Highlights of the week.

Well, another Sunday evening is upon us and with nothing better to do than wait around for MOTD 2 to come on later, I thought I’d scribble down a few things that have happened since the last time I uploaded a post.

It’s been a week now since I moved back home and there have been a few ups and downs so far. I’ve been out job hunting in Bath this week, armed with freshly photocopied CV’s to hand out to the cities many fine retail establishments. Sadly it seems I may have left it a bit late to apply for Christmas temp work, lots of stores seem to be already staffed up. On the plus side there is a full time position at FCUK going on the menswear section which would be pretty cool. I’ve always liked the look of working in a clothes shop, and whilst I harbour no ambition to be the next Gok Wan, I reckon I could pass on some tips to guys who could do with a bit of style advice.....but that remains to be seen!

I’ve also been researching graduate training schemes in the retail sector, an industry I’m becoming more and more interested in developing a career in. If I want to learn the trade with Asda, a company I spent a lot of time working for whilst a student, then I’ll need to start working for them again, something I’ve been told won’t be possible to do until after Christmas.

There have been two big highlights of the week, one of which being the ABSOLUTELY AWESOME 100th Hospital Records Podcast which I’m listening to as I type. For those unaware of what that is exactly, Hospital Records are a record label routed in the drum and bass genre of music, and for the last two or three years have been producing podcasts hosted by label owner London Elektricity. They feature the labels new upcoming releases, interviews with artists and news on the day to day happenings in and around the label. I’ve been an avid subscriber since Podcast No.54 and No 100 Part 2 is in my opinion the best yet. It features some of the best tracks to come out on the label over the last ten years or so, and having the time to sit down and properly listen to it this week has been truly uplifting. I would seriously recommend that absolutely anybody who has even a slight interest in electronic music to subscribe and give it a go (take note Robin Blamires!)

The other highlight of the week came on Saturday morning when I managed to complete a 6 mile run with the running club I’ve joined. I surprised myself with how well I did, and only really began to seriously struggle on the last hill, where my legs started to feel like lead. During the final ascent I really thought I’d need to stop and spend a few minutes gasping for air, but perseverance paid off and I reached the finishing post in just over an hour.

Some of the things I’m hoping to achieve next week are mainly work related, the main one being to actually get a job!!! It’s been pretty frustrating not having a lot to do during the days this week. Don’t get me wrong, I really appreciate not being woken by my alarm at 4.30am, struggling out of bed and traipsing to Kilburn tube station to catch the train to work like I did in London, but there is only so much Jeremy Kyle and BBC News 24 that a guy can take in one week! So hopefully my CV blitz on Thursday of last week will bear some fruit and I’ll get invited to an interview soon, as always I’ll keep you posted.

Have a good week and we’ll speak soon.