Good Evening~ Ahhhh once again my neighbour's dog woke me at 6:20am they like to leave it barking >.> does my head in I almost got up and shouted out the window "SHUT UP!!" I didnt tho as I was comfy, I have done it in the past tho anyway I got up to find mum had started cleaning out the pets early so she had practically finished when I came downstairs I was annoyed that I didnt get to help but she told me not to as she was almost done and it was cold out :/ makes me feel useless, one the house jobs I can actually do and I dont get to do it >< I went upstairs and thought Id start to look for jobs but I didnt get that far actually, I went to go and get the documents I needed for my interview that afternoon. Started a bit of sewing and uploaded a dance The afternoon came, my mum went over to clean granny's house and I went for my interview, I was nervous but I coped I arrived there and eventually found the right building, Andy - the guy who offered me the interview, met me at the door and gave me a parking pass, the last thing i wanna be doing is worrying about my car getting clamped or a ticket He invited me in, the office was fairly big and we went into a small room I could feel my heart pounding but i was keeping my cool and was being polite He took me over to computer and typed in my skills and what job I would like to do at a school, then he gave me the paperwork to sign, he left me a moment to read through it all and sign it. I was writing my questions down in a notebook whilst reading through the paper work. He came back and I asked him my questions which he answered for me very well. I wasn't signing up to anything I wasnt happy with then he did the DBS/CRB check with me, which I payed £47 for and I should get it in the post soon Andy was very kind, and after he had answered my questions, I looked at him and said "this feels all a bit too good to be true, I'm waiting for the catch, so your giving me a job?" he replied "yes" I said "so am I self-employed again?"- mad science was self employed >> Andy said "no we are employing you" I just couldnt believe my luck, I had only quit my job Monday and come Wednesday I have a new job 0.0 I earn £50 per day instead of £20 - mad science's lovely wage I dont have to travel to the arse end of no where for a school I dont need to go to the office every friday I get paid weekly not monthly And they find me work and pay me So I came home after 90mins of being with Andy I now work for a company called "Randstad Education" it's the world's 2nd largest education agency, I had no clue, never heard of em but they have only been in the UK 5 years anyway Im looking forward to it I finally get to do some teaching assistant jobs!!! He told me the work would be slow at first as schools ask for regulars but once I get into schools and show my face and be good I should get requested more :D Then if its what I want to do, I will go study a proper teaching assistant course in the new year I am shocked, I have a new job!!! Im yet to fill my dad in with it all tho >< mum told him I was going to an interview but I havent told him anything, he'd only be negative but he needs to know my cousins may be coming down at the weekend not seen em this year here's my ginger bread men half done XD
Good Evening~ Today I got woke up at 6am by my neighbour's dog =.= who lets their dog out that early and leaves them barking for 10mins!? Anyway I got up the morning I applied for jobs til 12:20pm I made the decision that I would look for jobs in the morning and see my granny in the afternoon, my life will be like this for a lil while I applied for a few jobs, I cant believe how long it takes searching and applying for jobs I had lunch with mum, then I sat and did a bit of cutting ready to make some bunting someone rang me up, and agency I applied for Im to go in tomorrow at 2:45pm for a chat and to hopefully do a full DBS check I have had one done before for Mad Science but until I spoke to this guy on the phone, I hadn't realized that my DBS check could only be used for Mad Science not other places. So I am going to get a new one done I have to pay £47 but it lasts 40+ years I feel its worth doing as I am going to need to one, its good to have one and its not something I can easily do/get myself we headed off to haywood house to see granny she looked a lot better today, brighter in herself i think yesterday just killed her off so I sat and chatted with her whilst eating her biscuits XD
came home and now gonna do some dance practice I uploaded a dance today actually im hoping i get one done for friday >< sorry i havent uploaded any images past few days!
