The road now leads onward
Sep. 13th, 2010 08:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yuuagoA lot has gone on since my last entry, and yet, somehow, it doesn't feel like a lot. It's kind of strange! Anyway, let's see.
☆ Moving is now completed! Again, my new address is here. We headed down to Saskatoon on Thursday night, got there Friday morning, packed up all my stuff, then started to head back on Friday night! It's a 12-hour drive each way, so by the time that weekend was over, we were very exhausted. (Not to mention that I fell ill on the way back -- but don't worry, I'm fine now!) ... And now everything is packed away in my mum's basement! So my stuff is here, but I still can't find anything. I know I put my embroidery box somewhere....
☆ I still don't have a job. Personally, I am not surprised because I really don't have a lot of experience, but my mum has been nagging me about it and it's starting to get very old. She seems to have this crazy idea that having a degree in English literature makes me highly qualified for something. Haa, no. Well, I'm still putting out resumes. In the meantime, I've been doing driving practice - the sooner I get my license, the easier it'll be for me to get a job! I've also been looking into taking courses in First Aid and such, 'cause that would make me more employable. There was one job advertised that I totally could have done, except that it required First Aid certification. Damnit. :|
☆ Yesterday, I went out with my mum to pick apples. One of her former coworkers has an apple tree with so much fruit on it that she doesn't know what to do with it, so she asked us to take care of it. They're small, and not much for eating, but perfect for baking! ... Unfortunately for us, we picked enough to make about twenty pies. I am not kidding. Sooo it looks like I will have quite a bit of baking to do in the next few days! I would share our pie recipe but it's one of those "put in enough as you think you will need" kind of things, argh, mum doesn't write anything down when it comes to this. I might share the pastry recipe later if I can find where she put the card. It makes absolutely lovely, flaky crust.
... Aside from those things, nothing of note. I've been very busy between trying to find a job, babysitting my brother's dogs, and packing everything up after moving it all here. I'm very tired (and a little bit grumpy - but that's normal!)
☆ Moving is now completed! Again, my new address is here. We headed down to Saskatoon on Thursday night, got there Friday morning, packed up all my stuff, then started to head back on Friday night! It's a 12-hour drive each way, so by the time that weekend was over, we were very exhausted. (Not to mention that I fell ill on the way back -- but don't worry, I'm fine now!) ... And now everything is packed away in my mum's basement! So my stuff is here, but I still can't find anything. I know I put my embroidery box somewhere....
☆ I still don't have a job. Personally, I am not surprised because I really don't have a lot of experience, but my mum has been nagging me about it and it's starting to get very old. She seems to have this crazy idea that having a degree in English literature makes me highly qualified for something. Haa, no. Well, I'm still putting out resumes. In the meantime, I've been doing driving practice - the sooner I get my license, the easier it'll be for me to get a job! I've also been looking into taking courses in First Aid and such, 'cause that would make me more employable. There was one job advertised that I totally could have done, except that it required First Aid certification. Damnit. :|
☆ Yesterday, I went out with my mum to pick apples. One of her former coworkers has an apple tree with so much fruit on it that she doesn't know what to do with it, so she asked us to take care of it. They're small, and not much for eating, but perfect for baking! ... Unfortunately for us, we picked enough to make about twenty pies. I am not kidding. Sooo it looks like I will have quite a bit of baking to do in the next few days! I would share our pie recipe but it's one of those "put in enough as you think you will need" kind of things, argh, mum doesn't write anything down when it comes to this. I might share the pastry recipe later if I can find where she put the card. It makes absolutely lovely, flaky crust.
... Aside from those things, nothing of note. I've been very busy between trying to find a job, babysitting my brother's dogs, and packing everything up after moving it all here. I'm very tired (and a little bit grumpy - but that's normal!)
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 2010-09-14 03:30 pm (UTC)Well, yes and no, for the job stuff. True for the most part, but Canada isn't doing as badly as some other places, and in this province (and this city especially) there are many, many job openings.
I've been applying for mostly office jobs and stuff, receptionist things etc, because they tend to pay well and give good hours. But it's so frustrating, because I know for sure that if I went back to the grocery store where I used to work, looking for a job, they would hire me right away without even looking at my application. orz But the pay wasn't so great so... that's last resort.
I just hope that I'll find something soon, so I can get out of the house. xD
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Date: 2010-09-15 01:09 am (UTC)Oh! Oh! Please share the pastry recipe! There's a bag of apples in the fridge that need to be used and I've been debating if I should turn them into a crumble all day, but now I'm thinking pie. The apple filling I have no real questions about because it's really to taste most of the time regarding the amount of sugar and spice. But pie crust I've had no luck with in the past to the point where I get store bought more often than not, so I'm rather interested in the recipe. ♥
And I'm sure you'll get a job sooner or later, but that First Aid thing sounds like a real smart idea to widen your options.
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Date: 2010-09-15 03:28 am (UTC)OKAY. I will see about typing it up. This pastry is so so good, ahhh <3
Put in some resumes today and I have a really good feeling about it, so maybe something will happen this week... ! \o/