I am totally starting to believe in the power of attraction now!
I asked people on a forum for help with my cv, wondering why it wasn't getting me any interviews. One person helped me out, and the next day I sent mine and OH's new and improved cv's off to a club --- they rang back the same day BOTH of us, to arrange interviews!
We had the interviews on Thursday, and yesterday we were BOTH called back to do a trial shift tonight!!!
I'm so excited! Not only could I have a job, but I'll be working with OH! No heading home alone in the middle of the night!!!!
It's so awesome!
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Introducing my Crew
Well since so far I've only really namedropped, I might as well introduce you to the motley crew!
First up, my two oldies, Hugo and Mako. They're just over 2 now and still lovely and silky. They're sweet old boys that are putting up with the young'uns like champs.
Next up are the little troublemakers! Tetley, Twining, BigBoy and Fitch. These guys are hilarious to watch and are growing so much day by day!
Then there's my massive boys! Rufus is neutered, and Seamus and Marsh are too vicious to intro with the babies just yet which is a shame as I wanted them all to live togeter!
Then there's the girlie cage! Lavender and Shank were my first two girls, Lavi is mum of all my black hoodies and Shank is a monster!!! Honestly she's a psycho rat...not in the bitey way, just...look at my previous post lol
Then there's our newest additions, Mimi and Mochi. They're beautiful little girls I rescued from a person giving them away as breeders! They're so teensy! They're on pregnancy watch at the moment. We've done week one and Mimi has gone from 91g to 128g in 6 days, and Mochi has gone from 105g to 141g! Hope it's just normal growth!
First up, my two oldies, Hugo and Mako. They're just over 2 now and still lovely and silky. They're sweet old boys that are putting up with the young'uns like champs.
Next up are the little troublemakers! Tetley, Twining, BigBoy and Fitch. These guys are hilarious to watch and are growing so much day by day!
Then there's my massive boys! Rufus is neutered, and Seamus and Marsh are too vicious to intro with the babies just yet which is a shame as I wanted them all to live togeter!
Then there's the girlie cage! Lavender and Shank were my first two girls, Lavi is mum of all my black hoodies and Shank is a monster!!! Honestly she's a psycho rat...not in the bitey way, just...look at my previous post lol
Then there's our newest additions, Mimi and Mochi. They're beautiful little girls I rescued from a person giving them away as breeders! They're so teensy! They're on pregnancy watch at the moment. We've done week one and Mimi has gone from 91g to 128g in 6 days, and Mochi has gone from 105g to 141g! Hope it's just normal growth!
Girls' Night Out
I woke up this morning to OH screaming at me to get downstairs. I stumbled my way down to see him crouching at Rufus, Seamus and Marsh's bit of the Explorer, I was thinking 'Oh god...who's dead...'
Luckily that was not the case - one of the babies had escaped! I knew the boys cage was secure, but that was OH's first instinct that it was a boy.
He found his rubber mould for his talismans had been nibbled:
Turns out it was Shank - she'd managed to pull the middle cage door open and let herself out last night! It only took us a few minutes to catch her under the Explorer. I had no idea she could get down the back of the wardrobe that's next to it though!
Anyway, we put her back and did a head count....Lavender's gone!!! So we started searching down the back of sofas and into the other rooms. In the dining room we found this:
And after a brief search around the kitchen too, we headed back to the living room as I was convinced she wouldn't go too far. There she was behind the wardrobe in the dark! We tried coaxing her with food, I tried holding out Mimi for her since she likes her so much, but she didn't budge. I had to bring out the big guns.
Enter Rufus.
My big neutered hunk was too big to fit down the gap in the wardrobe, so I just had him sniff around the general area and lo and behold! Lavi came out within a few minutes!
Paul is worse off for it than I am I think! After spending 3 hours in the bathroom waiting for Rosie to come out last month, this was nothing! I knew they would be safe.
Just a good thing they didn't go for my computer wires!!!
Shanky's my little troublemaker. I think it's a sign that I neeeeeeed a Savic Royal Suite for the girls heheheh
Luckily that was not the case - one of the babies had escaped! I knew the boys cage was secure, but that was OH's first instinct that it was a boy.
He found his rubber mould for his talismans had been nibbled:
Turns out it was Shank - she'd managed to pull the middle cage door open and let herself out last night! It only took us a few minutes to catch her under the Explorer. I had no idea she could get down the back of the wardrobe that's next to it though!
Anyway, we put her back and did a head count....Lavender's gone!!! So we started searching down the back of sofas and into the other rooms. In the dining room we found this:
And after a brief search around the kitchen too, we headed back to the living room as I was convinced she wouldn't go too far. There she was behind the wardrobe in the dark! We tried coaxing her with food, I tried holding out Mimi for her since she likes her so much, but she didn't budge. I had to bring out the big guns.
Enter Rufus.
My big neutered hunk was too big to fit down the gap in the wardrobe, so I just had him sniff around the general area and lo and behold! Lavi came out within a few minutes!