Evening~ This is one long entry be warned To say Im going through a rough time is an understatement right now Im struggling to keep going I barely slept last night, worrying about everything I got up at 8:30am as I wanted to see mum off before she went to work, and for reassurance for what I was gonna do that morning I sat with pigs and had breakfast then I got all my Mad Science stuff together the 2 kits, my lab coat and the paper work like registers at 10:30am I left for the office I was worried sick, my mum told me not to be as loads of people have come on gone at Mad Science its not like I am the first person to quit and that they have dropped the crap on me loads so its my turn I arrived and got the stuff outta my car I asked if Mary - the manager - was in she was upstairs so I went up the steps my heart beating rapid what did I say? who am i kiddin, thats all ive been thinking about all night she said "i'll be with you in a sec" so I waited nervously Mary "ok Jo what can I do for you" me "Ive come to say that im leaving today" Mary "oh right" she looked shocked "well this does, put me in the crap if Im honest with you, could you not just finish this term or this week?" I shook my head, i could feel tears stinging in the corner of my eyes Mary "right ok, do you want to sit down and talk about it?" I shook my head my mouth not moving Mary "can I ask the reason, I'll just need to tell Johnny as to why your leaving" (Johnny is the owner of Mad Science who thinks nothing of the presenters) Now I had thought about telling her the complete truth, that the kits are crap and broken, that we run around after mad science, we work for absolute pence and we never get a thank you but i thought "what good will it do?" after all many before me have left saying the exact same thing, and what did mad science do about it? nothing. saying all that would change nothing and then Mary would try and convince me to stay, give me some crap "that the kits are having money spent on them" as we've heard for the last 8 months so in stead I said "my gran is dying" at this point I couldnt keep my tears away they burned down my face Mary "oh Jo, it's not nice is it" Me "she hasnt got long, my parents work full time so I volunteered to leave my job so I could care for her" Mary "so theres no chance you can work this week?" - notice how thats all shes bothered about Me "Sorry" Mary "its ok" Me "i know its sudden but we've suddenly found out, thats why I wasnt at work yesterday" Mary "right ok, but we may not be able to pay you for this month" I looked up at her and in my mind I was gob smacked I thought, I have worked her 12months, I have worked hard, on not much notice, for little money I am leaving due to a family matter and you cant even pay me 1 month's wages!? Mary "its what Johnny is like, its his way of keeping presenters from leaving" I was just thinking "and this is why I am leaving the company, as thats how much you and Johnny think of me. all boils down to money money money I looked at her "just forget the money Mary" Life isnt about money, yes id earned it. But I wasnt prepared to be black mailed into it Mary "i'll talk to Johnny see what he says" Me "anyway thank you and see you around" and that was it, I left Mad Science crying, never thought id leave that way it reminded me of the time my illness started and i was forced to leave college i had to make the decision to leave and that was upsetting and i thought, even now, part of the reason im leaving is because of my health i dont want to become ill again
I got home mum could see i was upset so she hugged me and supported me told me that its for the best and something will turn up something better i told her "yes but i dont know when, i just hope you and dad arent disappointed im at home" mum was happy that i was at home and told me that they both support me in this so its nice having that i do appreciate being told those words
me and mum had to be over at grannys for 1pm as the doctor was coming over the doctor didnt come til 2pm tho in the mean time i layed on the bed with granny talking to her and helping sit up and drink as shes too weak to lift herself up the doctor offered to refer her to a place called "haywood House" now granny has been wanting to go there, its round the clock care for people with terminal cancer. She wanted to go to relieve my mum but also she didnt want to die in her home, my mum was to inherit the house and she didnt want that memory of her being dead in the house - found this out today how thoughtful so with that the doctor made a few phone calls and luckily there was a bed! we rang a taxi, my brother went and fetched a wheel chair from the doctor surgery as the doctor said we could borrow it to take her in but whilst we were waiting for the taxi me and my brother spent some quality time together i sat in the chair, so he took me in the garden but we realized grass isnt the best terrain so he took me through the house, i told him to practice for when granny is in the chair as shes fragile he got to the front and figured out how to get her out when we were out he went a bit mental with me and in the wheel chair and the tarmac... he was doing 360's in the middle of the road but the wheel chair was on 2 wheels at the time all the time im in this wheel chair