Every Little Helps!

On Tuesday I attended an interview with a leading supermarket here in Portsmouth. The likelihood of me remaining in the UK, at least in the medium term, grows day by day, so I have been looking hard for another job. I am already volunteering with Cancer Research and working for the Newcome Arms Public House, but I need more of an income in order to survive. I also want to be doing more things, as well as spending time with my Mother of course.

The interview seemed to go well; a group discussion with four other candidates. This was the first time I had attended such a professional meeting, since getting a Managers position with Oxfam in 2008; I thoroughly enjoyed it!

We also spent time at the tills talking and chatting with customers, which was also a pleasant experience. As my Father said to me today, I will talk to anyone and the truth is I will, I always enjoy speaking with people I don't know and feel far more confident in those situations.

Interview over, I walked back home; with mixed feelings, I was a little unsure about the outcome. Like all of us, in similar situations, I was nervous, tongue tied at times and lost for words on occasion; in reality it was a typical interview. Being the realist I am, I didn't expect to hear from them again and just got on with the rest of my day!

At three o clock on that same day I received a phone call offering me the position. Saying I was chuffed would be an understatement. My life will not be so much of a struggle now, which is such a relief! I was also able to fit my Supermarket shifts around my job at the pub, allowing me to keep both appointments.

Tomorrow I begin working with an all day induction and will start my rota for real on Sunday. I am going to be pretty busy now, certainly far more than I was in Spain. I am determined to make the most of my time here, fit in as much as I can, keep busy and stay active. I haven't been able to sit down much at all lately, but that's fine; the more I sit, the more I stress and worry; working is good, it takes my mind off things!

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