Gosh, so much has happened since my last post. Where to start?

Well, with work I guess. I have been offered a permanent contract at Countdown, to carry out relays (reorganising categories and cutting in new lines) for the four stores in the Hawkes Bay region. I suggested to the regional manager that there was a role for someone to do this, and that I'd like to do it, and he agreed! So, that means I can stay in Hawkes Bay. Yippee!!!! The money still isn't very good, but I can survive. I will keep looking for other work, but it definitely takes the pressure off for now.

The huger news is that my brother Peter has secured a big role in the upcoming movies of The Hobbit. He is to play Gloin, a Scottish dwarf. We are all hugely proud of him and delighted that he has landed such a prestigious role. It means three years work for him, and will change his life. Isn't that the best news ever?

I've also been training to be an online shopper - picking and packing orders for customers who place them through the website. It is a really fun job, if a bit stressful at times. Been helping out when they are shorthanded.

So, I think I will stop this blog now. I really struggled to find a job, and the job I got I sort-of designed for myself! Still shows me that there is a very tight job market here in the Bay.

Thanks for reading.