It is Saturday and I'm up early. Ok, I haven't showered yet, have my third cup of coffee while I'm sitting here in my Pajama and writing about the exciting week I had.
Since the week started a little unpleasent, it got better by the day. On Thursday I had a job interview at a Temping Agency which has several interesting assignments to offer.
I had scheduled another interview for Friday morning and while I was about to leave house, my cellphone rang and the Temping Agency I have visited the day before asked me to come by and sign a contract. I was so suprised and also in a hurry that I agreed, only to find out that the other Temping Agency has interesting offers too. Wow!
Okay, I called Agency 1 back and asked for a short time to think it over - you never know what happens next week. For me it can only get better and better.
Oh, and this morning I found a lovely email from Venus Andrecht in my mailbox!
That really makes my day!
X
Christina
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
My first day in freedom
Today is my first day as an unemployed person or what I like to call it my first day in freedom.
Freedom, because I'm not chained to a desk in the office and shuffling papers to support myself. Okay, I haven't slept so well and I woke up quite early, but I'm not used to my current situation now.
So what I did early in the morning was, I took a walk and enjoyed the beautyful weather in the nearby park. I sat on a bench and read a few pages in a self-help book and felt really calm and relaxed and I thought how great my life is and I have to be grateful for everything I have. Employed or not.
But enjoying my new freedom cannot last too long, so back at home I looked at my list of contacts and sent an email, called a company and searched the internet for a new job. I really wish to have a new interesting job until my birthday this month. Although I'm convinced that money will always find a way to come to me, I'm sure it doesn't come without any doing from my side.
And I listened to a recorded show of Venus Andrecht at hayhouseradio, I really like her and I can really recommend her, especially if you're looking for a psychic reading.
For everybody who is in the same situation like me, keep up the good spirit, stay positive and good things will happen to you.
X
Christina
Freedom, because I'm not chained to a desk in the office and shuffling papers to support myself. Okay, I haven't slept so well and I woke up quite early, but I'm not used to my current situation now.
So what I did early in the morning was, I took a walk and enjoyed the beautyful weather in the nearby park. I sat on a bench and read a few pages in a self-help book and felt really calm and relaxed and I thought how great my life is and I have to be grateful for everything I have. Employed or not.
But enjoying my new freedom cannot last too long, so back at home I looked at my list of contacts and sent an email, called a company and searched the internet for a new job. I really wish to have a new interesting job until my birthday this month. Although I'm convinced that money will always find a way to come to me, I'm sure it doesn't come without any doing from my side.
And I listened to a recorded show of Venus Andrecht at hayhouseradio, I really like her and I can really recommend her, especially if you're looking for a psychic reading.
For everybody who is in the same situation like me, keep up the good spirit, stay positive and good things will happen to you.
X
Christina
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
It's better to make a painful break than draw out the agony
So, finally my first week in the new job is over - thank God!
I was bored to death, angry about myself, because I was frustrated and had not very much to do. What happened over the weekend was, instead of completely enjoying the beautyful weather in my Dad's garden, I was unable to relax and did not sleep well.
I have to admit, although I know that it is useless to dwell on a problem and to try to analyse what caused it, I do it over and over again. The result: I'm even more frustrated.
So, talking about analysing the situation - what went wrong that has lead to my current job- problem?
The job interview went well, I had a good feeling about working in this company and I liked the colleagues. Yes, they mentioned they have a lot of mothers to be, company cars, pension plans and direct insurances to handle. But I couldn't imagine that this would be the main part of my work.
Have I made the decision to work there too fast? Well, I had not much time to think it over. The day after my job interview the Temping Agency called and asked if I wanted to work there. They had to know very soon because there were another applicant. I had to decide immediately and I did. I gave in my notice and signed the new contract all in a few hours.
And so it happened, that I made what seems the wrong decision. All I can do now is to end this dilemma and so I called the Temping Agency this morning and resigned from the job.
What have I learned from that? You never know what's really going on in a company until you work there. And there are no right or wrong decision, there are only decision you have to make based on the information you have at this time.
And now it is time again for a new beginning!
X
Christina
I was bored to death, angry about myself, because I was frustrated and had not very much to do. What happened over the weekend was, instead of completely enjoying the beautyful weather in my Dad's garden, I was unable to relax and did not sleep well.
I have to admit, although I know that it is useless to dwell on a problem and to try to analyse what caused it, I do it over and over again. The result: I'm even more frustrated.
So, talking about analysing the situation - what went wrong that has lead to my current job- problem?
The job interview went well, I had a good feeling about working in this company and I liked the colleagues. Yes, they mentioned they have a lot of mothers to be, company cars, pension plans and direct insurances to handle. But I couldn't imagine that this would be the main part of my work.
Have I made the decision to work there too fast? Well, I had not much time to think it over. The day after my job interview the Temping Agency called and asked if I wanted to work there. They had to know very soon because there were another applicant. I had to decide immediately and I did. I gave in my notice and signed the new contract all in a few hours.
And so it happened, that I made what seems the wrong decision. All I can do now is to end this dilemma and so I called the Temping Agency this morning and resigned from the job.
What have I learned from that? You never know what's really going on in a company until you work there. And there are no right or wrong decision, there are only decision you have to make based on the information you have at this time.
And now it is time again for a new beginning!
