I can't believe I forgot about this darn thing again. Though I have to admit I've hardly been on the computer over the past week. I've been house-sitting for a few days now, and before that I had long hours at work which left me feeling a bit drained.
Today's been great though, spent a few hours catching up with a lady I went to school with. We had a blast, and it made me realise how much I miss our friendship. We caught up with the events in each others lives, had lunch together and smiled over memories then ended our afternoon with fond farewells and promises to catch up again soon. All in all it was a wonderful way to spend the day.
This weekend will be interesting. Our work is holding a conference weekend for employees and that means those of us not going (and there's not many of us at that), who will be holding down the fort while the others are away. So while things at work have been pretty hectic the past few weeks - this weekend will probably be the craziest! oh well, we'll get through it.
Tomorrow is apparently loud shirt day, and I've no idea what I'll wear - I'll probably just wear my uniform anyway. Saturday is mufti day, and Sunday is another loud shirt day. I think its a way for those of us left behind to have some fun.
Hubby is doing well, he's been getting more hours which is awesome. They've been using him for other area's besides what they originally hired him for so that's fabulous.
Well I'd better go, I need to figure out what I'm having for dinner tonight lol... its 2pm now so its going to make it interesting to try and have something defrosted in time.
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Reconnected
Well, I'm back online again - and (hopefully) in a way that means i'll be able to regularly update (providing I remember!).
Things are going well, work has been very busy - but i'm happy about that. The extra work has been coming in handy. Unfortunately it means i've been a bit tired to do much else besides read, text and watch the odd dvd/tv.
Still having immigration issues but thats not something we expected to change overnight despite getting a local member of parliment involved in our situation. It did however get them to send the hubby's passport back (they just forgot to stamp it/put the visa in it) - so they emailed me (why not him?) requesting it back. They've had it back for a few days now and still no word from them about what's going on - trying to get his caseworker to talk to us is like trying to find a four leaf clover in a field the size of new zealand! Positive energy though, they WILL get this sorted, and in a timely manner.. i hope.
I've been playing a bit of pogo today since its my day off work, we got offered a 14 day free trial of the club section (which i didn't think it would give it to me since i'd been a paid member in the past - but it did!). So for the next fortnight i'll be pottering around on there when i'm bored. We got the badges for last week done so that was amusing for today.
Well i'd better get going, thats a general update on whats been going on. I miss you guys and hope to catch up very soon xoxoxox
Things are going well, work has been very busy - but i'm happy about that. The extra work has been coming in handy. Unfortunately it means i've been a bit tired to do much else besides read, text and watch the odd dvd/tv.
Still having immigration issues but thats not something we expected to change overnight despite getting a local member of parliment involved in our situation. It did however get them to send the hubby's passport back (they just forgot to stamp it/put the visa in it) - so they emailed me (why not him?) requesting it back. They've had it back for a few days now and still no word from them about what's going on - trying to get his caseworker to talk to us is like trying to find a four leaf clover in a field the size of new zealand! Positive energy though, they WILL get this sorted, and in a timely manner.. i hope.
I've been playing a bit of pogo today since its my day off work, we got offered a 14 day free trial of the club section (which i didn't think it would give it to me since i'd been a paid member in the past - but it did!). So for the next fortnight i'll be pottering around on there when i'm bored. We got the badges for last week done so that was amusing for today.
Well i'd better get going, thats a general update on whats been going on. I miss you guys and hope to catch up very soon xoxoxox
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Rainy Tuesday
I love rain! I really do. I'm sitting here, on my day off from work, watching the rain fall. Granted not the best day for doing washing, but I can put the stuff on a clothes horse to dry inside so its all good.
I'm feeling great today after getting a proper night's sleep. I think the lack of heat last night contributed to me being able to sleep most of the night through. I woke up once but that was about 7am, and i decided to go back to sleep until 8:30am. A sleep in has been well deserved after the past couple of weeks.
Work has me scheduled for wednesday, thursday, friday, sunday at this stage!! I'm over the moon with the extra hours :) so, happy kiwi. It will mean I wont be around on the net all that much over the next few days, so if i take awhile to reply to emails or comments - please don't worry.
To be honest, not much has been happening lately. We're waiting on patrick's passport to come back from the consulate with his new passport, so we can go to the immigration centre and get either the work visa sorted, or the residency started (we've been told to talk to an immigration officer and get them to decide which would be the better option for us). That should arrive sometime between wednesday and friday, so we'll get the rest of it sorted next week (when i find out what days i'm working). Will let ya know when we do!
well i'd better go, my stomach's rumbling so its time for breakfast (mmmm vegemite on toast!)
see ya!
I'm feeling great today after getting a proper night's sleep. I think the lack of heat last night contributed to me being able to sleep most of the night through. I woke up once but that was about 7am, and i decided to go back to sleep until 8:30am. A sleep in has been well deserved after the past couple of weeks.
Work has me scheduled for wednesday, thursday, friday, sunday at this stage!! I'm over the moon with the extra hours :) so, happy kiwi. It will mean I wont be around on the net all that much over the next few days, so if i take awhile to reply to emails or comments - please don't worry.
