Well yesterday marked my last day at work, turns out I get a three day weekend as I am not due to start work in my new store till Tuesday.
This would have been all well and good if the boyfriend hadn't had to work all weekend and if I wasn't bored and lonely as hell at home right now.
Still very nervous about starting on Tuesday!
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Hooters & news
The news I mentioned whenever I last posted (Monday?) is that I somehow managed to get employed as a Supervisor within my company, although it did mean a transfer to a much smaller store and a cut in my weekly contracted hours.
How badly this move is going to affect my finances I am not so sure yet, but seriously more worried about if I have made the right choice in leaving a (mainly) fantastic group of people behind in ye olde 1816. Really do not want to be looking back in a few weeks time and regretting leaving my old store behind.
It is also kind of sad that I was there when my current branch was opened, I was involved in the stock-in and have seen the store progress massively, seen 3 store managers in 2 years, countless people leave and be employed and just generally get so attached to people.
Knowing exactly what I am about to leave behind hurts an awful lot, but I'm hoping that my little leap of faith is going to be a worthwhile career move.
On Monday when I found out I was soon to be leaving, I was initially told I had 2 or 3 weeks before I was expected to transfer over to my new store.
On finishing my shift on Tuesday, I discovered that there had been significant change behind the scenes between my soon to be old manager and my new one, and that I was due to finish on Friday instead. Nice fast change of pace there, especially as I had talked myself into having at least another week to get to say proper goodbyes to everyone I worked with. :/
But anyway, I have no idea what to expect in my new role, no idea what time I am due to start in my new store on Monday yet which makes everything that little bit more nerve wracking and lastly what to expect out of the team I am about to join.
My Mum reminded me when I was getting her advice on the potential career move a few weeks ago, that in a much smaller store there would be a much higher chance of me having a personality clash as there are only a few employees there. In a big store it is much easier to avoid anyone I have issues with.
For me this seems to be a real worry as I do have my problems, as those who know me in real life will agree with wholeheartedly.
Basically - oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck I really hope this works out for me alright.
On a lot less stressful news and weirdly more exciting, I finally had my turn to visit Hooters Bristol.
All I can say is oh my God.
After finishing work today, the boyfriend and I had a nice long walk/sightseeing tour trying to find where the bloody building was.
Note to self: if Rob says he knows where something is, DO NOT BELIEVE HIM!
Luckily today coincided with not only his day off, but a friend of his also working her shift at Hooters.
We walked inside and were instantly greeted with a chorus of 'welcome to Hooters!' with added American drawl thrown in at the end!
So of course, we went and sat in the zone belonging to Robs friend, so she could wait on us today.
Deciding on my usual restaurant choice - a rack of ribs with curly fries & sides and for Rob Buffalo shrimp with curly fries, seemed to be a pretty awesome choice.
If in doubt, go for ribs!
Both sets of noms were ridiculously tasty (convinced the curly fries actually contain crack right about now!) and I polished off a slice of cheesecake afterwards, followed by 3 pints of coke.
Inside of Hooters was interesting, lots of signs to laugh at, lots of boobs on parade as you would expect and great service to top it all off, especially with some rather interesting conversations!
Oh and they show Robot Wars on several TV screens across the restaurant - major win!
The twitter lot seriously missed out on this one! ;)
How badly this move is going to affect my finances I am not so sure yet, but seriously more worried about if I have made the right choice in leaving a (mainly) fantastic group of people behind in ye olde 1816. Really do not want to be looking back in a few weeks time and regretting leaving my old store behind.
It is also kind of sad that I was there when my current branch was opened, I was involved in the stock-in and have seen the store progress massively, seen 3 store managers in 2 years, countless people leave and be employed and just generally get so attached to people.
Knowing exactly what I am about to leave behind hurts an awful lot, but I'm hoping that my little leap of faith is going to be a worthwhile career move.