X
Christina
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Bad Karma
I started a new job last Friday - with high hopes I should mention, only to find out it looks like the same boring job I left.
Yes, I'm still working as a Temp, but this time for a different company and for more money. But my new assignment has almost everything I don't like to do as an Admin in Human Resources. There are a lot of mothers to be, company cars and I suppose my "favourite" Excelsheets for almost every analysis in this department to prepare. And I spent the last three days alone with filing and binning, my new colleague was on vacation.
Thank God, my new employer seems to understand my problem and we agreed to wait another week, if the job gets better. 5 Clients are waiting for an Admin, so my chances for a new assignment are good.
I wonder, if it is bad Karma - if such a thing exists. I have worked in the same area where my new assignment is located three times before in the last 19 years and whatever company, or job it was, it never worked out.
Bad Karma - or simply bad luck?
X
Christina
Yes, I'm still working as a Temp, but this time for a different company and for more money. But my new assignment has almost everything I don't like to do as an Admin in Human Resources. There are a lot of mothers to be, company cars and I suppose my "favourite" Excelsheets for almost every analysis in this department to prepare. And I spent the last three days alone with filing and binning, my new colleague was on vacation.
Thank God, my new employer seems to understand my problem and we agreed to wait another week, if the job gets better. 5 Clients are waiting for an Admin, so my chances for a new assignment are good.
I wonder, if it is bad Karma - if such a thing exists. I have worked in the same area where my new assignment is located three times before in the last 19 years and whatever company, or job it was, it never worked out.
Bad Karma - or simply bad luck?
X
Christina
Monday, 28 April 2008
Book recommendation
In search of inspiration for my own book I came across this funny little paperback book a few weeks ago Julie & Julia - my year of cooking dangerously.
This is a non-fiction book written by Julie Powell, who worked as a temp in a boring job (this could be me) and found herself weeping regularly on the way home from work (not quite me).
Until one day she started the project to cook every one of the 524 recipes in one year described in Julia Child's cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She wrote about that adventure on her blog, which soon caught the attention not only of other bloggers, but also of the media.
A year and 524 recipes later she has quit her job and now writes in her pyjamas in her Long Island City apartment.
Well, after reading this book I can clearly say that there is hope for my writing project too.
X
Christina
This is a non-fiction book written by Julie Powell, who worked as a temp in a boring job (this could be me) and found herself weeping regularly on the way home from work (not quite me).
Until one day she started the project to cook every one of the 524 recipes in one year described in Julia Child's cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She wrote about that adventure on her blog, which soon caught the attention not only of other bloggers, but also of the media.
A year and 524 recipes later she has quit her job and now writes in her pyjamas in her Long Island City apartment.
Well, after reading this book I can clearly say that there is hope for my writing project too.
X
Christina
Sunday, 27 April 2008
Enjoy procrastination
It's been a while since I wrote something here. The reason? Well, I had nothing really important to write.
I don't want to bore others with stories about my job or what I had for breakfast. I also wanted to write on my book and didn't. I started out quite well and enthusiastic but now I'm not sure if I'm on the right path, if what I write is really worth the effort.
Maybe I should stop thinking to much about the outcome and continue to write anyway to get in the process of writing.
And now, while half of my two-weeks holiday is over I enjoy doing nothing and beeing lazy for a while.
Maybe procrastination is not that bad at all.
Love
Christina
I don't want to bore others with stories about my job or what I had for breakfast. I also wanted to write on my book and didn't. I started out quite well and enthusiastic but now I'm not sure if I'm on the right path, if what I write is really worth the effort.
Maybe I should stop thinking to much about the outcome and continue to write anyway to get in the process of writing.
And now, while half of my two-weeks holiday is over I enjoy doing nothing and beeing lazy for a while.
Maybe procrastination is not that bad at all.
Love
Christina
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Running smoothly
Just in case some of you have missed me since my last post, my life was busy over the last few weeks.
I have talked about my idea of writing a book with two friends of mine and their reactions were positive. The same happened when I told them, that I gave up on my goal to work as a coach full time. And although talking about giving up on something that was a long time very important for me did hurt a little at the beginning, now the bad feeling has gone.
My life hasn't changed dramatically, I still have the same job, but I'm no longer bothered by that. Yes, it seems I have more time to relax - something I missed for so long.
My life is running smoothly now.
All of a sudden, my financial problems are going to be solved in the next two weeks, job offers appear what seems out of the blue and even a job interview is scheduled for next week. And all this happens without much effort.
Obviously, I have now what I wanted for so long. When I started to accept my life the way it is in this moment and not the way I wanted it to be, it became easier - no made up problems anymore.
I have talked about my idea of writing a book with two friends of mine and their reactions were positive. The same happened when I told them, that I gave up on my goal to work as a coach full time. And although talking about giving up on something that was a long time very important for me did hurt a little at the beginning, now the bad feeling has gone.
My life hasn't changed dramatically, I still have the same job, but I'm no longer bothered by that. Yes, it seems I have more time to relax - something I missed for so long.
My life is running smoothly now.
All of a sudden, my financial problems are going to be solved in the next two weeks, job offers appear what seems out of the blue and even a job interview is scheduled for next week. And all this happens without much effort.
Obviously, I have now what I wanted for so long. When I started to accept my life the way it is in this moment and not the way I wanted it to be, it became easier - no made up problems anymore.
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