Still stressed!!

But not yet succumbed to a nervous breakdown!

Work has been horrendous, the deal has been signed and my job is transferring to the new company. My whole team is transferring but only half the work is, so I must draw my own conclusions as to what will happen after we transfer!

Consequently, I have been applying for jobs closer to home. Response to my CV has been very encouraging and I had two first interviews last week. I have a second interview for one later this afternoon and have still to hear on the other one.

The dog managed to pull her stitches out last Tuesday. Fortunately my boyfriend was at home and able to whiz her up to the vets to have 5 staples put in. She now has a lampshade collar and a sock on to stop her doing it again. I took a flyer and left the collar off yesterday in the sweltering heat and she now only has 4 staples - collar reinstated immediately!!

Then my boyfriend's father got rushed into hospital 30 miles away. He had a blackout at a wedding, fell over cutting his head open and breaking his wrist (which wasn't discovered until the next day). My boyfriend got a call at work and had to come home so that we could dash over to the hospital and support his mum. His dad was kept in so we had to go back to the wedding venue to pick their car up and take his mum and the car home. I got to bed at 1.30am and had to be up for work the next day!

All in all, it is still pretty stressful. On the positives, I bought a new skirt the other week, size 16 with a proper zip (ie not elasticated) and thought it would be a bit tight but it is actually a bit too big. It is linen so it gives a bit but I have to put a safety pin in the side to keep it up!!

Nervous breakdown anyone???

Where do I start?!!!

My stress levels are through the roof and I honestly don't know which way is up!

1. I haven't managed to motivate myself to get on with my management report as hoped.
2. My company is likely to be sold and although my job will probably stay, it will change significantly - may cause problems with completing item 1 on this list!
3. I now need to decide whether I stay and continue to do the 50 mile round trip each day to work with people that, frankly, I don't like or do I take the bull by the horns and find another job nearer to home - may cause problems with completing item 1 on this list!!
4. A 'friend' who is a wedding photographer 200 miles away, badgered me into letting her do my wedding photos. When I agreed, she wanted me to pay a £100 deposit to hold the date (which I have no problem with!!) but when I checked the price, not only was she not offering me any discount on her advertised prices, it was going to cost me two nights accommodation for her!!! I've declined but I hate things like that - I know people have to make a profit but I felt a bit exploited.
5. The dog had to go into the vets last Friday for an operation to remove a lump on her side. She is fine but was clearly unhappy with me on the day as I'd taken her in - she was very clingy to my fiance when we picked her up, she has forgiven me now!!
6. I managed to offend my mother last week with the anniversary card I sent them. It was a funny one but apparently she didn't see the funny side - oops! All forgiven now, I think!

Arghhhhhhhh!!!

On the plus side, I went to London on Saturday with a very dear friend who offered my lots of support! We had a lovely lunch, with a bottle of wine, and then went to see Oliver! which was brilliant. This dear friend has offered to arrange my Hen weekend for me next year which is really kind of her.

Anyone know of any jobs going where I can get paid shed loads of money for very little effort - ideally working from home? ... Thought not!!!!!

Motivation anyone????

If anyone has any spare motivation to give, I'd be a grateful recipient!!

I am supposed to be working on the Management Research Report which is the final part of my CIPD qualification but I just can't seem to get started and I am reverting to all sorts of distraction activities - I thought I left that all behind when I finished university!!

I've just read my last few posts and realised that I didn't update you after my wedding dress shopping, so here goes (distraction activity number 4!!)....

I've ordered my dress!!!! I couldn't believe it, I had two appointments on the same day and saw THE dress in the first one! We still went to the other appointment but couldn't find anything to match the one so I went back later that afternoon with my mum (who cried when she saw me in it!!) and ordered it! It is perfect for me, not too fussy but really pretty and I felt amazing in it! It now seems very real - especially having to pay for half of it up front!! Mind you, I managed to get it at a very reasonable price compared to what I was expecting to have to pay! Put it like this, I had significant change from £1,000. Money I can now spend elsewhere.

Bliss!!

Well, I'm sitting in the lounge, with the doors open enjoying the lovely weather! I've done my shopping, ready for dinner tonight and I've done some cleaning so I feel entitled to spend an hour or so on the laptop!

Again, it's been a busy week but nothing too stressful. Apart from the poor dog needing to have a minor op! She has got a little lump on her side and the vet doesn't know what it is so she's going in next Friday to have it taken off and sent away for testing. Fingers crossed it is all benign. She's happy enough in herself, charging around like the mad thing she is! The biggest issue at the moment is, she's had to come off her steroids which she takes for her skin allergies and consequently, she is now itching like crazy. Unfortunately, I can't find her lampshade collar so I have to physically stop her from scratching herself raw - poor thing!

I think I am going to have to seriously think about getting another fill, the weight has crept up very slightly. I'm trying not to stress about it but I think I have lost my focus a bit, which is mad when you think that I am getting married next year! I think the problem is that I have too much on the go at the moment!