running up and down the road with me in it. god knows what people must have thought if they saw us, probably a pair of stupid teenagers messing around then finally he was running fast up the pavement me shouting "GO ON HAVE IT!!!" We saw mum on the front of granny's drive waiting... she had told granny "its gone quiet, bet theyre up to something" so she had gone to see what we were doing, and wasnt impressed with us "test driving" the wheel chair XD im sorry but it did have to be done after the taxi had arrived at haywood house i booked her in at reception whilst mum was on the phone to my dad granny told me she felt sick, i knew what she meant that taxi driver was a mad driver so i quickly told a doctor who was standing around and he saw to her granny threw up 5 times in 15mins, the journey had made her feel sick we got her settled in a room, granny look exhausted i knew she was but there was so many forms to fill out. my mum answered as much as she could for granny granny all the while looking like she wanted to go to sleep so i hinted to the nurse that granny needed a rest so she took me mum and my brother to the "quiet room" and spoke to us there offered us counseling and help to deal with the situation i sat there thinking "please dont ask me how i feel im only just keeping my tears in" i came back to grannys room to find a bloody doctor with her, do they give her any rest!? i was annoyed and the doctor eventually left and i told granny she could rest we waited for dad to come pick us up which was at 5pm granny is in a lovely place, i mean we had heard people speak of haywood house how lovely it was but i was amazed. there was a family room and a room were you could bring your own meals to cook, make free tea and coffee fridges and freezers so you could bring your own food grannys room has a spare bed if you want to sleep over with them just everything you could need, she has a big bird feeder right outside her window and we watched the birds and squirrels fight over the nuts im sure she will be happy there i told her we would keep an eye on her house, not that shes coming back to it now im home, shattered and just want my bed but i have pet duties to have i randomly cry through out the day mum says im emotionally fragile today but can you blame me?
Konbanwa~ This morning was chilly >< but today has been warm :D I started doing my crafts in the morning and through out the day really i main cut up ready for sewing kinda thing I also watched anime this morning In the afternoon I went for a walk by myself got sweaty >< i walked past my granny's house I couldnt see her in the living room so I knew she was in bed I crept round the back of the house and peered through her bedroom window i could see her sound asleep on her bed so I decided not to call in and wake her and so went home I continued my craft and made mess when i make mess it means progress i have been like this for years XD only good stuff comes out of mess
beautiful isnt it XD I hate clearing it up but its satisfying when the area is tidy once again I cut up these, 23 bunting flags
did 23 for my age when I made them kinda thing and these will be on another bunting row its suppose to be us as a family so me and my brother
and my mum and dad
i cant wait to do them its gonna be funny XD tomorrow I have got the awful deed to do which is to go to the office dump the kits down and tell them im quitting i just want to get it over and done with, a clean break, no meal celebrating how long ive worked there like the other staff members have had i just want to leave and fast im dreading them asking me "why you leaving?" do I tell them the truth? it makes no difference tho If i did it wouldnt change anything theres gonna be no one left there soon I will continue to look for jobs I did have a day off from that today my dad does not want me to work in a school i know it isnt his decision but he just keeps advising against it but what are you suppose to do when thats plan A and you dont have a plan B? I will cancel the meeting I have with the college on Tuesday I can always book another at another date granny is not doing good and we are going to be booking her into a cancer home, for people who have terminal cancer its a one way ticket, once you go in you dont come out so its sad and we thought she would protest but she didnt she told us she didnt want us worrying over her and that the home could look after her all hours of the day, i just cant get my head round that very shortly i will have no grandparents left and only 8 family members our family is getting smaller and smaller none of us were able to give granny a great grandchild or invite her to our weddings its odd when i think of that way, that most of my friends have their grandparents still and i just wont. i wouldnt mind so much if they died quick and pain free but all my grandparents and family have suffered horrible deaths. it sad and im struggling to come to terms with it all, to think about attending grannys funeral brings tears to my eyes i dont know if i can go i know will have to if nothing more than to support my mum its amazing how hard life can get at times isnt it? and how fast things turn bad anyway tomorrow I will visit granny with mum in the afternoon and im gonna looks for jobs and do my crafts :)