On Monday when I found out I was soon to be leaving, I was initially told I had 2 or 3 weeks before I was expected to transfer over to my new store.
On finishing my shift on Tuesday, I discovered that there had been significant change behind the scenes between my soon to be old manager and my new one, and that I was due to finish on Friday instead. Nice fast change of pace there, especially as I had talked myself into having at least another week to get to say proper goodbyes to everyone I worked with. :/
But anyway, I have no idea what to expect in my new role, no idea what time I am due to start in my new store on Monday yet which makes everything that little bit more nerve wracking and lastly what to expect out of the team I am about to join.
My Mum reminded me when I was getting her advice on the potential career move a few weeks ago, that in a much smaller store there would be a much higher chance of me having a personality clash as there are only a few employees there. In a big store it is much easier to avoid anyone I have issues with.
For me this seems to be a real worry as I do have my problems, as those who know me in real life will agree with wholeheartedly.
Basically - oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck I really hope this works out for me alright.
On a lot less stressful news and weirdly more exciting, I finally had my turn to visit Hooters Bristol.
All I can say is oh my God.
After finishing work today, the boyfriend and I had a nice long walk/sightseeing tour trying to find where the bloody building was.
Note to self: if Rob says he knows where something is, DO NOT BELIEVE HIM!
Luckily today coincided with not only his day off, but a friend of his also working her shift at Hooters.
We walked inside and were instantly greeted with a chorus of 'welcome to Hooters!' with added American drawl thrown in at the end!
So of course, we went and sat in the zone belonging to Robs friend, so she could wait on us today.
Deciding on my usual restaurant choice - a rack of ribs with curly fries & sides and for Rob Buffalo shrimp with curly fries, seemed to be a pretty awesome choice.
If in doubt, go for ribs!
Both sets of noms were ridiculously tasty (convinced the curly fries actually contain crack right about now!) and I polished off a slice of cheesecake afterwards, followed by 3 pints of coke.
Inside of Hooters was interesting, lots of signs to laugh at, lots of boobs on parade as you would expect and great service to top it all off, especially with some rather interesting conversations!
Oh and they show Robot Wars on several TV screens across the restaurant - major win!
The twitter lot seriously missed out on this one! ;)
Monday, 25 October 2010
:))))))))))
I had some very very good news today, after having an amazing weekend.
But I can't/shouldn't say anything just yet. ;)
But I can't/shouldn't say anything just yet. ;)
Monday, 18 October 2010
Fingers crossed.
Well as of today my Nan who has been very long suffering, has had her first operation on her eyes which will greatly improve her quality of life.
That is the first reason my fingers are so tightly crossed they may snap.
Secondly, I am waiting to hear back on a job that I really desperately want.
It is in the same company, but within a different branch which is in walking distance from the house, as a part time Supervisor.
Anyone who knows me in real life will find this rather laughable, I mean me being in charge at times?!?!
Either way I find myself at a point in my life where I desperately want to progress and make something of my life, I cannot stay in a sales advisor role forever.
Some people are quite content with that and good for them, but for me I need something more.
I am waiting for a phone call to let me know when I have to go interview again anyway, which is pretty nerve wracking as I am awful at interviews.
Pretty convinced that being full up with a cold helped me on Friday though, as usually I will put my foot in my mouth more than once during the whole process!
Sunday saw my tiniest sister turn 9, pretty sad that I was stuck over in Bristol feeling sorry for my self and sniffling but I suppose it is better that I didn't give her an extra present on her birthday!
That is the first reason my fingers are so tightly crossed they may snap.
Secondly, I am waiting to hear back on a job that I really desperately want.
It is in the same company, but within a different branch which is in walking distance from the house, as a part time Supervisor.
Anyone who knows me in real life will find this rather laughable, I mean me being in charge at times?!?!
Either way I find myself at a point in my life where I desperately want to progress and make something of my life, I cannot stay in a sales advisor role forever.
Some people are quite content with that and good for them, but for me I need something more.