Paul is worse off for it than I am I think! After spending 3 hours in the bathroom waiting for Rosie to come out last month, this was nothing! I knew they would be safe.
Just a good thing they didn't go for my computer wires!!!
Shanky's my little troublemaker. I think it's a sign that I neeeeeeed a Savic Royal Suite for the girls heheheh
Friday, July 23, 2010
The search continues...
Hello again!
Just updating...myself I suppose. My new baby ratties, Mimi and Mochi are on pregnancy watch, and I am still on the hunt for a job!
I have also put some of my best stuff online in the hopes of landing a job or two illustrating!
www.jsutcliffe.carbonmade.com
I'm hoping this will prove popular, and that someone out there might like my work and want a commission. Fingers crossed!
Just updating...myself I suppose. My new baby ratties, Mimi and Mochi are on pregnancy watch, and I am still on the hunt for a job!
I have also put some of my best stuff online in the hopes of landing a job or two illustrating!
www.jsutcliffe.carbonmade.com
I'm hoping this will prove popular, and that someone out there might like my work and want a commission. Fingers crossed!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Rescue #3
This week I'll be going to pick up a group of female rats advertised as breeders. Makes me so sad to know the oldest has been bred at least twice, but they'll be safe soon.
I'm lucky the owner trusted me, well, what's not to trust? I like to think I'm a nice honest person. I only want what's best for the rats in the end. Apparently she'd had a lot of emails from dodgy sounding people, but they're in good hands with me and the fosterers!
I'll try and make sure I get pictures to put up when I get hold of them, as four are going straight to their foster homes and two little girls are coming home with me :D
I'm so excited!
I'm lucky the owner trusted me, well, what's not to trust? I like to think I'm a nice honest person. I only want what's best for the rats in the end. Apparently she'd had a lot of emails from dodgy sounding people, but they're in good hands with me and the fosterers!
I'll try and make sure I get pictures to put up when I get hold of them, as four are going straight to their foster homes and two little girls are coming home with me :D
I'm so excited!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Well it's been a while
We've been in our new house 3 weeks today! OH and I have spent most of our time pottering about, cleaning out/playing with rats, washing dishes and searching for jobs...y'know, all that grown-up stuff.
It's wearing quite thin on me now to be honest. The jobs pool seems to have dried up. I'd try an online thing but everything is a scam. Doesn't help that you can't have a home business in rented accomodation.
Still, I'm trying to stay positive and have a search around every day. After all, that perfect job might just pop up any day now!
I am at the point where I will take just about any job that will have me. I'm only 'experienced' in bar work or animal care though. Everything else will be new to me, and while that's not a problem for me, a lot of employers are expecting a lot from students that haven't had a real working life yet.
If I did get a job, apart from my rent and bills, I want to save up for driving lessons. It will be the most useful thing in the world! I never liked the idea of joining the drones on the roads, but it's the only way to get around it seems.
Trains just aren't stopping close enough to places I need to get to!
A lot of adults nowadays are moaning that my generation expect everything to be handed to them, job included. Well...no. I'm going through University so that I can make my own work, but whilst my skills in that area are still being polished off (plus I still need to learn business!), I need a job doing anything! I'd stack shelves, flip burgers or mop floors, I really don't care as long as I can make an honest wage! I'd work my arse off for it, but no one wants to know!
Instead of telling teens to pull their fingers out, they should be telling bosses to let them get a bloody foot on the first rung of the ladder! THEN rant about how useless they are if they arse about. I for one, wouldn't. A job in this day and age is like gold dust and I wouldn't risk losing it.
It's wearing quite thin on me now to be honest. The jobs pool seems to have dried up. I'd try an online thing but everything is a scam. Doesn't help that you can't have a home business in rented accomodation.
Still, I'm trying to stay positive and have a search around every day. After all, that perfect job might just pop up any day now!
I am at the point where I will take just about any job that will have me. I'm only 'experienced' in bar work or animal care though. Everything else will be new to me, and while that's not a problem for me, a lot of employers are expecting a lot from students that haven't had a real working life yet.
If I did get a job, apart from my rent and bills, I want to save up for driving lessons. It will be the most useful thing in the world! I never liked the idea of joining the drones on the roads, but it's the only way to get around it seems.
Trains just aren't stopping close enough to places I need to get to!
A lot of adults nowadays are moaning that my generation expect everything to be handed to them, job included. Well...no. I'm going through University so that I can make my own work, but whilst my skills in that area are still being polished off (plus I still need to learn business!), I need a job doing anything! I'd stack shelves, flip burgers or mop floors, I really don't care as long as I can make an honest wage! I'd work my arse off for it, but no one wants to know!
Instead of telling teens to pull their fingers out, they should be telling bosses to let them get a bloody foot on the first rung of the ladder! THEN rant about how useless they are if they arse about. I for one, wouldn't. A job in this day and age is like gold dust and I wouldn't risk losing it.
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