This Week - Part Two - Interview Invitations/Rejections/Job Offer

The second part of this week has been a bit crazy, but in a good way.

On Wednesday, OH and I headed off to the local tip. He'd replaced the sash windows in LB's room with double glazed sashes and we needed to dispose of the old single glazed ones.  In addition, he'd also pulled up the carpet in there, as it needed replacing, so we had all of the old carpet to dispose of too. It felt good to get rid of it all.

Our local B&Q is near to the tip, so we went there afterwards, to get some paint to re-paint a couple of the walls in LB's room. OH also needed some LED lightbulbs to replace the current ones, so that they are more cost effective and energy efficient. I also needed a small amount of furniture paint for a renovation project I've got in the pipeline.  I'll post when I've done it.

When we got back home, I headed off to my Soca Aerobics class on my bike.  The class was good and as I was fairly close to a local garden centre, where I could spend a voucher we'd won for the allotment, I headed there after the class and bought a few plants and some spring bulbs. I spent more than the £10 voucher, but at least I've now filled the planters that next door put out. I bought some ivy plants and pansies to go in them. It should give the garden a bit of colour in the winter months.  I need one more pansy to put in the planters so I haven't photographed them, but here's a picture of the bulbs I bought:

I just love the apricot colour of one of them.

Later on Wednesday, I was invited to a telephone interview on Friday. I was beginning to feel a little overwhelmed with all the interviews I'd got lined up to go to throughout the week. Don't get me wrong, I was very grateful for the opportunity to be considered for these jobs, but it's just that so much was happening in the same week. It had gone a bit crazy after nothing at all for a few weeks.  

Thursday, I got up early, as I had a lot to do. I had to do a quick walk with the dog in between rain showers, before getting ready for another interview. I felt a bit nervous, as I was quite interested in the position. I did a bit of extra research online and made a few notes and a list of questions I might need to ask, if given the chance. I wasn't quite as organised for the interview on Monday, so I wanted to be better prepared this time.

Anyway, I went to the interview and it seemed to go very well and they seemed very interested. I then went to a couple of shops to pick up a bit of shopping that we needed before heading home. 

When I did get home, I got a telephone call regarding another job application, inviting me for an interview on Friday. I couldn't actually fit another interview in, as I'd already arranged two that day, so they asked me to give them a call next week if I was still looking. It was interesting, because I didn't think I'd get any response from this company, on account of something I put on the application form. When my phone rang, I was thinking it might have been someone calling from the job interview, so it took me by surprise when it was from this particular job application.

Later that day, I got a call to offer me the job from the interview earlier in the day. I was very pleased to accept and then had to go about cancelling the remaining interviews I'd set up for this week and next.  I am due to go for a 4 hour induction on Tuesday next week for the new job. I'm so relieved and happy to be starting something new and moving forward with my life.  It is only a temporary job for 3 months, (most of the jobs I applied for were), but it's a chance to earn some money again and who knows where it will lead.

On Friday this week, having accepted the job and cancelled the remaining interviews, I was able to just relax and take stock. I took the dog on a long walk and then did very little for the rest of the day, save post off an online sale. It's been such a hectic week with one thing and another, I just needed some time to myself to take everything in.

Later in the evening, I got invited to an in person interview for the job I'd sent a video interview in for. This was a surprise, as it's been a couple of weeks since I sent it. Unfortunately, I had to decline on account of already accepting a job offer, but it was nice to invited. I was quite interested in this job, as it was a heritage brand based on Oxford Street in Central London, but such is life. I also got a rejection email from the job interview on Monday, for a job that wasn't really for me. I wasn't too surprised.

On Saturday, I got up at a leisurely pace as OH was taking the dog out. I had a leisurely morning, before I had to head out for my voluntary work induction.  Thankfully, my new job were happy to work around this committment, but I'm waiting to hear their position on my continuing to sell online, as it had to be declared to them under the employment contract.  I'm hoping it won't be a conflict of interest and I'll be able to continue. If it is, I'll just have to cease and resume next year when my contract ends, all being well.

It took about 20 minutes or so to get the location of the voluntary work by bike and then it was quite hard to find the building. The induction was very interesting. It took just over two hours and I got to meet the lady who had interviewed me in person. She was very nice. The other volunteers all seemed very nice too. I'm looking forward to starting my first voluntary shift next week. It will be a 3 hour shift, starting at 8.30am, so quite an early start for me. I'm sure I'll get used to it.

It's been a bit of a week, but hopefully things will now calm down and I can settle into my two new roles and develop a new routine going forward. I'll keep you posted.