Of Nervous Natterings February 22, 2008
Posted by Jen in : Journal , trackbackFriday again? Gawd. Funny how that happens with such regularity.
8am and I’m having a productive day so far. I’ve re-written and submitted a piece for the War Child project. For some reason, I usually read about these things but it never occurs to me to actually write anything. I sort of forget that I’m supposed to be a writer. So I have. Maybe there’s hope for me yet.
It’s my last day temping today; my last day of being a part-time slacker. On Monday, I shall be super-smiley and pretending to be sensible at my new job. My new full time job. Crumbs. It’s fifteen years since I actually worked all day, every day. With the boys away this week, I decided to get all prepared. You know the sort of thing: iron all the clothes I am ever likely to wear, do an internet shop so that I’m armed with sustenance when I arrive home, crumpled and weary, after a day’s toil. Obviously, I haven’t done any of those things.
I suppose, having already had my blog plundered by my new colleagues, they will be expecting me to be a little simple-minded. I’m sure they’ll understand when I’m clambering into my jim-jams and pouring a glass of wine at four o’clock.
Wish me luck.
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I must’ve been a bit absent and missed out some news. Fantastic to hear about the job. Was it the interview you described?
I’m going to get on with a War Child submission too. I hope.
JJx
Yay for submitting a piece for the War Child project - it sounds really interesting!!
You’ll be absolutely fine on Monday - it’s never as bad as you think it’s going to be!!
C x
Hope you manage to have a relaxing weekend and good luck on Monday. Thanks for the info and link on the War Child project, its a great idea and I’m definitely going to try to submit something.
Best of luck on Monday and well done for submitting something to War Child. I sent something in too but have no idea if it was long/good/interesting enough. Dx
I’ve just a very odd case of Deja Vu reading that.
Anyway….good for you, and, yeah, good for you.
Am I undertanding correctly that your blog is being read by your future employers, or have I misunderstood that bit? If it’s the case, are we all supposed to be waving to them or something?
JJ - It was one of the interviews I mentioned… hope you get that War Child submission done.
Carol - but what if it’s worse than I imagine?
Sarah - ooh, yes, submit something! It would be great if we were all in it, wouldn’t it?
Debs - My piece wasn’t that long either but I’m sure I read that short was good. Or maybe I’m just thinking about being vertically challanged. Good luck!
Bedshaped - deja vu? Eek. Sounds intriguing and mildly alarming. You understood right. The joys of Google. Sigh. Think we might give the waving a miss. Best not to encourage them!
hey, thanks for the heads up re the links, I fixed yours and petite anglais’ only to find 8 more of the silly prefix http://www.blogger.com things on 8 more links. Grrr.
Much appreciated and thanks for your submission and pimping
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Good luck honey x
Ooh, best of luck tomorrow Jen! You’ll be brilliant.xxx
Peach - no worries.
Caroline - thanks Sweetie x
Ms Diamond - Ooh, I’m all nervous already, munching Bach Rescue Remedy pastilles and toying with tending to my ever-increasing grey hairs… Eep!
Good luck out in the working world tomorrow Jen. Probably better to leave your jammies and wine at home …at least for the first few days:-)
Enjoy returning to the massed ranks of worker bee drones, toiling away in the bowels of the post industrial society (I assume you’ve not become a spot-welder, though Kudos to you if you have).
Just remember to set the bar low, ditzy and flakey, so you can always surprise people with your competence later.
Oh, and remember how to win friends and influence people:
1. Become genuinely interested in other people.
2. Smile.
3. Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
4. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
5. Talk in terms of the other person’s interests.
6. Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely.
Hope it’s going well
Good luck in your new job, Jen.
There is a well deserved reward for you over at mine.
H
xx
Oh! How did today go?????? So exciting. Hope you had fun but don’t forget the writing! All the best.
You are a busy beetle. Must submit something to War Child m’self.
Hope the job goes according to plan :o)
Hope today went well. Personally I don’t see why you shouldn’t change into jim jams and pour a glass of wine at 4 o’clock - but maybe that’s just me!
Hope you had a good first day, Jen.
Lane - thank you Lovely. Will be sneaking the G&T in. Or maybe not. Suspect I may have to keep my wits about me. Yipes.
Monsieur Bobo - spot-welding, yes! You spotted my talents from afar. You are genius. I smiled. Was ditzy and/or flaky. Am totally knacked out. Pass the wine…
Hullaballoo - your award truly made me all warm and smiley. Aw. Lovely, lovely. Ta vee much Missis.
Pacha - Writing? What? Eh? Arrrgh.
Karen - yes, yes, submit! T’is such a good cause. And it would be so nice to see people I ‘know’ in the book…
Helen - ah, how nice was it when I got changed after three mins of being at home?! Wine being cheerily sipped now before I collapse! A week or two before I start actually arriving at work in my jimmies though, perhaps… slippers in handbag will be the sneaky start…
Maddie - it was actually very good, thanks to lovely staff and lunch + nattering which was a really thoughtful treat from the lady whose shoes I fear I shall never fill adequately…
Oh, how much do I need an early night?
Hope it went fine.
Thanks Lucy - I think I’m surviving!
Hope shiny new job is going well. There is a well deserved award for you over at my place (hope you don’t mind the word ‘zip’ it just seemed to fit!)
Hi Jenny, just wanted to congratulate you on finishing your novel. I just knew that all that skipping band practice to go for a chinese and a few drinks all those years ago would make us more intelligent! Just waiting for it to work on me now! Hope it does really well and hope you’re settling into work again.
Jen,
Hope you’re not too knacked out. Only two days, then it’s le weekend.
All the blossom is out here - it’s all frothy white and pink - just thought I’d tell you that. You’re the type to appreciate such titbits! Take care.
Mya x
Sarah - Thank you so much, that’s really sweet of you.
Carole - hey up me lovely! I’m surprised we didn’t actually turn Chinese, the amount we ate. Or become alkies. Oh. Oh dear. Promise to email soon, honest! xx
Mya - I am too knacked out. Zzzzzz. Frothy blossom sounds heavenly and thank you, I really do appreciate such titbits. I quite like the word titbits too, come to think of it. Mmmm, French blossom… I shall have to find a pic and post it up by my desk at work… x
Good luck with the job malarky - I would say something cheery about how you’ll take to it like a duck to water, but instead I say only this: remember, the world cannot be altogether bad while chocolate continues to exist.
KW - if I eat much more chocolate, I shall be roundier than you! In fact, I think I probably already am. Sigh. But you’re quite right. Green & Black’s Butterscotch choc can surely cure anything.