Thanks for your support Jane. I'm going to try and forget all about it now and just hope something comes of it xHello lovely Sorry you've been having such a bad time of it... Also very sorry to hear you didn't get the Waitrose job. I think the email is great and definitely worth a try - it shows how much you want the job and you never know, it could be that you missed out because they needed full time staff etc. so you may get a second chance at it. I will keep everything crossed. Jane xx
Thanks Ronnie. I've just found your new diary so will be along shortly. Here's the recipe for the banana cake. I really liked it and so did the kids! I made one change and that was I separated ALL the eggs in order to whisk the whites and then fold them in so more air was trapped but obviously you can do it as you wish. I also found it just a bit too sweet so will cut the sweetener down by a couple of tablespoons. And definitely add 2 tsp of cinnamon as it needs it! Oh and I used wm self raising flour just because I had some and I thought it would give a better texture. Let me know how you get on.Hi Dawn Sorry you didn't get the job but definitely send your follow up email it can't hurt, something might come up I'll keep fingers crossed for you x Would you mind sharing your banana cake recipe I make one but it ends up being 6-7 syns a slice which I think is a bit high Cheers Hun glad you are well xx
Aww thanks for that useful information about the supermarkets Mav x I'm not giving up hope. I'm starting to come round to the idea of Vicki moving out, well a bit lol. I suppose its a natural progression and would happen at some point but it seems such a big step! For the first time in her life she's not training and has a full time job and I can't help feeling she should be out enjoying life instead of worrying about bills lol. Vicki and Matthews little house is the semi on the rightMorning Dawn Can't believe you didn't get the job... I used to do recruitment for a different supermarket and you sound absolutely the ideal candidate!! As for the working hours, in my experience, supermarkets will be looking to fill part time contracts with people who are very flexible. Where I worked, no-one got a full time contract on first job. Good idea to keep your name in there tho, it won't be long until they are looking at Christmas temp contracts, so even that could give you a foot in the door. Fingers crossed. Lovely news for Vicki and Matthew too. I know she is only young, but I do think it's sensible now to buy property as young as you can and hopefully build some equity. It's great that they can start their real life together too, and not too far away from your home comforts!! That banana cake sounds nice, was it a SW recipe?? Hope work isn't getting to you too much this week xxx
I had a productive day today so I'm feeling a lot more positive. The friend issue hasn't been sorted and isn't likely to be but... I have ANOTHER very good friend ( yes I DO have more than one!) who I haven't seen for some time and who got in touch today, just when I need her! So that's fab, and I'm hoping I can help her too![]()
Good afternoon ladies x
Sorry for my absence. I've had quite a lot going on recently and then to top it all, I've now had a really cr#p weekend. But surprisingly I've managed to stay on plan through most of it which is great.
I had my colonoscopy which was quite frankly one of the most painful experiences I've ever had! But thankfully the results were good and my pain isn't due to cancer. They think its IBS which is very common and something I will just have to live with. I've been looking at various ways of cutting my insoluble fibre down as apparently that's a possible trigger factor but until I've seen my GP I'm basically still following SW but with a few tweaks for IBS.
Vicki and Mathew are buying a lovely new house about 20 minutes away. It should be finished around Christmas and they should move in in January. I don't think it's really sunk in yet that she's really going! Whilst I'm happy for her, I'm also worried that she's only 22 and it seems such a young age to be burdened with a mortgage and bills! She should be out enjoying herself! And ... I'm going to miss her so MUCH!
So, other news is that I found out a couple of days ago that I didn't get the Waitrose job. I'm absolutely gutted as I was pinning all my hopes on it. I really need to get out of my current job ASAP. I'm so stressed there that I can't take much more of it. They say they will keep me on file for three months.
Then on Saturday I had a massive row with a very close friend and I think the relationship will be irreparable. To be honest I haven't really felt much like eating since then so that may account for me being on plan lol.
And then, as if things weren't bad enough, I got up early to take mum to hospital for her virtual colonoscopy and my damn car wouldn't engage gear! It was a similar thing to what happened in Newcastle but today I couldn't budge the gear stick at all! It was totally jammed. So I had to take Gwyn's car and luckily we got there in time. We won't know the results for a while which is a bit of a pain but mums bearing up well.
I was going to stay at mums tonight but she says she's absolutely fine so I think Ill go home soon and get some tea, despite not really wanting anything!
I hope you guys are all having better luck than me!!! Xx
Today's food
Porridge (B1)
Milk (1/2A)
2 wm toast (B2)
Butter (4)
Marmite
Morning! I hope they find it's just a small fault on the car. Have a happy Halloween! X
MORE than one friend? Are you sure??? Beware old friends bearing SPINACH. That's all I'm going to say.![]()
Glad to see your back Dawn. Have missed your posts. Sorry to hear about not getting the job. Great news for your daughter and her man on their new home and only down the road. I have been away for a bit but am back and will do my best to keep up with my diary and get back on track. Sent from my GT-I9505 using MiniMins.com mobile app