Well here I am after months of searching (and was in fact getting fairly despondent at the staggering number of rejections) finally in full time employment as a Journalist with an award winning, respected regional paper- the Essex Chronicle.
I'll never forget the day I got the e-mail with the job offer. How can I? It was the day,George Osbourne, Chancellor of the Exchequer stood in Parliament outlining the biggest cuts Britain has seen in decades. I am very humbled and grateful to my lucky stars, guardian angles, family and friends for this momentous opportunity to start building my career.
My new colleagues are ever so nice and helpful, because it is that kind of office where there is so much to be done among so few of us that we chip and help each other out. As a trainee, I'm still getting grips with the computer system, writing styles and various details. It's all coming together nicely.
It is nice to see the finished pages and know that your work is going to be read by the many thousands of readers across the region. Exhilarating!
Absolutely love my job and I'm working hard at it and always trying my very best. :)
I have moved to the town of Chelmsford, which is only an hour a way from my home, so it is pretty handy to get back at the weekends or whenever I feel like it and is a reassurance that no one is too far away just in case of an emergency (I've run out clothes to wear or money or something like that, nothing serious *touch wood*) I'm glad I've got my independence back and have fine tuned my budgeting skills. Ahh all I now need to do is to find another hobby besides shopping, reading and watching TV. Gym or an exercise class of some sort to keep fit- sort it out when I feel a bit more settled in my new environment.
Now for some healthy pasta salad... I need to find more recipes, can't keep eating green leaves for every meal!
