Missed out

Remember that job interview I had a couple of weeks ago?

Well, turns out that I didn't get the position.  I have been pretty gutted about it, it would have been perfect - 10 minutes' walk along the river to get to work, and a great opportunity to learn more about natural health modalities.  In the end, they gave the job to someone "with experience".  Bah humbug. 

So I have joined Jamie At Home as a Consultant and will be selling his gorgeous products via parties that people host in their homes.  It's also a great opportunity for fundraising so I hope I can get people to have parties and earn commissions or products that can be raffled or auctioned off to raise money for their favourite charity.

I already have one party booked in January but really need 3 more to fulfil my contract and get more bookings.

Google shopping, how I love thee

My latest obsession is Google Shopping.  It only seems to be available in certain countries or continents, luckily for us we are in the UK then!

Using Google Shopping, I have been able to compare prices on a jacket I have been coveting for weeks now:

Isn't it looooovely?

It's available in black, khaki or palestone (cream/white) - I think the palestone is the smartest looking (yes, yes - I know white gets dirty too easily, but this isn't something I plan on wearing every day during winter!) and the beauty of it is that the hood and fake fur are easily detachable.

RRP is £170.00 which is WAY out of my price range but with Google Shlopping - shlopping?  I meant shopping (that was a genuine typo hahahaha) - I was able to compare the prices online and by sorting them from lowest to highest, I found the jacket at 1/2 price.  It was tempting to hold out a little bit longer just in case the price came down further but the VAT is set to increase from the 1st of January and at that price I think they will sell quickly.

So all being well, I should have my new jacket by New Year's Eve.  That should just about compensate for being left out of the trip away that Andrew has decided he's going on with his friends.  Now I just need to list a couple of things on eBay to thin out my wardrobe (and buy a nice pair of boots to match the jacket heheheee :D )

Stinkin' cold

I'm such a lucky girl, Andrew is so kind to share everything with me, including his cold.  It started a few days ago just as a bit of a sore throat so I gargled a few drops of tea tree oil in some water (tastes FOUL) twice a day and it seemed to be keeping the cold at bay.

Then yesterday I had a bout of sneezing which has really set my sinuses off and made me feel all stuffy.  I have felt so crappy that I couldn't even be bothered going outside for a walk to enjoy the 5 inches of snow we've had this week.  Andrew has been out taking photos but I've stayed indoors.

Here's a few pics of the snow:

River Frome

Catherine Hill (very steep!)

Cheap Street (complete with a little stream that runs down the centre)

Pretty cottage - I love how the snow just clings to the hanging branches and leaves on tree

Andrew has been bitten by the cooking bug lately and has whipped up a few wicked creations in the kitchen.  Most recently he made a lemon meringue cheesecake and some Malteser slice (his sister's recipe, but shouldn't be hard to find online!).



Other desserts he has made are Banoffee Pie (deadly!) and Toblerone Cheesecake (smear-it-all-over-my-body-deadly....  no, I didn't, but I wanted to because it was so creamy and chocolatey).  I can't find the pics for those but will put them up when I do.

Absent

Since my last post, Andrew has taken the leap and changed jobs, we've also moved to a new place which I'm not happy about as it is so small but it will do for now.  To be honest, I had no say in it, he just applied for the lease and got it without telling me.

I went back to Australia to catch up with friends and family in September/October, it made me realise how much I miss the Australian lifestyle.  I do like it over here in the UK but not sure I want to stay for much longer than another year or two.

At least I have been able to see snow again here, this is my 3rd winter in the UK and the 3rd time it has snowed, and it's only early December!  I never would have dreamt of getting the trifecta.  So fingers crossed that we will see even more over the next 3-4 months.  It is very unseasonal but very exciting.

Our first snowfall occurred in November, so Andrew went out and took some lovely pics:

Church of St Mary, Babington, Somerset

On the footpath to Babington

Dusk at Ammerdown (my pic)

My nephew Zack and I on a walk to Ammerdown Tower, snowballs at the ready

More to follow, but for now I will post a pic or two of Scooby which I promised.  I haven't seen Scooby since September before I went back to Australia, she will have grown alot by now. 

Gran, Andrew and Scoobie at the Nunney street fair.  Scoobie was very well behaved and was fascinated with all the other dogs there.

Resting on a walk up the hill to watch the sun set.  She had just chased a rabbit and I was quite worried that she wouldn't come back to me as she had completely disappeared and I would have had no chance of finding her.

You can tell what she's thinking here....  "I'm gonna catch that wascally wabbit...."

"Watch out here I coooooooooooooooome!"

Beautiful girl



In other news, I have an interview on Friday for a part time admin job in town, I am really excited and hope I get it as I can walk to work every day. I am also joining a well known party-plan company (like Tupperware but better) and having my launch party next week, fingers crossed that it is a success and I get a few people to book their own parties. My manager said that there is such a huge scope for promotion and the benefits are fantastic - including all-expenses paid trips to exotic destinations such as the Caribbean if I am a top seller!  I will post more info soon, can't give away too much!