tidier...