Feeling a bit better today. I sent a job aplication off yesterday and found a few more that I could apply to. CEO has also been making a bit of progress on the fundraising front, so fingers crossed that works out too. He had a woman in from a Venture Capital company yesterday and was in flirting overdrive with her. If flirting would raise money, between his skills and mine we'd be rolling around in the stuff. Shame it doesn't work like that!
I still have not much news to report. Things are still busy at work. CEO is still not flirting much, but did ask what I was doing this weekend and come to talk to me a bit yesterday after the others had gone home. FD is away for 3 days next week so I might take CEO for lunch- I owe him one in any case. The other aside is that H didn't make contact yesterday either. I'm still OK about it- men are like rubber bands/he's in his cave etc.
And that's about it for now. Oh, I booked to have ballroom dancing lessons starting this week- I've always wanted to learn the foxtrot and thought it'd be a good diversion from work etc.
Julia- I'm not sure about choir this week- there's a networking event on Tuesday that I might be able to go to which might help with the job search. Can I let you know on Monday? It's not been the same without you the past couple of weeks. A drink does sound good though.....very appealing!!
I was in the shower and for some reason I twigged what you mean about needing help with something from H. You've mentioned this a few times, and if its what I think I geuss you need his permission as you are still M, and yes, thats a big conversation to have with him.
Have you reading some of the stuff on my thread (and Kalnis) about the stars this November. Its big, life changing, make or break stuff. Whatever you end up doing, its whats meant to be.
Glad to hear that there are some jobs coming up. Do you think it might make it possible for you and CEO to meet, as equals and not employee-employer? He does sound like a nice guy/nice guy. Maybe give it a bit of time before doing plan B ... ?
Thinking of you. I'm feeling emotional today, its a year tommorow... Al xxx
Me:40! H:37 Together: 12yrs IDLY & left 11/07 ADs 03/08 OW 8/08 Reconciled 05/09 now married! my thread
Lovely- if only CEO and I could open a Super Flirting School for Non-Flirters! That would be really funny, although I'm not sure I'd like the idea of him flirting with lots of other women, even if it was just so they could practise. No doubt he'd love the idea of it though.
Ali- the thing that I need H to do isn't to do with needing his permission for anything, but thankyou for thinking about it and caring enough to post to me on it. I'm not going to take any action for now- everything's on hold until January at least. The things I need H to help with will get resolved by then, and the situation with CEO may change too depending on what happens at work. I woke up this morning with a feeling that January would bring some change to me. When H left last year I had a feeling things would shift for me in Sept, again in Oct and then again in Nov of this year, and they obviously have so January seems not long to wait.
It would be interesting to see if mine and CEOs' interactions changed if we were to meet as equals. I'd say at the moment that on the rare occassions we're outside work it is a pretty equal R, although it's difficult to tell- it's so infrequent. If anything I might have the upper hand as he seeks me out and usually makes the effort to speak to me rather than the other way round. He is a nice man, although he does have faults. We'll see- he's going to have to play his hand. I'm not pursuing him!
Sunshine- I missed you too. I need to check on you.
Michelle and Handsome- I'm glad you like the dancing plans. Don't have too much fun together tonight or I'll get much too jealous!
Having a quiet day today. I spoke to a friend on the phone earlier and she was telling me about one of our former colleagues who came home on Wednesday evening and found his wife dead in their bedroom. It was a stroke she must have had during her afternoon nap. So sad- they'd been married for 50 years. *sigh* I didn't know her, but feel so sad for him.
OK, going to work on my CV and send some applications out a bit later. Maybe see if I can get a ticket to see Quantum of Solace this evening.
I just had a thought. Are you on linkedin? One of my BFFs who is a girl engineer (robotics, biotech, and now launching a solar power plant) told me when she was looking for engineering jobs they had WAY better postings there than anywhere else. I don't know if they have it in the UK though? but might be worth looking at, in terms of science-technology jobs?
I am on Linked In and will definitely check the jobs out, although I think it's a bit bigger in the US than it is over here. Thanks for the tip!!
I'm not sure I can stretch to Quantum of Solace now- I just went a bit crazy on clothes buying so might need to save some money for a while. Just bought this
I am on Linked In and will definitely check the jobs out, although I think it's a bit bigger in the US than it is over here. Thanks for the tip!!
I'm not sure I can stretch to Quantum of Solace now- I just went a bit crazy on clothes (red dress )buying so might need to save some money for a while. Hopefully it'll look good on when it arrives and be worth it!
So, CEO just sent me a message asking if I could modify the text on a slide I made last week. The change is literally a modification of 4 letters in a small text box, so he could do it himself pretty easily. The message is very short though- "Can U modify the slide please? Thanks. I replied similarly- yes, will do. Poor man- very stressed, I guess, but it's hardly seductive
