Merry Christmas

Ho ho ho

It's Christmas Eve, ahhhhhhhhhhh!! I figured for today's post I would just do a chat type post.

Here goes....

I finally finished work on Friday for the next two weeks and since then, it has been crazy busy. I've been ill for the past couple of weeks I can't seem to shake off this cold so I spent the past couple of days in bed resting and finally yesterday I felt much better..yay!! 

I spent the majority of yesterday out shopping getting any other bits I needed and the shops were mental and totally packed, currently here in the UK we are having major storms with gale force winds and heavy rain, so it probably wasn't the best day to go shopping lol but I managed to finish my shopping including getting the turkey and veggies.

I spent the evening wrapping up the rest of the presents that needed wrapping and my dad treated me and my mum to a takeaway Chinese, which went down rather nicely.

Now today I am spending part of the day doing any chores that need doing which is mostly cleaning and tidying up. Then the rest of the day I am looking after my niece which I always love doing and it's nice to see her on Christmas Eve as I won't be seeing her till Boxing Day :)

And finally I just want to thank everyone who has taken the time to read, comment and follow my blog. I'm extremely grateful for all your support and I hope you enjoy what I post & if you have any request then just let me know. I won't be back till the 27th December and the post will be 'What I Got For Christmas'

So until then have a very merry Christmas, I hope you all have a lovely day and I will see you all on the 27th :)

'Tis the season to be jolly

XOXO

Debbie

Chit chat Thursday #2: Work

Hey friend

In today's economy many of us are face with the prospect of unemployment which can be hard on our confidence and self esteem. So this chit chat Thursday I wanted to share with you what I'm currently going through with trying to gain a full time job.

In 2005 I went to college as I wanted to be a nanny, so for two years I studied Childcare. Towards the end of my second year I was starting to lose my love of wanting to be a nanny, so I decided to take a break from Childcare and took a course in computers. Unfourtany this course was too easy for me as I had learnt it all while in secondary school. But I stuck it out for the year and after that I had had enough of studying and decided to leave college and get a full time job

It's now 2008 and the world has gone into recession so I have no other choice but to sign on and get unemployment benefits, it was not something I wanted to do but was left with no choice as I was unable to find work and needed to eat. I was signed on for two years and in that time I attended a 13 week course which by the end of it you are suppose to have a job. Which is bullshit because all you did for 13 weeks was sit there and do nothing which was highly frustrating when you just want a job.

Fast forward to 2010 and I was lucky enough to get a part time job working in a school with children who have special needs. So before I started my first day I signed off the dole system for the last time and set about earning my own money by working. Unfortunately it's only an hour a day but three years later and I'm still there.

In the three years I have been at that school I feel I've done everything possible to gain full time work. Being a nanny is no longer something I want. I'm now looking to be a teaching assistant either with special needs children or in a mainstream school. I have the qualifications to do this since I left college but was lacking experience.

So in 2011 I joined a agency that specialises in getting people that wish to be teaching assistant to do supply work in schools. This didn't seem to apply to me as I was told that because I didn't have experience they were unable to place me in any schools (that was really upsetting as to get experience you need a job, but to get a job you need experience it's a catch 22) throught 2011 and into 2012 I lived in hope of getting some supply work but with no luck I thought I would take matters into my own hands.

In March 2012 I applied to a local school and asked if I could do some voluntary work twice a week for a couple hours in the morning. I did this for 4 months, I had a lot of fun and gained some much needed experience and was something else to add to my CV. For the rest of the year I continued to apply for jobs but was always turned down which is horrible and leaves you feeling worthless and like you're not good enough.

In 2013 my luck turned and was finally given a chance to do some paid supply Teaching Assistant work it was only every now and then but it was what I needed and added to my experience. We are now in October and since being back at work since September I've only had one afternoon of TA work. I'm still applying for work but I'm losing hope and wondering if it's worth starting over and trying my hand at something else.