I am waiting for a phone call to let me know when I have to go interview again anyway, which is pretty nerve wracking as I am awful at interviews.
Pretty convinced that being full up with a cold helped me on Friday though, as usually I will put my foot in my mouth more than once during the whole process!
Sunday saw my tiniest sister turn 9, pretty sad that I was stuck over in Bristol feeling sorry for my self and sniffling but I suppose it is better that I didn't give her an extra present on her birthday!
Saturday, 9 October 2010
Dominatrix & other randoms.
Felt I should probably write another post on here, seeing as the boyfriend whines when he has nothing to read and he decided to tell me off again today for not updating regularly.
Anyone would think we didn't talk to each other in real life...
It looks as if my Nanny will be getting an eye operation in the next few weeks so she will be able to actually see again, which is good.
Life in Wales is ticking along as usual, a fortnight ago the family had the joyous experience of krispy kreme doughnuts.
You can imagine they went down amazingly with my little sisters being sugar starved!
Needless to say I have to bring more doughnuts down with me when I am down next time, nice expensive hobby to keep up.
Life over the bridge seems to be as usual as well.
Last weekend marked my first proper visit to Weston Super Mare as well.
The night involved a lot of drinking, losing a little green cocktail umbrella and chasing after it drunk down the road as it was being blown away by the wind and then deciding I wanted to put this filthy umbrella in my next drink, trying to talk spanish to a drive thru window as my boyfriend decided the server was obviously from Spain and named Pablo, and finally trying to convince him that a cheeseburger contained no meat (boyfriend being a vegetarian) for the entire journey home.
Or the short version of the above post: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah DRINK!
Also still managed not to kill anyone with my driving!
Anyone would think we didn't talk to each other in real life...
It looks as if my Nanny will be getting an eye operation in the next few weeks so she will be able to actually see again, which is good.
Life in Wales is ticking along as usual, a fortnight ago the family had the joyous experience of krispy kreme doughnuts.
You can imagine they went down amazingly with my little sisters being sugar starved!
Needless to say I have to bring more doughnuts down with me when I am down next time, nice expensive hobby to keep up.
Life over the bridge seems to be as usual as well.
Last weekend marked my first proper visit to Weston Super Mare as well.
The night involved a lot of drinking, losing a little green cocktail umbrella and chasing after it drunk down the road as it was being blown away by the wind and then deciding I wanted to put this filthy umbrella in my next drink, trying to talk spanish to a drive thru window as my boyfriend decided the server was obviously from Spain and named Pablo, and finally trying to convince him that a cheeseburger contained no meat (boyfriend being a vegetarian) for the entire journey home.
Or the short version of the above post: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah DRINK!
Also still managed not to kill anyone with my driving!
Saturday, 18 September 2010
Saturdays...
Well this week saw me discover my new favourite show thanks to my bestest bish Bav.
Dark Blue is possibly the best show I have seen ever. Totally amazing.
Good little domestic housewife today, laundry in, tidied up, carried a ridiculously bloody heavy parcel to the post office for the boyfriend & sent a care package off & picked up some food at Tesco.
Anyway, tomorrow will be the 1st anniversary of my Uncle dying (nice and cheerful time of year of course) & it just seems so strange thinking this time last year I was sat in a hospital room with my family watching him take his last breath. Still doesn't seem like it ever happened, even more weird is that a year has flown by so quickly. I feel majorly bad for not being back home this weekend to go put flowers on his grave but next weekend I shall be back in Wales to be able to do so.
Sounds really horrible but in a way it is a bit of a relief not to be there, to witness the grief of my Mum & my Nan :( It has been majorly hard the last 2 or 3 years for both of them and I really just wish that things would start looking up for the family, but with my Nan being in such poor health, I don't think it is going to be over for us any time soon.
For some reason as well the blogging juices really are not flowing today.
Just to write the crap I spurted out above took me 20 minutes :/ I seem to be a bit of a yo-yo lately still, but I can put that down to the current circumstances.
