Sooooo... BIG update! :)
Well, for once in my currently sedentary & eventless life I actually have stuff to report!! I guess I should take it one thing at a time:-
1) MY BIRTHDAY
First of all, woohoo! - I'm 24!! :) 24 seems like a 'nothing' age - to me 25 will feel like a big milestone.... Anyway, back to the point - thanks for everyone's emails, texts & comments wishing me luck and asking how it went, I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. It actually makes a difference when I start feeling like crap, I focus on all those positive thoughts & good wishes, and it helps me give that extra 10%.
We made it to the hotel easily, including the short walk from the car park to the hotel - although I had platform wedges on which made somewhat hard work of the cobbled streets!! The hotel was set in a lovely street, which used to be made up of lace factories & warehouses, where all the buildings have been renovated for a variety of uses, including 3 of them to make the hotel. The woman on reception who checked us in was lovely - she laughed that we probably didn't want a wake-up call, would prefer breakfast in bed, and even offered a later check-out time without us asking! Very impressed.
Then we went up to our 'superior' room - awesome! Pics to follow, but basically it was absolutely gorgeous - massive room, with a separate kind-of dressing area, floor to ceiling windows in both the bedroom and huge bathroom. A king size bed, beautiful old fireplace, very funky interior styling, including what were obviously old doorways which had been filled and transformed into recessed bookcases and cupboards, etc. Bathroom was just 'wow' - obviously very light with the floor to ceiling windows, 2 glass bowl sinks, a massive double-ended claw-footed bath, all very white & minimalist, but traditional at the same time, toilet & bidet. Was a bit strange having a wee next to full length windows until we noticed the shutters actually worked!!
We chilled in the room for a couple of hours, and I got ready to go out. We then met Jamie's sister Claire & her friend Miranda at a bar just down the road at around 7pm. It was lovely warm weather, so we sat at the tables outside the bar - which itself was an old converted church, which inside was on 2 floors, and had all the existing stained glass windows, etc. We were there for a good few hours, Claire & Miranda leaving maybe an hour or so before we did - we only left because my tum finally flipped out, which wasn't surprising since I'd barely eaten all day, had taken lots of Immodium and had been drinking quite a bit of coke at the bar. No alcohol because I knew it'd make me feel like crap the next day!
We chilled and watched a movie for the rest of the night, and had a lovely lie-in the next day, woken only by the yummy continental breakfast delivered right to our bed... :) (Actually, despite being particularly comfortable and very happy I barely slept a wink all night, but I was content - not agitated like I usually get when I can't sleep)
Then we got ready, headed home - where I tried to have a doze, unsuccessfully. Anyway, as I'd had to take Immodium to get home we decided to go on straight up to my parents, as it is my dad's birthday the day after mine.
I got a fair bit of money for my birthday, as I didn't really have any ideas of what to ask for from anyone, and some gorgeous jewellery from Jamie which went with the outfit I wore out to the bar. Ooh, and he also gave me £100 to spend in either SpaceNK or at the Aveda Urban Therapy hair & beauty place in Nottingham - yay!! :) :)
2) I ACTUALLY WENT OUT, ON A WHIM!
Ok so I was already getting ready to travel back down from my parents yesterday (Wednesday), and as such hadn't eaten a great deal, but while I was in the shower I suddenly decided I was going to nip to Meadowhall first (the local, very large, shopping centre, that I used to practically live in pre-IBS and pre-having no money). So I got ready real quick, knocked back just 4 Immodium and left - no tummy problems whatsoever!! And I got there, there was a major sale in my favourite store, and I spent most of my birthday money, but got a LOT of stuff for my dosh - was very happy.
Then back to my parents to swap cars with Jamie (I'm still scared to take mine on the motorway), had a blast driving down back to ours, actually enjoyed driving again, then we were bad & had Pizza Hut for tea - and I was fine, and still am today! Unfortunately I barely slept again, for various reasons, so I'm shattered and a bit volatile today, but all good. Another hypno session on Monday, so hopefully the good stuff will just keep coming...
3) I HAVE A PROSPECT, OR AT LEAST A 'SNIFF' OF A JOB...
So I'm not well enough to work right now - or so we thought. Jamie was meeting a guy who's an Managing Director for a local manufacturer, in the industry in which I worked for many years, and he's looking for a PA. He said he was looking for one with some Marketing experience, an understanding of the market and a grasp of conversational German - result!
Jamie told him all about me, including my IBS (said I wouldn't be able to guarantee being there at 9 every morning, but would always make time up, would need to work from home quite a bit, etc), my work history, my education history, including my typing skills, etc, and he's really interested! He sounds really nice - he says even if I'm only 25% interested in the job, or in talking about it, he'd really like to meet me.
So, it'll probably all come to nothing, but all sounding good so far right? If I could get a role like that, work part time, including some time working from home, it'd help me make some money of my own, get some of my confidence back, and maybe even help me control my symptoms better - and to continue to work in the industry which I love, gaining more experience, and working for a really nice guy, who believes in bringing on "young & enthusiastic talent"!
Jamie's gonna call him today and tell him I'm potentially interested, and would love to meet him. Hopefully he'll also get his email, and I'll forward him my CV/resume first. So everyone, it's cross fingers time again!!
RIGHT, that's most of it I think! Watch this space for pics of our hotel room, and the wonderful view from inside it, and an update on the job situation, as well as some info on a little project I'm thinking about starting...
