Well, as time is moving on, and the festive period approaches, so do the costs of day to day living and mortgage repayments! Time to look for work then - darn it!
Much as I have loved the last few weeks being a lady of leisure (and frankly think it suited me very well thank you...cup of tea....bit of Jerry Springer.....hoovering....bit of Colin and Justin....cup of tea....lunch.....tidy up a bit and unpack another box....bit of Ty Pennington and Extreme Makeover Home edition...cup of tea...you get the idea) it is time to act a little sensibly and drink a little less tea! I dug out the local paper and decided to look for a job. After a bit of searching I have managed to land a lovely part time job working with pre-school children to help them with their speech and language skills. The two children I am assigned to have some delays with their speech development, and so I get to work with them for a few hours each week to help them practice their skills and have some fun learning through play. Ideal!
I have just completed my first day and loved every minute! I have come home brimming with ideas for topics to start after the Christmas break and am full of enthusiasm for what lies ahead. I met the little girl I will be working with today and she is adorable! She cried when I left and I've promised I'll come back tomorrow to do some painting and playing again. I meet the little boy I'll be working with tomorrrow morning. Even better....it pays the mortgage! Superb!
Neil is busy starting the ball rolling with his training to become a licensed realtor. He's registered with the Calgary Real Estate board today and has applied for the first part of his coursework. Everything is moving along really nicely, and to top it all off, my dishwasher is now plumbed in too! What a great day!
2 comments:
Presumably there will be a couple of young Canadians speaking with an English accent!
Things seem to be going well for you all. I am very pleased for you.
Don't know about all that snow, though!
There certainly are, although they are not alone - there are plenty of Brits around here!
The snow we love (apart from clearing the drive!) it's the temperatures that are the killer. The maximum temp over the last few days has been -25C. Today it is positively balmy at -11C, although we are told that it is only a brief respite before the temps plunge again tomorrow. At least we should have a white Christmas!!
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