And then she stopped giving a s**t....

Hello friends 

Romans 

Country men

Hello also to my haters 

Who even though have a huge problem with me

Still take the time to read and comment 

And generally put a lot of time and effort in to trying to upset me 

Funny that....

Anyway 

You might have noticed 

That I didn't post yesterday

Unusual for me

But I just had to take 24 hours away from blogger 

After the nastiness that ensued on Thursday

I swear it makes no sense 

People

Usually anonymous writers 

Have a go at me

And when I defend myself 

I'm accused of not being able to deal with constructive criticism 

I just can't win 

No matter what I do 

And I know, I know

I shouldn't feed the trolls

I just couldn't help myself though 

My defenses go straight up

And it's hard not to react

I know I'm making light of it here now

But I really felt attacked 

Not just me 

But my life 

My actions 

My lack of action

My family 

I really thought hard about how much I am putting out there

And was almost at the point where I wanted to stop writing 

But 

As with a lot of things 

Time passes

And things settle down

They always do

For every negative commenter 

There are 100 positive ones 

Just like the emails I got this morning

They override any bit of nastiness

In other business

I have some really exciting news to share with you 

I was in my local shop the other day

I always read the notice board there

Ads 

Jobs 

Things for sale 

When something caught my eye

A charity called St. Vincent de Paul had some jobs available 

I read through the notice 

A part time position

18 -24 hours per week

Working in their assisted living accommodation

It's like a nursing home 

Except the residents are quite well

And can mange mostly on their own with a little help from staff

The duties involve companionship of the residents 

Light house work

And catering duties

The minute I read it through I got excited 

It's exactly what I want 

Part time 

No pressure 

No stress

I took a photo copy of the notice

And headed home

The minute I got home

I went to a quiet room

And phoned the number

I got through to a very pleasant lady 

Who told me all about the job

The closing date for application is next Wednesday 

So she said I could pop in today to get an application form

Which I did this morning 

The house itself is lovely and calm

With classical music playing

And a lovely serene feeling 

I spoke to one of the girls working there 

Collected my application

And went on my way

I looked over the application just now

It's very straight forward 

And I think with some help

I can make a good case for myself 

I have a variety of work experience 

From dance teacher to bank worker 

I also have experience working with the elderly 

As I helped a lot with my grandad when he was alive

I also help my elderly neighbour 

I walk her dog 

Do shopping and errands for her

And help her with day to day things during the week 

So I'm hoping I have a good shot at this job 

I just feel excited when I think about it

To be part of the working world 

To have an occupation

And one that really helps people

The work is evenings 

So it wouldn't effect my daily routine with Honey and Lea 

It seems like it would fit so well in to my life 

God I hope I'm not getting my hopes up too much 

My sister is great 

She's helping me sell myself 

And really put my best foot forward 

She says that I can say I am a free lance writer at the moment

And I guess I can say that 

As I have been published a few times recently 

Play to your strengths and all that 

It's also motivation to stay well and healthy 

God knows I won't be able to hold down a job if I am underweight and ill

So you guys 

I'm really going to go for it 

And give it my best shot 

I just have a feeling that this is meant for me 

You know?

Anyway 

Wish me luck 

And as ever 

I will keep you posted.....