On A More Positive Note, After Careful Thinking And Consideration, Here Is My Action Plan:

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IMMEDIATE.

1. continue looking for an administrative/office post.

     ~ tomorrow, for instance, as well as the usual trawl of t’web for jobs, I shall be popping down to a shop I have posted an application for 'Administrative Assistant' position to, to make sure they got it (whilst at the same time showing my face; letting them see that I am neatly turned out, articulate, well mannered…etc. etc.).

2. use what spare time I have to continue with The Story.

     ~ I’ve been mulling over some ideas to help it all fit together better for a while – whilst jotting down small snatches of bits of chapters here and there as they occur – and it’s helped a lot. I feel far more focused and happy with it all now.

3. continue with The Alice Plan.

NEAR FUTURE (6-12 months).

1. enrol in college.

     ~ in the event that the man I’ve spoken to about the course is right (likely); I shall be starting it in about two weeks. In the event that he is wrong (unlikely) and the course works to a term timetable rather than the ‘as suits you’ timetable he described; I shall enrol ready for the next part time semester, which is in January.

2. continue to look for an administrative/office post. In the event that I haven’t found any by the time my course is finished, move to stage two of Job Hunt Plan and start begging for administrative work of a voluntary nature*.

3. continue with The Alice Plan.

4. once Mother’s pension is in place and the money coming in, revert to halving bills and start saving any spare money not used for normal day-to-day living (including medication for the dog) and/or college travel costs in a separate fund ready for the final stage of the Action Plan.

EVENTUAL FUTURE.

1. once a new, better paying job has been found; continue saving for final stage of the Action Plan (hopefully even after additional travel costs, this will be more than could be set aside before).

2. as soon as it becomes feasibly possible, initiate final stage of the Action Plan and put down the necessary deposit on a small flat either closer to where new job is (very likely), or elsewhere in Kidderminster (given state of employment options in town, very unlikely).

3. settle in to new home. Spend a short while getting used to and enjoying it, then re-evaluate life. If completely happy, continue as per. If not, decide upon then work upon possible improvements.

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And that, dear Reader(s), is my Action Plan (thus far).

Alice x