Phew!

 Anxiety is a b!tch. My first few shifts were fine, I am ok. Thank you for your support. Now, it's just to see if I want to commute 1 hr round trip twice a weekend for the next few months. We will see, BUT it is now on my resume. My sister in law came over with the kids this week - she and my brother are really going through it, and they needed a break. I am tired, but a loss of sleep for me means a much needed breather for their relationship - and I love them and want to see them happy. 

My main job is getting hectic, surgeries are coming back on board this month - wish me luck. I hope everyone is ok out there. Also, I got my 2nd dose yesterday - they moved me up 😁😁

New Job Training Anxiety

 Training commenced for the new job - I feel very anxious. Like, I have the job and now almost don't want it. So I am taking on shifts next week, and hopefully everything goes swimmingly. I am now not sleeping, because I am anxious LOL. Cannot catch a break.

Otherwise, my tax return is finished and I get a REFUND! Lovely, as this time last year I wasn't working more than 4 hours a week. So more money than I know what to do with, is a nice little bonus to me. I actually have to decide if to open up a GIC, or send more to my $$ guy. I have a lot saved away, but interest is so low, I didn't even get a t5(which is a statement of income earned) because I didn't earn enough interest!! 

Anyway, I hope everyone else is doing well. Frugal in Essex, I hope you're well too (I will stop asking everyone else where she is LOL) 

Summer Time!

 

1. What emotions and feelings does summer conjure up for you? - Usually happiness!!! Caribana is in August, and you will find me on the road, misbehaving as one does ;) and just generally a feeling of being more relaxed.

2. What's summer weather like in your neck of the woods? - nice and warm/hot. but no breeze, which kiinda sucks!! but lots of good weather!

3. Got some special summer meals you and your family enjoy? - not really? just more BBQ if anything, and summer fruit like watermelon?

4. What do you enjoy doing in summer? Sports, trips.. do you go on vacation? - for the last few seasons, my siblings and i have rented a cottage and that has been nice. Caribana for over a decade has been wonderful, and just drives out to nice places whenever possible.

Tuesday 4 - Occupations!

 

1. What kinds of jobs have you had in life? Enjoy or not? - I have mostly had front desk/admin jobs - my first job was working for Ipsos Reid doing phone surveys. I have worked for a delivery company, 3 different doctors, a movie theatre, a summer job at the CNIB, and a company that works within the insurance industry (they do not sell policies or anything, they resolve Accident Benefit claims)

2.What duties did you perform on your job.. give us a job description if you please. Interacting with customers, asking questions, addressing concerns, doing invoicing, doing remittance, doing reports, charts, putting together packages for surgery, contacting people, taking requests - you name it, it has been done!!

3. What training is required to do your type of job (and even a checker in a supermarket needs certain skills such as working well with people and being a bit technical.) - for my role right now, they would prefer a diploma in Medical Admin ( I don't have one but I have a BA so I mean, it helps!!) . And you do need to work well with folks, know to work quickly, as a team, individually etc etc. Knowledge of medical terminology helps, but you can google stuff or ask your boss!

4.Is there a dream job you'd like to have or would have loved to have? Tell us about it, won't you? - I want to be a philanthropist, and change the world to be honest. Working 9-5 would not be it, in my ideal world. But if I had to, maybe something in the social services?