A Whip In One Hand And Gold In The Other

Well, feels like it's been a while since I've written anything here. Sorry 'bout that.

Since my last finger-to-blog, I've been interviewed for a job which I didn't get, and have also found out that I'm likely to have a few more months in this one, since the lady whose job I'm doing is going to take some more maternity leave. This has allowed me to breathe a sigh of relief, and also to pay the rent! I was getting particularly worried seeing as I'm off to Mexico next week, and didn't want to arrive back and then have a couple of weeks' work, then 'unemployment beard strikes again'.

Anyway, applying for this job as a communications officer, which I wanted quite a lot, has made me realise that I want to pursue something that gives me a measure of creativity. I want the opportunity to develop my writing, and even statutory sector publications would give me a level of editorial and copywriting experience. I'm also thinking of looking for design training of some sort, as I've dabbled in this side of things for too long without any formal instruction. So I'm probably going to enrol in something soonish to get a better understanding of how to use the Adobe CS apps successfully, and to learn the ropes of good design. I figure that'll give me a good all-round basis for some sort of career that will actually draw on my eye for catching mistakes as well as giving me a creative influence. So, I'm finally arriving at some idea of what I might actually like to do with my (working) life, which is certainly a good, if overdue, development.