So, yeah, I've not written anything here in over a month (just felt the need to state a bit of the obvious there). Oooooh so many times I've told myself to write, but just put it off...
That being said, my life over the last four weeks hasn't exactly been a barrel of monkeys. Let me try a brief recap:
JOB:
I've now been unemployed for one month. Oh, I've sent some resumes out here and there, but I can't say I've been breaking my back looking for one. I've applied for Employment Insurance from the government after many people have told me things like, "you pay into it your whole life, might as well use it" or, "Everyone's got to go on it at least once in their lives."
SCHOOL:
My application is complete and ready to send off to the University of Helsinki. I've gotten great feedback from the PhD student who reviewed my application. I got a recommendation letter from one of my former teachers. Now I am just waiting on a 'testimonial' from my former supervisor. I've asked her 3 or 4 times already, and each times she tells me I will have it that week. Then... nothing! I'm going to contact her AGAIN tomorrow morning. The deadline is getting closer! I do not understand how or why people are SO unreliable. It's positively maddening.
HOME:
I just completed 2 weeks of house-and-cat-sitting for a friend. I had a large house all to myself, and the solitude was beautiful! Now I am back in my cramped house with the ex-bf and my Austrian house guest. Luckily, the house guest will leave January 3, so there will be one fewer body crowding up the joint.
FAMILY:
Ups and downs! I'm currently not on speaking terms with either my stepfather or my Oma. Long story short, both said things to deeply offend me one time too many, I had a mental breakdown on Christmas day, ruined Christmas, and the rest is history. On the up side, I have spent a lot more time than ever with my Grammy & Grampy these past two weeks and I have never felt so welcome and loved by them. Grampy even gave us a rare performance on his trumpet, which was beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. He is getting so old, so I will treasure that moment.
I'm sure I am forgetting much about the last month... but I have lots of free time ahead to write here.
I suppose a note about my New Year's Eve is in order... Basically I hated it more than usual, as it ended with me getting getting harassed by some drunk asshole who wouldn't take no for an answer at my local pub. I ended up just getting out of there as fast as I could and walking home alone in the rain. Ugh.
I'm going to take my shitty introduction to 2012 to mean that things can only get better throughout the rest of the year. Right? Well, maybe better after tomorrow's 8:20 a.m. dentist appointment.
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