Life is about moving forward

I had a successful day at my new job and it was mainly fun :) I got to be a runner, meaning that I ran about a lot. It's a big change from my current job at Frosts but there is no way that I can do both unless I seriously reorganise my time - if I want to pass my A levels that I'm taking in just over a month.

The differences finish pretty much with the contence of the job, I get paid basically the same (but I get my share of the tips). The hours are better in my opinion, because I work evenings so I get the days free to do my revision etc but I get to work more hours, therefore because they want me to work 2 or 3 shifts a week that's as far as I can tell about £100 a week - rather than twenty something. 

However I do a lot less work at Frosts... but that's boring! My friends there all want me to stay, I have been working there for a year though. I've managed to sort of work my way up the food chain (as much as a weekender can) and now at the pub I'm at the bottom again, being a spare part and not really knowing what I'm doing most of the time. But that'll get better, I'm working there again tonight and I don't want to be a quitter at something I've just started!

Life is about moving forward!

I love my Dad so much for that phrase, it's helped me a lot this week.

Nerves are running high.

I am so unbelievably nervous about working in the restaurant later. I have this feeling something is going to go so wrong and I'm going to drop something or bring people the wrong food. It might not be that bad, they might decide to make me wash plates and tidy up for 6 hours. But if something does go wrong that means that I probably wont have a job there to come back to.

Today is a day... for chocolate :)

Easter has to be the second best (after Christmas of course - chocolate AND presents, plus the whole birth of Christ thing) holiday. I feel sick already and i've barely touched the surface of all the chocolate I have to eat. Nothing can get me down today because it is a novelty shaped chocolate day. And it does not get much better than that.

For instance this morning I felt incredibly lucky because I called up to enquire about a job someone had said was going and they said "Can you come in today?" and I was ecstatic! Because I'm not having as much fun at my current job since they cut my hours and moved us all about. But then when I got there I sat around and when they realised I was 17 and wouldn't be able to work the bar today they weren't as interested. However the fact that I don't have to work until Wednesday isn't so bad, because it's Easter! 

Plus I know nothing about working behind a bar.

One step closer

Today has been vaguely productive. However the reason that I'm writing this blog is because of the action I have just taken to further my career. I emailed Red Bull head quarters, just to let them know really how much I want to be an F1 journalist. Wow that news seems really pointless. They haven't even emailed back yet (it has only been five minutes) and it's unlikely they ever will. I emailed them before and it took them months to reply. I don't know why I'm getting my hopes up really.

I'm impressed with my courage though. A few months ago I wouldn't have been able to send an email like that outlining my dreams and ambitions. Recently things seem to be going right though, my grades are getting better, I got Vice House President at school even though I'm new and everyone told me I shouldn't get my hopes up, I'm on the school newspaper, I'm going to be visiting a radio station. Maybe that's just a warning sign for something has to go wrong soon - but with all that going so well, how can I complain?

I'm going to place my bet on failing my driving test. Which is not what I want it to be. If the bad luck can hold off until the summer once I've finished all my exams and driving test then I'll take it like a true soldier. But I've worked hard this year and I don't want it to all be for nothing.