Category: General

So there’s this job, right? A job which I’m really, really interested in, but can’t interview for because I’m not going to be in the US by the time that it’s ready. Which is frustrating. Really quite frustrating. More positive is that the person who reviewed my application suggested that if the timing’s right, in the future, there are more jobs that I could be suited for.

Which means I really, really want to get on with the nursing registration process in the US. Specifically in WA. However, I’m still waiting for a certificate. Well, two certificates. I know they’re in process – I’ve got an e-mail that says so. But I’ve not heard anything for a month…

…and so I find myself poking at the website for the registration process and going ‘eh, I can’t do anything’. And that leads to me feeling a bit down…and buying music.

I mean, I’ve bought other things, because the internet has enabled a direct route from my bank account to e-bay for ‘stuff’. For example, new filters for the hoover, a battery for the doorbell (which requires an archaic 4.5 volt battery, the last one I got from maplin was not of the best quality…). I also bought what I call ‘dungarees’ that Kathryn calls coveralls. Not proper working ones, and I didn’t get them from e-bay, but this tedious waiting around has me frustrated.

Which is more annoying because today’s been pretty productive. I weeded the front garden, trimmed two of the bushes out there, (liquid) sanded the front door (I need to do some filling, and then later some sanding, which I might do tomorrow)… but all in all it was quite productive. I even slipped out and grabbed a nice lunch.

But what I want to be doing is making progress on something else entirely, and I really shouldn’t be buying anything because it’s a super-expensive thing that we want to do. But my willpower is down and it’s too easy.