So, what’s happening in my life?

This is, by far, the worst week of every month for me as far as work is concerned. I work a two week rota, which means week 1 & 3 are the same and week 2 & 4 are the same. The fourth week I get paid on the Friday, which is greatly desired every single month no matter how badly I tell myself I won’t spend my entire wages in the first week!

The thing I hate most about week 4 of every month is that I work Saturday day shift, Sunday back shift and then Monday back shift. And back shifts are rubbish. I have no time to do anything at all, aside from the money (which gets done twice a day), putting out some ‘daily’ stock and running back and forth getting change and doing voids for my staff.

At least during day shifts I can do things like cleaning out my (I say my, obviously it’s the company’s but it’s my responsibilty) fruit and vegetable chiller, sticking out stock that doesn’t generally need to get worked daily, doing paperwork (you would never, ever believe just how much paperwork a little shop like mine generates)…you know, things that I can take my time over ensuring they are done properly. And it also means that I’m on shift with the boss lady, who is a complete sweetie and we have a laugh when we’re working.

I don’t even know why I’m complaining about it, I’m lucky that I only work a two week rota, some shops work a 3 week rota - one weekend off a month! I don’t think so, thank you very much. The weekends are the only time I get to see the boyfriend and it’s a hassle having to leave his house at 6am on a Saturday, only to be back 8 hours later by which time I’m knackered and just want to sleep.

Obviously on top of working my usual shifts I’m doing my course work; some of which I have no option but to do when I’m at work. I’m still really, really enjoying it and I can’t wait to move onto the next module - sad as I am - because it’s probably going to cover the office-side of running a shop and that’s one of the bits that I enjoy the most.

On top working full time, completing modules for my course and learning to drive I want to do a distance learning course at the college near my house which has just become a university. I’m really interested in doing their CertHE Business with Retail Management course. The only problem is that I don’t have the required qualifications to do it. You need a Higher in English, which I didn’t do because I wanted to learn things about life from working, not sitting in a classroom. Oh, how I regret that now.

I hope that I can maybe meet with the tutors and explain my situation and hopefully be allowed to do the course. It’s not a degree, so I hope that me not having Higher English isn’t a major problem. I have a Credit 2 Standard Grade English, which is essentially the same qualification!

So, people, what’s happening in your life? Any major changes? Or is life just the same-old, same-old?

Oh, and what do you think about this picture of Britney, modelling in the new advert for her new perfume, ironically called ‘Believe’.Britney hasn’t looked like that for years, there is no way on Earth that the picture was taken earlier on this summer. Maybe her face was, but they’ve so super-imposed her head onto her body circa 1999! What do you think?