1) MY BIRTHDAY
First of all, woohoo! - I'm 24!! :) 24 seems like a 'nothing' age - to me 25 will feel like a big milestone.... Anyway, back to the point - thanks for everyone's emails, texts & comments wishing me luck and asking how it went, I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. It actually makes a difference when I start feeling like crap, I focus on all those positive thoughts & good wishes, and it helps me give that extra 10%.
We made it to the hotel easily, including the short walk from the car park to the hotel - although I had platform wedges on which made somewhat hard work of the cobbled streets!! The hotel was set in a lovely street, which used to be made up of lace factories & warehouses, where all the buildings have been renovated for a variety of uses, including 3 of them to make the hotel. The woman on reception who checked us in was lovely - she laughed that we probably didn't want a wake-up call, would prefer breakfast in bed, and even offered a later check-out time without us asking! Very impressed.
Then we went up to our 'superior' room - awesome! Pics to follow, but basically it was absolutely gorgeous - massive room, with a separate kind-of dressing area, floor to ceiling windows in both the bedroom and huge bathroom. A king size bed, beautiful old fireplace, very funky interior styling, including what were obviously old doorways which had been filled and transformed into recessed bookcases and cupboards, etc. Bathroom was just 'wow' - obviously very light with the floor to ceiling windows, 2 glass bowl sinks, a massive double-ended claw-footed bath, all very white & minimalist, but traditional at the same time, toilet & bidet. Was a bit strange having a wee next to full length windows until we noticed the shutters actually worked!!
We chilled in the room for a couple of hours, and I got ready to go out. We then met Jamie's sister Claire & her friend Miranda at a bar just down the road at around 7pm. It was lovely warm weather, so we sat at the tables outside the bar - which itself was an old converted church, which inside was on 2 floors, and had all the existing stained glass windows, etc. We were there for a good few hours, Claire & Miranda leaving maybe an hour or so before we did - we only left because my tum finally flipped out, which wasn't surprising since I'd barely eaten all day, had taken lots of Immodium and had been drinking quite a bit of coke at the bar. No alcohol because I knew it'd make me feel like crap the next day!
We chilled and watched a movie for the rest of the night, and had a lovely lie-in the next day, woken only by the yummy continental breakfast delivered right to our bed... :) (Actually, despite being particularly comfortable and very happy I barely slept a wink all night, but I was content - not agitated like I usually get when I can't sleep)
Then we got ready, headed home - where I tried to have a doze, unsuccessfully. Anyway, as I'd had to take Immodium to get home we decided to go on straight up to my parents, as it is my dad's birthday the day after mine.
I got a fair bit of money for my birthday, as I didn't really have any ideas of what to ask for from anyone, and some gorgeous jewellery from Jamie which went with the outfit I wore out to the bar. Ooh, and he also gave me £100 to spend in either SpaceNK or at the Aveda Urban Therapy hair & beauty place in Nottingham - yay!! :) :)
2) I ACTUALLY WENT OUT, ON A WHIM!
Ok so I was already getting ready to travel back down from my parents yesterday (Wednesday), and as such hadn't eaten a great deal, but while I was in the shower I suddenly decided I was going to nip to Meadowhall first (the local, very large, shopping centre, that I used to practically live in pre-IBS and pre-having no money). So I got ready real quick, knocked back just 4 Immodium and left - no tummy problems whatsoever!! And I got there, there was a major sale in my favourite store, and I spent most of my birthday money, but got a LOT of stuff for my dosh - was very happy.
Then back to my parents to swap cars with Jamie (I'm still scared to take mine on the motorway), had a blast driving down back to ours, actually enjoyed driving again, then we were bad & had Pizza Hut for tea - and I was fine, and still am today! Unfortunately I barely slept again, for various reasons, so I'm shattered and a bit volatile today, but all good. Another hypno session on Monday, so hopefully the good stuff will just keep coming...
3) I HAVE A PROSPECT, OR AT LEAST A 'SNIFF' OF A JOB...
So I'm not well enough to work right now - or so we thought. Jamie was meeting a guy who's an Managing Director for a local manufacturer, in the industry in which I worked for many years, and he's looking for a PA. He said he was looking for one with some Marketing experience, an understanding of the market and a grasp of conversational German - result!
Jamie told him all about me, including my IBS (said I wouldn't be able to guarantee being there at 9 every morning, but would always make time up, would need to work from home quite a bit, etc), my work history, my education history, including my typing skills, etc, and he's really interested! He sounds really nice - he says even if I'm only 25% interested in the job, or in talking about it, he'd really like to meet me.
So, it'll probably all come to nothing, but all sounding good so far right? If I could get a role like that, work part time, including some time working from home, it'd help me make some money of my own, get some of my confidence back, and maybe even help me control my symptoms better - and to continue to work in the industry which I love, gaining more experience, and working for a really nice guy, who believes in bringing on "young & enthusiastic talent"!
Jamie's gonna call him today and tell him I'm potentially interested, and would love to meet him. Hopefully he'll also get his email, and I'll forward him my CV/resume first. So everyone, it's cross fingers time again!!
RIGHT, that's most of it I think! Watch this space for pics of our hotel room, and the wonderful view from inside it, and an update on the job situation, as well as some info on a little project I'm thinking about starting...
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