Post #61 - I Have A Job (well, a temporary one ...)

Yes, last week I obtained gainful employment.  Granted it's on temporary three-month contracts, but hey.  It's also located locally.  Watch this space.

Post #60 - Seeking Temporary Agency Work

Now, if you've been reading my blog regularly you'll know that I haven't worked full-time hours since 2007, a month or two before my son was born.  Why not? You may ask, well it's a combination of childcare and working part-time is better for my mental health overall.  Apparently ALL employers want FT staff now. Nice.

Fast forward to voluntary redundancy and now, the search for temporary employment.  I have registered with a couple of employment agencies, which I am not allowed to name because I've signed a confidentiality clause.  I can't really say a great deal else really.  Anyway, I did state on the paperwork that I do indeed have a disability and that it's Asperger's.  Gawd help me.

Post #59 - The Seaside Amusement Arcade

Yesterday we went to the Amusement arcade as we're currently staying on the coast. My s9n has become obsessed with the air hockey table, which is now £1 per play as opposed to 50p per play back in the Whitson Half Term! That's inflation for you.

Anyway, he soon got over-excited and began to shout; the noise, lights and general ambiance of the arcade is sensory overload for him, and my husband took him back to the bungalow. I won an Angry Birds 'Chuck' toy on the 2p flipper machine, so not all was lost.

Talking of vibrantly coloured birds, we bought this budgerigar coaster (along with a stuffed toy beaver) from a local wildlife park's gift shop.