Placing my job in the care of Mama Mary

So way back in February, I mentioned that I'd been invited to an assessment day...

Turned out I was successful, and got invited back for an interview for a specific job. I had a choice of two days, one of which was Wednesday later that week, the other a week later.  Since I'd started doing some hours at the local Tourist Information Centre, and had already agreed to work that Wednesday, I thought I'd better go for the second of the two options, so replied saying I'd like to come in on the 25th March please.

Come the morning of the 25th, I had a realisation.  25th March is the Feast of the Annunciation!  One of Mama Mary's big days.
Right then, I'd better place it all in her hands.  I decided that I'd give it all over to her, and trust that if I was supposed to get the job I would, and if I didn't, it was because there was something better around the corner for me.

To be honest, I wasn't convinced it had gone great.  The interviewers asked the same question worded in different ways a few times, I wasn't sure I'd given the right answers, etc etc etc...
So I asked when I'd hear, and was told that I should hear by the end of the week.

Okay, right, not too long to wait then. So away I went, still trying to be trusting.

Come the end of the week?  Nope, nothing, Come the end of the following week and Easter? Still nothing. Assumption made by me that I was unsuccessful. That's okay, I had Celebrate to distract me.

I had an odd feeling at the beginning of the week that by the end something would have happened with regards to a job.  What it would be I did not know.  Maybe someone would suggest a job that I should apply for, maybe I'd be offered an interview somewhere else. Who knows.

Turned out what it was to be was that I would hear that I was successful with this job!

So here I am, about to start a new job on Monday (which coincidentally is my mummy's birthday). Starting a job during the month specially dedicated to Mama Mary, when the interview for the specific job was on one of her big feast days? Definitely feels a little bit special.

On top of that, there is a church with 8am Mass about 5 minutes walk away from my new place of work, and I'm hoping to make sure I set aside time during my commuting for saying morning and evening prayer.

So yay for being able to justify spending more time in London and going to things that happen in the evening like Pure in Heart.

Any suggestions for Catholic stuff in London I could/should look into?

And 2 months later...

So umm...

Oops?

I have clearly been fantastic at remembering to post here. So much for my posting at least twice a month plan from the beginning of the year...

Well then, what have I been up to over the past two months?

A few highlights are:

• Spent a week and a bit enjoying meeting more Catholic people at Celebrate (a huge Charismatic conference). including this years super lovely SPEC team
• Been working quite a lot - I've been loving getting to spend time working at the Tourist Information Centre. You get some very strange questions and queries, but it's been really interesting and I'm going to miss it. (Miss it? Why? What are you up to? Well, dear reader, keep reading and I'll explain in a few points time)
• Painted my room(!) - I finally, 7 years later, get my room back. Now I just need to actually finish emptying the upstairs room and throw out a lot of junk and old stuff that I do not need and should not be keeping.  Hoarder? Me? Surely not... *looks innocent* When I get my wardrobe, and whenever I finally get the room finished, I will post some photos to share.
• Been to the Youth 2000 retreat I mentioned in the last post I actually remembered to type... (Where I met people who know my brother, spent a whole weekend near him, and didn't actually manage to see him.  Mild fail)
• Got a new job.  Yes! That's right. A real grown up job.  Admittedly it's only contracted until February, but exactly what that means I do not yet know. I begin on Monday 11th, so am currently spending my time getting excited about working in London and trying to make sure I've worked out what a Smart Casual dress code really means. (Seriously, any ideas?  It's about as vague as you can get!)

I will type more at another point, but for now I'm going to love you and leave you since I should really be asleep right now and not sitting awake tapping away on my computer.

Oh, and since I haven't said it yet on account of having last posted back during Lent, and since it is still the Easter season for another couple of weeks...

Happy Easter.  I hope you are having/have been having/will continue to have a very blessed time.

xx