But here is my latest update:

After the season ended for the museums I decided to work for a temping agency. I started a job in December and managed to stay. After my interview for the museums, I was only offered to work for the weekends and I decided I needed a bit more than that. To say the least I was a bit disappointed. So, an opening arose at the solicitor's office that I was working in and I decided to stay permanently. I now have a good job, decent salary, no weekends and I can make plans! I have offered to stay on as a casual for the museums if needed. All in all I'm quite happy with how things have turned out.

Kevin doggies and myself went to Cornwall after Easter for a few days. It was a wonderful stay and far too short. We are now planning for upcoming holidays this summer. We will be going to Alnwick and Durham (Festival of Japan) in September, but have yet to decide anything else.

Wow! It really has been ages since I've been here. Right! For starters, I lost 3 1/2 stone total. However, I have put some of that back on. No worries, I still look good, and now really need to start worrying about keeping it off and losing the remainder of my weight. I've had a job since March working in the community museums in Birmingham. I work at Soho House Museum and Museum of the Jewellery Quarter. I really like my job. The season ends at the end of October, so we'll see what I'm going to do between then and March again. Temp job maybe? We'll see.

It's already Setsubun and I haven't written since last year! Gomen ne! Still looking for a proper job. Hope to get a job soon! Blah... blah... blah... it's the same old stuff isn't it? LOL!  I'm going to a party on Saturday night and wearing my yabane kimono. Should be fun. Too bad I can't eat though. I'm on a very strict diet. I have lost 1 stone (14lbs) already. Yippee! But the diet is very boring. I hope the time goes by quickly.

I've got a temp. Christmas job! Yeah! I'm employed once again! Keep you informed of other job possibilities soon. :)

So... the company that flat out told us that the bookshop was not being sold because of a sale of the company! What a load of bullocks!

http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2006/11/15/afx3175805.html

TSO is now owned by DHL. Of course my union is full of pansies, so I still won't see any action, but what a crock! I'm sure there is a law here stating that all parts of the company must be given ample time to prepare for a sale! That didn't happen, so who's going to call them on it? Who gives a damn except the people, like me, who have lost their jobs? Well you can bet that all those smug jack-asses sitting in middle management are a bit scared! Serves them right. What comes around goes around.

Oh well, life has gone on.