Top 3 events of the past fortnight

Dear Diary,

Only 3 things of importance going on recently:

Buying Business Suits

Pub work

Joe's new job

Starting with the most mundane - things are going great at the pub. All anyone can ask me about is my new job, and I take great pleasure in spouting all the incentive schemes, amazing reputations and fantastic benefits, as Pat glowers disbelievingly in the corner. Do you know, he's actually told me several times that "he'll miss me"! Yeah well, I suppose you DO always miss a whipping boy once it's gone. I just feel sorry for the new barmaids. Who incidentally, were hired in record time, and are very nice (one resembles Dolly Parton, the other has excellent taste in music). So it looks like my weeks of shit-loads of overtime are over, sadly, I'm back down to three shifts (luckily they fall on Bingo night, Saturday night, and Karaoke night. SCORE!!). Oh well, at least I've earnt loads of money, which leads nicely into:

Buying business suits. Yes folks, the thing I was most looking forward to about a new "city" job (eurgh, sound like such a schmuck). Never again having to wear all-black "serving" clothes at hospitality events/jobs, and no more excuses for going into work in joggers and a Hello Kitty t-shirt. Not to mention FINALLY being able to strut about, looking all professional (I know, I know, I'm so vain). Have spent a merry few weeks (well, glum, once I tot up how much I've spent) selecting and trying on in what feels like every shop in the Manchester postcode. I REALLY need to lose some goddamn weight.

So far, am in possession of:

Light grey (with pink outline) jacket with matching pencil skirt
Dark grey pinstriped jacket with matching trousers
Black low-cut cardgian/top

And..... that's it (unless you count my interview outfit as well). Think I need to waft around shops I don't usually go in - am not having a lot of luck with Tesco or Asda. Still, all I really need are several tops to go with the suits, so I can just rotate every day with different jewellery, etc..... for a different look. Think I'm getting the hang of this! Still, Lisa was a veritable fountain of advice re: office dressing when she came over, so at least I have some idea where I'm going now.

Joe's new job. And finally, the best news of all. Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you - we are now both in full-time employment!! The promising lead I mentioned last entry turned out to be a very good egg indeed, meaning that - from today, in fact - Joe is back at his old job from 3 years ago, in a similar big city company. The boss remembered him (as did all his co-workers) and insisted he be put forward for an interview, despite not actually hiring at that moment in time.
Obviously he's thrilled, and have been promised a very posh meal upon receiving his first paycheck, woo!! Am so chuffed for him, mainly because (as much as playing Xbox and doing nothing all day may sound like a man's dream) he seemed to hate not having anything to do, and sitting around hearing his parents argue all the time. As they say, a man without his work, is nothing. And now he gets the chance to be something again.

Can hardly believe how much things have worked out. If you'd told me a year ago that all this would be happening to me - I really wouldn't have believed you. I know Life hardly always goes to plan, but I always had this idea in my head that when you reach your early-mid twenties, that's when you get to wander around in sharp suits, in a good job, with a city flat and a boyfriend (I know, such a cliche' but hey - it's my fantasy). And now, it finally looks like it's coming true. I apologise if it sounds smug, or corny, but........... actually, I don't. I'm finally where I want to be, and it may have took a while, but now it's here.

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Current Mood: neck-achey
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