Evening all~ Today I woke up at 7:15am as Mia said she would go for a walk with me at 8am So I left at 7:55am for her house, boy was it chilly >< dew was still on the grass and my feet got wet through my shoes it was lovely she made the time for me as she was going out with work colleges as her boss had treated them to a meal out for working so hard because her employer appreciates his employees
anyway I talked to her about yesterday and the fact that im going to quit on monday and she said no job is worth getting that upset about, life is too short and the more i talked about it the more it started to sink in and feel right that i wouldnt have to go back there I got home and had breakfast after mia had invited me for a cup of tea to warm me
my parents have been speaking to me about my future my dad does not want me in a school he doesnt think its right thing to do he doesnt think highly of schools so i know his is opinion is bias but i know or like to think he means well he suggested volunteering at an animal shelter like the RSPCA but I had a look on their website and they seem pretty choosy about who they let in I will ring them next week. I have applied for a few jobs today but Im not getting myself bogged down with it all
I visited my granny today, she was in bed when we arrived its getting harder and harder to see her like that we can see how fed up she is, i mean you wouldnt see an animal suffer like this she couldnt lift herself up in bed shes that weak, its sad and i wish i could do more for her
I got home and applied for jobs drew a picture rang lynn to see how her husband was went to sleep read outside with the pets
and that was it really today here's the picture bit random i know
Evening all~ My day started like any other day having breakfast with the pigs trotting i even went outside in the morning sun with tiffin and had a cup of tea whilst reading out there with him a nice normal day i rang up my old college back from when i did my level 3 in 2010 i was still on record ^^ I have arranged a guidance meeting next week
I got a text at 7am from work saying "could you come do the kit exchange at 11am instead of the usual 2pm" I wasnt going, no way were they going to have my morning AND afternoon all for the sake of £20 cus that would be all id get paid for all the hours id be outside the house, so i went at the usual time of 2pm i had lunch with mum and set off earlier than i would do normally on a friday to work, as i had an after school club to head straight for after i had done the kit exchange the journey to office is 25mins and i do not get paid to go i arrived at the office and met the new assistant branch manager Helen she was nice enough and i told her i was here for my kits as i couldnt come this morning emma had left my kits for me round in the lab i ALWAYS check the kits before i take them as they are usually a mess and missing crucial pieces, box 1 was a mess everything covered in corn flour and only just enough equipment, box 2 hardly anything in it to last an hour and only just enough chemical so i went rummaging through the lab and added a couple of things to do. and box 3 was disgraceful there was not enough to last an hour, and the equipment my manager had said i needed to take to the school was unsurprisingly not there last week i had refused to take a kit due to it being crap, this week as no one was there to sort this out i left the kit and decided id pick up a better one next week its shameful so i headed off to the school which was miles away the school it's self was nice the kids were quit rowdy but i knew they were just excited, i was getting out what little stuff i had to do the lesson with and did my best, at the end of the lesson i had walked to the reception, to my car and forgot my bag, ive never done that before so i had to go all the way back for it =.= upon getting to my car i could feel tears stinging my eyes i got in my car and thought "just what am i doing with my life?" i drove home crying... i had been out the house 1:15pm and got back 5pm and was earning a total of £20 thats what im doing with my life im running round ragged for mad science, not getting an ounce of gratitude, working and traveling for hours and getting paid pence and working with poor equipment.
i got home and sobbed to mum, you know when your that upset you sound like a child crying, well i do, my face burned with tears i said to mum "i dont want to return, i dont want to go, i cant do it anymore" mum and dad have always said how crap mad science is so they support my decision but this leads to another problem, what do i do about money? i need a career but its not that simple for me...im still sick...so the idea of working 9 til 5 is still not possible for me which made me cry more "what employer wants someone who cant work full days?" "i dont have any qualifications that matter to any employer" i suggested that i quit, live carefully on my saving and volunteer at my old primary school to see if i do want to work with children, then in the new year start a college course the college course im thinking of doing says that you need to do 14 hours per week in a primary school, so i suppose volunteering at a primary school will get me set up for that and make my decision if thats the path i want to take.
