Hospital, Sickness and Feeling Crappy!

So, I went to the hospital at the beginning of the week for what was supposed to be a routine kind of check/test thing. I wont go into details because most of you would cringe but lets just say I think I had a bit of a reaction and have ended up with the most awful stomach pains. I have been feeling really miserable especially the last few days. I have been feeling like puking but haven't yet, thank god! Hopefully I will get better in a few days. If not it will be a trip to the doctor's for me.

On a more positive note...I have been feeling more positive about the job situation.

Maybe I should recap a bit.... When I first came back I was applying for jobs and asked my old company in Ireland to give me a reference which they said they would. When a company I applied to got in touch with them they said their company policy was to not give anyone a reference! So because of them I lost the job that I really wanted. I had been successful in the interview but when I couldn't get a reference I wasn't offered the job.

It all descended into a horrible mess when the company refused to return my calls or apologise for their mess up. I had to talk to a Labour relations group who advised me on what to do. I was about to go to a solicitor to seek legal advise but I decided to give the company another chance and I called the HR Director. I finally spoke to a live person! I was able to sort everything out and they have retracted and are now going to give me a reference,

It was a pretty horrible time for me. I felt totally depressed and useless and was feeling sorry for myself, feeling that I was never able to get a job and that I had wasted my time in Japan and was left with nothing to show for my life. One of those stinky times when nothing goes right at all!

I have applied for another job this week and I am waiting to hear if I got an interview. I hope I can get a job soon because I am so miserable at the moment. Feeling better but still...I hate being idle and like to work. I have been helping with the political campaigns but it isn't really enough right now.

Keep your fingers crossed for me!