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So lately my time has been spent job searching, following up with the employment agency I have worked for since October as they have many clients, helping with my nephew when his sister, my niece, goes to school every day and sorting out the doctor appointments needed to pursue my wls surgery journey.
In trying to take care of my health, I had an appointment with my sister's gynecologist; he was not taking new patients, but with my doctor's referral he did so as a favor to my sister as I have not been able to find one here in the city since I moved back. And since I have a crazy cycle, I really didn't know what I would do as I really was hesitant to let a walk in clinic doctor poke around my most intimate parts. He was great, very professional... I was worried I wouldn't like him as I have usually had a female gynecologist; but he was really friendly and straight up, did his best to make me comfortable by fluffing my pillow before putting me in the stirrups, and then asking afterwards if it had been okay or too uncomfortable.. He has referred me for an ultrasound and blood work and then we'll go from there... part of my issues with my cycle have to do with my weight, and things did get a bit better when I went on b/c but they have still been awful over the years... so we'll see what comes of it and at least I feel better about taking care of my inner workings. Just another step in the right direction to a healthier me.
And then on the very same day, I had my appointment; I received some good news that afternoon... In October, I worked for a month as a clerk at Passport Canada in Gatineau before budget cuts ended our contract for about 60 employees. I really enjoyed the job, was good at it and worked independently, listening to my mp3 player. So I was a little upset when it ended so abruptly as I was hoping it would lead to longer employment and a way into other government jobs... Shortly after this ended, a close friend who works in HR in the government and is always keeping her eye out for available positions to send to people she knows, forwarded me an email letting me know that the Passport office was hiring again for 2 positions. I quickly applied and prayed that it would be my way back in. However, the government hiring process can take some time and since it was not the first government job I applied for, I wasn't holding my breath.
The website the government uses to post jobs and their status; kept postponing the results by a month every time I logged in... and then in March, the hiring process was put on hold indefinitely... So to say I was surprised when they called me on Thursday, would not be a strong enough word to describe the shock I was in when I was speaking to the agent from their office. I wrote everything down just so I would not think I was dreaming when I got off the phone.
Well after many hoops including an exam in early December that had me freaking out and a very thorough security check, I secured a year long contract with the Passport office starting May 5th. I am so excited about this, estatic might not even describe how happy I am to finally have made it through to the position since I have been on another government list for their pool of administrative candidates for almost 3 years without any headway.
And funnily enough, when it rains it pours as later that afternoon I not only received confirmation of a one day reception contract I fulfilled for 10 hours on Friday but as well was contacted about another job in a technical call centre... the recruiter was very sad to hear I had just found a job and said he'd keep my information on file as I seem like a really good candidate. The last thing I want is to be tethered to a desk again by a phone cord, with scheduled breaks and lunches and beeps in my ear...
Alright, well I'm off to do some errands and take care of my emissions test for my vehicle so I can renew the license plates before the end of the week... Hopefully I'll have time to take some photos of my city on my travels as I was inspired by
aetheldaegand her photo essay of her town yesterday.
In trying to take care of my health, I had an appointment with my sister's gynecologist; he was not taking new patients, but with my doctor's referral he did so as a favor to my sister as I have not been able to find one here in the city since I moved back. And since I have a crazy cycle, I really didn't know what I would do as I really was hesitant to let a walk in clinic doctor poke around my most intimate parts. He was great, very professional... I was worried I wouldn't like him as I have usually had a female gynecologist; but he was really friendly and straight up, did his best to make me comfortable by fluffing my pillow before putting me in the stirrups, and then asking afterwards if it had been okay or too uncomfortable.. He has referred me for an ultrasound and blood work and then we'll go from there... part of my issues with my cycle have to do with my weight, and things did get a bit better when I went on b/c but they have still been awful over the years... so we'll see what comes of it and at least I feel better about taking care of my inner workings. Just another step in the right direction to a healthier me.
And then on the very same day, I had my appointment; I received some good news that afternoon... In October, I worked for a month as a clerk at Passport Canada in Gatineau before budget cuts ended our contract for about 60 employees. I really enjoyed the job, was good at it and worked independently, listening to my mp3 player. So I was a little upset when it ended so abruptly as I was hoping it would lead to longer employment and a way into other government jobs... Shortly after this ended, a close friend who works in HR in the government and is always keeping her eye out for available positions to send to people she knows, forwarded me an email letting me know that the Passport office was hiring again for 2 positions. I quickly applied and prayed that it would be my way back in. However, the government hiring process can take some time and since it was not the first government job I applied for, I wasn't holding my breath.
The website the government uses to post jobs and their status; kept postponing the results by a month every time I logged in... and then in March, the hiring process was put on hold indefinitely... So to say I was surprised when they called me on Thursday, would not be a strong enough word to describe the shock I was in when I was speaking to the agent from their office. I wrote everything down just so I would not think I was dreaming when I got off the phone.
Well after many hoops including an exam in early December that had me freaking out and a very thorough security check, I secured a year long contract with the Passport office starting May 5th. I am so excited about this, estatic might not even describe how happy I am to finally have made it through to the position since I have been on another government list for their pool of administrative candidates for almost 3 years without any headway.
And funnily enough, when it rains it pours as later that afternoon I not only received confirmation of a one day reception contract I fulfilled for 10 hours on Friday but as well was contacted about another job in a technical call centre... the recruiter was very sad to hear I had just found a job and said he'd keep my information on file as I seem like a really good candidate. The last thing I want is to be tethered to a desk again by a phone cord, with scheduled breaks and lunches and beeps in my ear...
Alright, well I'm off to do some errands and take care of my emissions test for my vehicle so I can renew the license plates before the end of the week... Hopefully I'll have time to take some photos of my city on my travels as I was inspired by
aetheldaegand her photo essay of her town yesterday.