A brief update on things:
I heard back from both the jobs I applied to. No joy, though I got interviewed for both, and seem to have been among the last few for both. Still rather disheartening though.
I published the pattern I invented for the giraffe toy I mentioned before. He's called George. Have so far sold about 11. I don't think there's much money in it unless I designed dozens of the things. Chris thinks I should, and I might do, its just difficult working out the priorities I should have between knitting design, job hunting, national trust work and redecorating house.Basically there are too many things I'd like to give priority to, and not enough time to do any of them justice at the moment.
I might have been roped in to volunteering for something else too. Helping to look through grant application criteria to see which might be suitable for a local refurbishment project. It is potentially good CV fodder, and has a remote possibility of leading to employment eventually.
Spent this morning wandering round Oxburgh Hall (National Trust) with a map, a head gardener and an achy shoulder, trying to filter the useful information from the misunderstood and poorly explained. Am helping to generate an electronic record of the location of underground services on the site, so they know where to dig (or not to dig, as the case may be). trying to record all that information on one piece of paper is very confusing and hard work.
I gave blood this evening. My dad took me. They've changed the system since I last went. They ask you to drink a pint(ish) of water before you even start, then after the blood test they send you for more refreshment and still offer you the usual stuff after you've donated. They also ask you to do a weird bottom clenching thing repeatedly while you're lying there to help the circulation. I felt a bit of a ninny to be honest.
That's your lot for now. If I think of anything else interesting to write in the next few days you might hear more from me.
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