Monday 20 June 2016

Celebrating some good news...

So, you might remember that interview for a Marketing Assistant job I went for a couple of weeks ago. Well, I'm happy to announce that I got the job!!



I was so so thrilled to get the call, I genuinely wasn't getting my hopes up just in case, but I was so happy when they rang. Last week they still had to check my references, so I didn't tell anyone just in case it all went wrong – but they rang me up again on Friday to formally offer me the job, and to ask if I could start on Tuesday (i.e. tomorrow). So I said yes! I'm so so excited! I'm so looking forward to tomorrow and throwing myself into a new role – it's been a long time coming, but I finally feel like I'm exactly where I should be :).

The past few days have passed in a tired blur – I've been working in the cafe five days straight and let me tell you, if you've never been a waitress or a waiter, it's hard work running around all day. I have nothing but respect for waiters and waitresses and chefs everywhere. Today I woke up and the only thing that got me out of bed was the thought that it was my last shift today. I've loved working in the cafe for the past month – everyone has been so friendly, and I will genuinely miss the people I worked with (although I'll obviously still visit for ice-cream every weekend).



I also feel like I've been unusually sociable the past few days; going out for bridesmaids dress fittings, seeing old friends etc. Last night I went to the Full Moon Cinema again (if you haven't already, you can read about ourcommunity run cinema here) – this month's showing was 'Birdman' and, as promised, I took my stash of specially bought chocolate and my parents with me this time. My parents hated the film – I wasn't sure if they'd like it or not, but no, they told me afterwards in great detail how much they disliked it. But on the plus side, they had a good chat with the other people there during the intermission and after the film. And I met another writer! Imagine that - two writers in the same village! This guy is younger than me, and wants to get into writing, so I offered to help him out if he ever needed it – it was so nice to find a real life writer in, well, in real life. Plus, on my day off last week, I finally managed to get some writing done! It was mainly backstory and stuff that I would never keep in an actual novel, but it felt so good to be writing again. I definitely need to make it more of a priority in the evenings.

So that's it! That's all my news! Hope you're all having a lovely week :)

Have you had any good news this week? Have you ever seen the film 'Birdman'? What did you think of it?

10 comments:

  1. Great news, congratulations, Rachel. Hope your first day goes well.

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  2. Congratulations on the new job. Good luck today :-)

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  3. YIPPEE!!!! Congratulations Rachel. So made up for you!! I've been a waitress and a chef so I tip handsomely whenever I go out! I wasn't cut out for the rigour of either job.

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    1. Thank you so much, Nicola! Waitressing is hard - I have nothing but respect for waiters and waitresses!

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  4. YAY!!! I hope it's going well! By now you're on your third day, and I'm sure you're rockin' it!

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    1. Thank you so much, Stephanie :)! It's a lot to take in, but I'm really enjoying it so far, so that's good :)!

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  5. A huge congrats Rachel!!!!! Moving to a new job and leaving behind the good things of the old job can be hard but it's a must.

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    1. Thank you, Sheena! I definitely feel like it's a step int he right direction :)

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