Wednesday, August 04, 2010

It's All Happening

What a difference a week makes (well 3 days actually)!

Firstly, on Monday I got a house in Melbourne and I am moving in on Friday! Well, it's actually an apartment, but that's all we need. Here is a picture of the kitchen and lounge area. Can you see that there is an air conditioner? I have NEVER had a house with an air conditioner and I am super excited that come January and February I will actually be able to sleep in a nice cool air conditioned apartment.



Secondly, I had a job interview yesterday and I just received a phone call that I got the job and I start next Thursday! I didn't think I would get this job because I thought I came across as a bit of a stooge in the interview and all I can really remember is that I was waving my hands around way too much, but I must not have been as bad as I felt, or they liked my dorkiness.

I almost didn't make it to the interview because I went to the wrong building (the job is at a university and ALL the buildings look the same). I turned up half an hour early and waited until a reasonable time to go up to level 9 and when I go there I could not find the correct room. I saw a guy in a security uniform and asked where the Dean's office is and he said level 12. So I went to level 12 and there was indeed a Dean's office, but for a completely different school than where I was interviewing. Someone happened to walk past me at that moment and I practically grabbed them and screamed "What street are we on?" and of course I was on the wrong street. With 4 minutes to go until my scheduled interview time I almost had a heart attack on the spot. I literally sprinted to the correct building in the next street, all the while cursing myself that today was the day I decided to start wearing high heels, and I made it almost on time. I actually felt too sick to look at my watch at that point, but I suspect I was about a minute or two late. The silliest part about it is that I actually scoped out the correct building over the weekend and I still managed to go to the wrong building.

The first thing I am going to do now that I have a job is get my hair cut and coloured. Oh bliss.

So now I am no longer unemployed and homeless, let's see how long it takes for me to start wishing I didn't have a job again...

21 comments:

  1. Congrats Tully - that's fantastic news. You'll have to let me know which uni, coz i'm next to Melb uni - that would mean lunch dates :)

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  2. Congrats! I can totally vouch for working at universities. It's relaxed (mostly), you can wear whatever you want and the benefits are awesome (like 17% super!).

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  3. Oh jeez, yeah you need air-cond in summer in Oz, even in Melbourne! Congrats on the new place and congrats on scoring the new job. It IS all happening.. and its all good.

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  4. New apartment looks fantastic! I remember the first one I rented with a/c - thought I'd died and gone to heaven!!

    congrats on the new job too, looks like it's all coming together!

    Em :)

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  5. Double congrats! It's all happening now. I'm always paranoid I'll go to the wrong place for an interview, I'm impressed that you managed to still make it and suitably impress them!

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  6. Yay! thats great news! Cute flat - it looks a bit like one i lived in, good times!

    Hope the job rocks :)

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  7. Congrat's on the job and apartment! Govt jobs are great!!

    The apartment looks nice and new :)

    What an exciting couple of days for you!

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  8. That all came together really well for you!!!

    Congratulations on the home and job:)

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  9. A home and a job all in the same week! Fantastic! Congratulations!

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  10. Tully, not to worry, I TOOK your comments in the nicest way possible :) And I appreciate them so much!!! Are you the one that Marshy sees when she is in Melbourne? Did you know she came all the way to the US to be a bridesmaid in my wedding?! I just love that girl!

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  11. Woooohoooo! Congrats! You are on your way baby!

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  12. WEll done! I hope you love your new job... and the apartment.

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  13. Aircon is so awesome,good for you. Are you near the city? Congrats on all points.

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  14. Awesome work!!! Congrats on both fronts!!! Bet you are hanging for that hair cut n colour :0)

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  15. What a beautiful space. Very stylish and thrilled for the air con. It makes life so much more bearable.

    Congratulations on your new job!

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  16. Here's to the start of your brand new life :-) Congratulations sweetie!
    xxx

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  17. Congratulations! Sounds like everything is falling into place x

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  18. Hehe, that sounds like an absolute mission!

    Congrats on getting it doneskis!

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  19. Well done. Unis are a great place to work. I'm sure you'll love it.

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  20. Congrats on the apartment, air conditioner and the new job.

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  21. Well done! I knew everythiing would come together at once for you xxx

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