If you are going through this or something like it. I urge you not to give up even though you most probably want to. Make sure you've done everything you can think of to increase your chances of gaining work, like joining an agency they are normally free to join so join as many as you can, Try voluntary work and updating your CV. You could even try ringing up and asking if they would give you a trial. You are not the only one out there who are going through the same thing you are, just be patient and hang in there because your time will come.

My attempt in getting a full time job is on going but I hope I get a job soon. I hope this has been some help to you and has made you see that you're not alone and hope that I have provided some tips that maybe you didn't think of before. Sorry this was so long.

Just remember don't give up.

Till next time 

XOXO

Debbie. 

P.s if you have any questions then feel free to contact me via the contact section above :)

Chit Chat Thursday #1

Hey guys,

I wanted to do something different today so I thought what better than just a good old chit chat this shall be a series, probably not every week though just when I have something to say. :)

For today's chit chat I'm going to talk about my blog and give you a sense as to why I started it, what I hope to achieve from it and what my plans for the blog are. 

At the start of 2013 I got a tad addicted to YouTube, I'd been watching videos before then but not very often unlike now where I'm watching videos everyday lol, when I first started watching videos I really only watched one Youtuber and that was Allthatglitters21 now know as Elle Fowler and her other channel called EllesGlitterGossip which is of course by the lovely Elle Fowler, and now I follow so many different Youtubers I often lose count lol 

A lot of the Youtubers I subscribe to have blogs which I also read and because I'm not confident to be in front of the camera, plus I don't really have a camera that I could film with, i thought that I could start a blog and give my opinion on items without the pressure of being in front of a camera. I feel I have so much to say about the products I buy, whether it be clothes, make-up, books, food etc, that people could benefit from my reviews and help them either discover something new or to avoid it completely. 

Most of the videos I watch are actually regarding make-up and even though I don't wear it much I still like to be in the know in case I decide to start wearing it on a regular basis, so it didn't really make much sense to start a blog about make-up when I'm not buying enough products to review, and then I  had a lightbulb moment and I came up with the idea to do a little bit of everything hence my blog name (littlebitofeverything) and so far I've done a DIY, book and movie reviews, July favourites and a shopping haul. I like the that my blog doesn't just focus on one thing, it has a bit of everything to suit who ever may come across and read it. 

My blog was a project that I started when I broke up from work for the summer holidays (I work in a school) with having 6 weeks off it was the perfect opportunity to start it as it gave me enough time to get it up and running and working on posts that I want to put up every week. I'm not really on a posting schedule but as I'm going back to work next Tuesday I wanted to get into the routine of posting weekly which I believe I managed to stick to. I've had more readers viewing my blog than I ever thought possible, I didn't have any big ambitions for this blog, only if a handful people read this blog than I'm happy that you are reading this, your support means a lot :) 

This is not something I'm rushing, I'd like to take each day as it comes. I know my blog has a long way to go (it's only a month old) I still don't have a proper title, the colour scheme is not what I want to keep, there's still a lot to do and being someone who doesn't know how to customise their blog without getting confused (which does not take much lol) it's going to take some time. I'm not good at describing things I feel I repeate my words and use the wrong words a lot but I hope to improve that as time goes on and I hope you all stick with me for the ride because there is so much more to come from my blog which you do not want to miss. 

To give you a taste of what's to come in the next few weeks, I've got another book review, current TV shows that I'm watching, back to work haul and last one I'm going to tell you about is a hair care routine and as for the rest you will have to keep your eyes peeled :) 

I plan to blog every Saturday and if I've not had a busy week as I shall be back at work I will try and upload a post on Wednesdays but no promises.

I hope you enjoyed this post, be sure to subscribe so I can see who my readers are :) feel free to leave comments I will reply to anyone who wishes to leave me one. Last but not least, why not follow me on the interweb and keep update with me :)

XOXO

Debbie

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