i just cant go back there they asked me to work sunday as theres a marathon through our city i have no idea what science has to do with a marathon and when i asked Helen today she had no clue....i asked her for the parking permits my manager had said she'd give me (as its in the city and no where to park) but Helen said "theres only one, im taking emma we can fit you in the car too" so ive gotta drive to the office to get a lift to the event on sunday slight catch, ive got to be at the office 7:15am arrive at the event before 8am (due to road closers for the marathon) then wait. and wait for 3 hours as the event isnt starting til 11:30am so im being asked to once again waste my time for mad science for an event i have no idea what im doing at i dont want to go i cant ive had enough its no shock how they have next to no staff and no body want to have the job the head manager owner guy his attitude is "if you dont like it, leave, i can hire new presenters" so hes not even remotely interested in his staff mum and dad have told me not to go sunday i have never skipped out on work but what does it matter im not going back with the job being werid and stupid im classed as "self employed" so i can leave when ever i like i dont need to give notice well ether way theyre not getting it i will give the kits back monday and that will be it so now im tired and my eyes hurt ive texted a few friends, who have offered to ring me, but i turned them down as i didnt want to get upset again but mia is meeting me at 8am for a walk before she goes out for the day so im glad i get to see her my moan over with i will do something with myself i wont sit back on my arse - thats not me but nether will i make myself ill again and run ragged after a crap company for £20, im done
Otsukara desu~ Last night at yoga boy did she work us hard =.= it was really hard work and she enjoys dishing out pain but i got there even tho i can usually tune off during yoga i couldnt this wee i had far too much swirling round my head in fact ive been feeling a bit stressed and upset about it all it probably looks from an outsider as very little to get stressed about but i just dont cope anymore when i got home i actually took a sleeping tablet, not taking one in ages i just knew with not having a lot of time to wind down after yoga, and the thoughts i had, i would not be sleeping that night so i took that and before i knew it it was morning!!! I couldnt believe how quick the night went, i slept all the way throught first time for 2 weeks, tempted to take another tonight XD
in the morning i headed on over to grannys i drove the short distance as i had a special passenger to take with me... tiffin! he came with me to grannys so he had a hop round her house as was such a good little boy whilst i cut and painted grannys finger nails and toe nails i also looked at her very swollen legs/ankles and decided to try sooth them so i got some body butter lathers her ankles on gave a good gentle rub over once i had done one foot i compared it to the other and it was a different colour and shape, i had got her circulation going so i said id do that for her each time i see her I spoke to mum about my troubles she supports me and says take one step at a time i have been a mess with my head i want to sort my life out today i even looked at jobs, and studying abroad something needs to change and only i can make it change i sat and made my rather deformed looking reindeer today
im not happy with it, but something has to go at the back of the tree so i will make sure its not facing this way XD so heres the collection whats going on the little hanging basket tree
work went fine it was nice being with my group of 8 :) traffic has been terrible today tho and the whole of this week where do all these cars come from!? tomorrow im seeing tara in the morning and i have the office to go followed by work
Good Evening~ I was shocked to see it was 9:40am when I awoke today I wasnt even awake to wish my brother good luck on his first day =.= I know I didnt sleep well..again..but still 9:40am!!! thats half my morning gone mum ended up cleaning tiffin out for me =.= I gt ready quickly so I didnt feel like i lost too much time I rang work as Mary wanted to change today's after school club it was "closer" she said and a nice school, the one i went to last time was nice, the kids were a lil noisy but nothing i couldnt handle but i thought id be fine swapping schools so i got all my stuff ready to go annoying thing is i wont get paid for fuel with this school what with it being down the road from the office, down the road from the office not down the road for me, so i lose out on fuel nothing new there in mad science i made a couple of decorations for the tree~ christmas cakey and a candle :) kinda cute I guess
I looked at dance schools again i found a few others but im still at a loss what to do ether they are too far away, too late, too expensive or wear a stupid leotard i just want to dance!!! i also looked at colleges to do a teaching assistant course but im finding that difficult also, its looking like a lot of education im gonna have to go into a college and speak with someone i think i have emailed both colleges 1 has got back to me im just waiting for the other then i'll book myself in to see someone the school i got to which is through the damn city hate city runs the staff were nice, but the kids were so disrespectful to the point were i just wanted to walk out it was disgusting it really was i think im gonna email Mary and tell her cus i aint putting up with that next week the traffic coming home was murder. to say it was "closer" than last weeks school it certainly took as long travel wise cutting through the city at that kinda day is just horrible. so i dont feel like i had good day today i got red food colouring on my t-shirt too, luckily it was old anyway it was just all these little things put a dampner on my day i uploaded a dance today, one from my old channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmTPB6-NpUY tomorrow morning i am going to see granny she wants her toe nails & finger nails cutting and painting then i have work, and i should be seeing mia after for a walk tonight is yoga and i look forward to tuning off from the day