Dark Blue is possibly the best show I have seen ever. Totally amazing.
Good little domestic housewife today, laundry in, tidied up, carried a ridiculously bloody heavy parcel to the post office for the boyfriend & sent a care package off & picked up some food at Tesco.
Anyway, tomorrow will be the 1st anniversary of my Uncle dying (nice and cheerful time of year of course) & it just seems so strange thinking this time last year I was sat in a hospital room with my family watching him take his last breath. Still doesn't seem like it ever happened, even more weird is that a year has flown by so quickly. I feel majorly bad for not being back home this weekend to go put flowers on his grave but next weekend I shall be back in Wales to be able to do so.
Sounds really horrible but in a way it is a bit of a relief not to be there, to witness the grief of my Mum & my Nan :( It has been majorly hard the last 2 or 3 years for both of them and I really just wish that things would start looking up for the family, but with my Nan being in such poor health, I don't think it is going to be over for us any time soon.
For some reason as well the blogging juices really are not flowing today.
Just to write the crap I spurted out above took me 20 minutes :/ I seem to be a bit of a yo-yo lately still, but I can put that down to the current circumstances.
Friday, 10 September 2010
First week back...
Well after having an AMAZING week back home with my family, Saturday brought the inevitable journey back to Bristol.
After having such a laid back and just plain happy week, it was a massive downer to have to readjust ready back to work and just the real world.
To be fair, first week back at work was alright, pretty uneventful for the most of it anyway.
However, today was particularly lovely as I finally got to meet Fi.
Now, for any of you that have known me for a while, may know that I was part of the Shiny fashion forums back in the day for a while.
It is through there that I know a few exceptionally lovely people, 2 of which were responsible for my introduction to twitter. Fi is one of those people :) she has her own blog (shoegalfi.blogspot.com) which is somewhere in my blogs I read bit, or whatever the hell I named it anyway!
I have known her for several years, so it was lovely to be able to say yup, met her in the real world too!
So we had a few hours of wandering about Bristol shopping and having a hunt for a denim skirt. (which didn't end in a success sadly!)
On a family note, yesterday was my brother in laws birthday, for which myself and the boyfriend have promised to take him to Hooters when it eventually opens in Cardiff.
Partly for the fact he is American, and also because its a good excuse for chicken wings, beer & boobs!
Also, today saw my dearest Nan allowed out from hospital again. This time around she was stuck in isolation for a few weeks, so it is a relief to know she is settling back into her home again. :)
Current music mood is stuck between Pendulum's latest album & The XX.
Polar opposites, but it works for me!
After having such a laid back and just plain happy week, it was a massive downer to have to readjust ready back to work and just the real world.
To be fair, first week back at work was alright, pretty uneventful for the most of it anyway.
However, today was particularly lovely as I finally got to meet Fi.
Now, for any of you that have known me for a while, may know that I was part of the Shiny fashion forums back in the day for a while.
It is through there that I know a few exceptionally lovely people, 2 of which were responsible for my introduction to twitter. Fi is one of those people :) she has her own blog (shoegalfi.blogspot.com) which is somewhere in my blogs I read bit, or whatever the hell I named it anyway!
I have known her for several years, so it was lovely to be able to say yup, met her in the real world too!
So we had a few hours of wandering about Bristol shopping and having a hunt for a denim skirt. (which didn't end in a success sadly!)
On a family note, yesterday was my brother in laws birthday, for which myself and the boyfriend have promised to take him to Hooters when it eventually opens in Cardiff.
Partly for the fact he is American, and also because its a good excuse for chicken wings, beer & boobs!
Also, today saw my dearest Nan allowed out from hospital again. This time around she was stuck in isolation for a few weeks, so it is a relief to know she is settling back into her home again. :)
Current music mood is stuck between Pendulum's latest album & The XX.
Polar opposites, but it works for me!
