Project Employment!

If there is one thing that I don’t want this blog to be it is dull. The consequence of this is that I haven’t been posting much lately, as we really haven’t got much to report; we have been living in a kind of perpetual limbo here in East Ham. We eat, sleep, try not to spend money, and once a day I trot off to my sandwich shop to deal with the continual indignities and occasional triumphs of the world of hospitality. (Today, for instance, a customer told me I had the most beautiful smile he’d ever seen, which helped me endure my manager’s putrid breath for the rest of the shift.)

But now, I’m breathlessly excited to report, WE HAVE NEWS!!!

See that? Doesn’t he look sharp, snappy and eminently employable? You’re not alone in thinking so, because as of yesterday Marco ended nearly 2 years of unemployment by landing a job as an associate sales analyst in an asset management firm in the snazziest part of London. Sound impressive? That’s because it is! It has been a torturously long process of phone calls and interviews, but yesterday Marco got the news we’d both been waiting for confirming that he’d been selected for the role from heaven knows how many other applicants.

Sainsbury-brand Vodka... our celebration!

Recession? What recession?! In a country with an unemployment rate of 8.4%, I’m pretty proud of my fellow for landing an awesome job in less than 8 weeks, ON TOP of a nearly 2 year gap in his resume. Marco, you are AWESOME!!

We are 50% of the way there. I am going to stay at the sandwich shop until Marco begins his role (in 3 weeks), and am also working on some freelance editing projects. Come April I will finish up at the sandwich joint and dance on outta there to the next stage of my life.

I’ll let you know what that may be when the time comes. In the meantime, thank you for being interested enough in us to visit my tiny little patch of the internet. I’ll do my best to keep it interesting – mostly this blog is a way for me to share my thoughts and experiences here in the UK in a manner that is somewhat more comprehensive and complete than facebook. Now that we are not moving about constantly I have more time to miss my family and friends back home, especially as there has been a recent flurry of engagements, weddings and pregnancies. So above all else, this is my little link to my old life and my old self. So if you happen to find it an interesting read as well, then that’s an added bonus!

xxx