Hiya all~ Today I woke to the sound of mum shouting "Lily!" haha its always lily, mum was taking lily & pinky home so millie and alice could have their morning trot as it was too wet AGAIN to put them out in the garden the mornings have been so dewy and damp, winter is on the way =.= This morning i spent 1 hour, 1 HOUR sorting out the lesson i was gonna do i havent done it before and its one were I am doing all the work and the kids watch and listen, i dont like that way but theres a lot fire involved so no way could they do the work it took me ages to practice, learn and sort out i got there in the end I started them on my snowman and ginger bread man :D
i ended up finishing them when i got back from work but i think theyre cute, theyre for my mini tree
I uploaded a dance also~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk9OjIy7jtc my new Youtube channel is going well i think i have 32 subscribers and 4500+ views so its going well, its so nice that people take the time to watch me dance sometimes i wish i could dance on stage, but idols sing as well and i highly doubt i could sing i mean i never do ive never been one for singing along with songs or just randomly having a sing to myself. never but sometimes in my dreams i dream that i am a idol/popstar kinda thing when i do im always singing my lungs off til my throat hurts i throw myself into it. its so unlike me. why do i dream like that? ive had quite a few on those performance dreams XD last night i dreamed that i witch in witch school and we were summoning dragons yeah find the logic in that one XD i havent read, seen, heard anything about magic for a while anyway moving on ^^" the class went fine, the only hiccup was the popcorn machine its a bit on the mental side Mad Science gave me plastic party bags to serve the popcorn in but i soon realized that bringing the bag near the machine caused them to melt!!! so yeah, i got there in end, but lets just say i was picking up popcorn for a while >< tomorrow I want to get more decorations for the tree done my brother will start his university course tomorrow too lynn's husband den was hospitalized yesterday after an ambulance had to be called, he had a lil stroke on the bus 0.0 i was shocked to hear this, i hope hes doing ok i want to dance practice tonight~ i have to give my manager a ring in the morning something about she wants to swap my school round tomorrow >.>
Good Evening I awoke to the sound of mum shouting "Lily! Lily!" I thought i best get up and see her before she goes to work and to see what lily was up to, she was stubborn and wouldnt come from beneath the kitchen table XD I sat with millie and alice as it was indoor play so i sat with my breakfast on the hall floor whilst they trotted around, the normal really in the morning theyre getting much more confident now i just wish millie would speak I spent the morning doing Mad Science work at first i thought i had an after school club to do but when i studied the register i noticed it said 25th on it which is friday not monday XD so im working tues - fri this week so I wrote some notes up for a lesson and i did my time sheet then i sat on my laptop trying to make sense of teaching courses theyres level 2 level 3 some you need to be employed at a school others the course takes a year i got confused so i emailed both local colleges i hope i get a reply soon i had a rest during the day as i felt like it and had the time ^^ i felt so much better afterwards as once again i slept bad then i got making these
theyre to go the tree i uploaded yesterday i want to cover the tree in kawaii things, the next ones will be more "christmasy" like a candle, reindeer, snowman kinda thing went for a lil walk with mum, i went for a walk yesterday too its rained loads lately so ive been going for a walk when it actually stops raining
i wanted to talk to mum about my mental health but i didnt, she is stressed with granny i know she is and shes putting a brave face on for us all. to trouble her with my problems is so selfish so i didnt. basically i made an appt at the doctors to go last friday but i canceled the appointment as i felt ok, i hadnt heard the voices and had thoughts for a good week, and i thought "maybe its actually going as im challenging it and aware of it" but i know its not gone, its there but i started to not notice it it insisted i weighed myself, i did, and i didnt break the scales i was around my usual weight maybe a tad over. so that wasnt good enough to my head also i went to get lunch today and it was deciding which was less calories porrage or soup i thought "i shouldnt be worrying about my weight i shouldnt be worry about food" so clearly its still with me. i really thought it was "leaving" im not sure what to do, after speaking to Karen last week telling her that i thought it was getting better, she told me "ultimately it is all down to you, to challenge your thoughts, to not follow what it says, they can change your medication but its YOU who has to beat it" shes right and im not sure what to do i'll probably go doctors next month or something i dont want to worry mum about all this and incase your wondering, i did go for the soup :) i told it to shut up tomorrow i have work, but i want to do some crafting in the morning and i will upload a short dance thats all for now~