To be honest, not much has been happening lately. We're waiting on patrick's passport to come back from the consulate with his new passport, so we can go to the immigration centre and get either the work visa sorted, or the residency started (we've been told to talk to an immigration officer and get them to decide which would be the better option for us). That should arrive sometime between wednesday and friday, so we'll get the rest of it sorted next week (when i find out what days i'm working). Will let ya know when we do!
well i'd better go, my stomach's rumbling so its time for breakfast (mmmm vegemite on toast!)
see ya!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
When life sweeps you away
.. yeah its been very busy lately. Hence why I haven't updated in a couple of weeks.
Work's going well, they've been giving me some shifts so i'm over the moon. I'm enjoying the job, learning things on a daily basis. Only had 2 customer's yell at me (both were for things I couldn't control), so i'm pleased about that. So all in all thats going great.
I'm reading some of mum's books, since i've got no library membership (and i can't get one for the city council in "town" until i move into town), and I have no "book buying" budget to speak of! Its driving me batty lol though on the other hand, I havent really had a heck of a lot of spare time to read. Nevermind though, I'm sure it wont be too long until I'm back to using Goodreads on a daily basis because of the fabulous books im reading, and have heard about and want to read!
I've been working on my 101 things in 1001 days lately, or at least trying to. A few of them are reliant on finances. But i'm planning on sitting down and writing some more after i'm done here. Who knows maybe i'll start writing some more entries to go on my book blog? we'll see.
Went for a bit of a walk this morning to the local "post office" (read: gas station/petrol station with post boxes, since there's no mail delivery to the actual houses around here). Took us about 45minutes - 1hr to get there, post what i needed to post, and then walk back. Not a bad way to spend the morning I must admit.
Well I can't think of anything even slightly interesting to post, the past couple of weeks, sorry! will try to write again soon! Hope you're all well and happy.. i miss you guys! xoxox
Work's going well, they've been giving me some shifts so i'm over the moon. I'm enjoying the job, learning things on a daily basis. Only had 2 customer's yell at me (both were for things I couldn't control), so i'm pleased about that. So all in all thats going great.
I'm reading some of mum's books, since i've got no library membership (and i can't get one for the city council in "town" until i move into town), and I have no "book buying" budget to speak of! Its driving me batty lol though on the other hand, I havent really had a heck of a lot of spare time to read. Nevermind though, I'm sure it wont be too long until I'm back to using Goodreads on a daily basis because of the fabulous books im reading, and have heard about and want to read!
I've been working on my 101 things in 1001 days lately, or at least trying to. A few of them are reliant on finances. But i'm planning on sitting down and writing some more after i'm done here. Who knows maybe i'll start writing some more entries to go on my book blog? we'll see.
Went for a bit of a walk this morning to the local "post office" (read: gas station/petrol station with post boxes, since there's no mail delivery to the actual houses around here). Took us about 45minutes - 1hr to get there, post what i needed to post, and then walk back. Not a bad way to spend the morning I must admit.
Well I can't think of anything even slightly interesting to post, the past couple of weeks, sorry! will try to write again soon! Hope you're all well and happy.. i miss you guys! xoxox
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Update Ahoy
Yup its Updating time, so here's the news:
Last week I had 3 interviews in one day, got hired by 2 of the 3. They're both part time, and casual BUT they're better than nothing and i'm very happy with them while i'm hunting for a full time job. One is retail (with my old company but at a different store), the other is market research over the phone - I know you can roll your eyes, but its not selling anything, simply asking people's opinions on things, or their favourite brand of ice cream, whatever the current campaign might be about.
I've got a very interesting job on the line with an insurance company, its full time and i'm about 1/2 way through the process, fingers crossed I get through the rest of it. I had a phone interview, an online assessment, a typing test and now i'm waiting for a call about whether I was accepted on an assessment workshop. Fingers crossed for me please. It wont be an easy job, but I think I'll do well with it.
I'm slowly getting through the list of places I need to change my name to my married name. I got IRD sorted (also with my student loan etc), I got the bank sorted, got my resume/cv updated, Its a matter of getting $150 to get my passport changed over, and my new 18+ card will cost $20 to be changed.
Today's gorgeous, its overcast and rainy. It feels wonderful compared to all the heat. Took some photos the other day but i'll have to post them another day because i've got to resize them.
Better go, i'm going to curl up on the couch and read for a little bit. I'll write again soon xoxox
Last week I had 3 interviews in one day, got hired by 2 of the 3. They're both part time, and casual BUT they're better than nothing and i'm very happy with them while i'm hunting for a full time job. One is retail (with my old company but at a different store), the other is market research over the phone - I know you can roll your eyes, but its not selling anything, simply asking people's opinions on things, or their favourite brand of ice cream, whatever the current campaign might be about.
I've got a very interesting job on the line with an insurance company, its full time and i'm about 1/2 way through the process, fingers crossed I get through the rest of it. I had a phone interview, an online assessment, a typing test and now i'm waiting for a call about whether I was accepted on an assessment workshop. Fingers crossed for me please. It wont be an easy job, but I think I'll do well with it.
I'm slowly getting through the list of places I need to change my name to my married name. I got IRD sorted (also with my student loan etc), I got the bank sorted, got my resume/cv updated, Its a matter of getting $150 to get my passport changed over, and my new 18+ card will cost $20 to be changed.
Today's gorgeous, its overcast and rainy. It feels wonderful compared to all the heat. Took some photos the other day but i'll have to post them another day because i've got to resize them.
Better go, i'm going to curl up on the couch and read for a little bit. I'll write again soon xoxox
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