Humm...

[dagronrat]

So yeah, was a little upset on Saturday evening to learn that I'm apparently not made to serve customers or make sandwiches, but mostly because it meant I'd lose a regular salary that I felt sure could pay my bills at the end of each month and allow me to live comfortably, something I'm not confident Job Seeker's allowance and Housing Benefit would do. Apparently Regular Salary was recently 3p under official Minimum Wage too. O_o

So now I'm currently looking to splash out on a few things before I tighten the belt and start sorting through my papers to look for the Job Centre's number again.

Things I want to splash out on:
- A white board, so I can wake up and stare at a "To Do" list every morning.
- A bookshelf, so that my books are no longer just stacked in a corner on the floor.

Couldn't find either when I was in the shops earlier, so am looking on amazon. Whiteboard is no issue, but damn are decent book cases expensive. O___o;
Then I wonder why I didn't find any in the shops. -.-;;

*Ignores amazon and goes to order a cheap one from Ikea. XP 15-30£ instead of a 200£ range? Much better price! \o/*
...
*Schnapps, they don't deliver in Scotland. Wry?! [Shakes fist]*

And ebay still scares me. *sigh* I guess I'll just have to look a bit harder around here.

In other news, I now have time to get back to drawing and fics. \o/

Comments

[fs-playground.livejournal.com]

Why does ebay scare you?

And you need to be cautious when it comes to the really inexpensive bookshelves of Ikea (their expensive ones can carry more books whereas the inexpensive ones are not as stable).

I think you could work for a while as a hostess on fairs or in opera houses (although I don't know whether it is easy to find such a job in Scotland). You are fluent in French and you are young. It would be surprising if you didn't get the job. It pays well and will leave you enough time to paint. (I'd recommend you to come in your best clothes and with a bit of make-up to the first meeting, though.)

Regarding the whiteboard: What about PersonalBrain? (There is a free version on the internet. You can use it as a to-do desktop for you laptop. :D)

[dagronrat.livejournal.com]

I dunno, it just does. The whole "sell to the highest bidder" vibe I guess. Never was one for sales banter. Still trying to pluck up courage to sell my drawings on it.

The good thing about the ikea website is it said how much weight each shelf could carry. I don't have that many books either, so I'm really after just a small bookcase anyway.

Humm, I could enquire about the fair as a seasonal job. XD
As for Opera House... We have "His Majesty's Theatre (http://www.boxofficeaberdeen.com/index.asp?VenueID=87)" and the "Music Hall (http://www.boxofficeaberdeen.com/index.asp?VenueID=88)" I guess. Something to look into indeed, although I don't know how many positions would be open in these economical strained times.

I want a To-Do list that doesn't take 15 minutes to turn on and incites me to websurf/lose time. XD

[fs-playground.livejournal.com]

Hmm, it's not really a sales banter, I think. Firstly, nobody knows who is bidding (you won't see the real name of the other bidder). And then it's just an opportunity to buy something really cheap when not many people are seriously interested in getting it. Perhaps you should give it a try. (Be careful with the sellers, though, and check whether they send you the right article etc... Using Paypal and only buying from shops is good, too.)

Hmm, sometimes a nice notebook would serve as a good to-do list, too. :)

I only let my laptop sleep so that it never costs me turn-on time. XD