Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Its been a little while since I’ve updated the old girl and I have made some quite major decisions about my life in general so lets get crackin’ and i’ll begin.
So first of all: biggest news first: I’ve got a job! I know, I know…its probably about time I did but I’ve done it now. Its not a job in my field though, its just a bar job at a privately owned premises here in Aylesbury. I dropped in 9th May with my CV and spoke to the owner and then a week later got a call for a trial shift that night. It wasn’t really a trial so to speak but more a chance to see if I enjoyed the job and wanted to stay. Quite frankly, even if I was digging graves or something I would’ve still carried on. I need the money. I enjoy working with people and I’m one of those damn busy bodies that HAVE to be busy to feel sane. The uniform is essentially all black though, which means that on the rare occasion that its hot here in England: I roast! I’ve found it really easy to pick up everything and despite initial apprehension feel very confident that I am doing a good job. In fact: even on my 3rd day I had a couple request to see the manager to say my service was first class and they wished to thank me. So I must be doing something right I guess.
I realised some time ago that I need money to make money. I was just not happy with my existence. I wasn’t ever leaving the house, spent most of my time on my own and was relying (yes: relying) on social media to communicate with people. I found myself getting disillusioned and out of touch with people in general. I’d even add that I was resenting my friends for having a better life than I did. That was the catalyst because I value my friends more then anything and I knew that the moment I even felt a twinge of resentment that I had to change. I guess it wasn’t healthy but I feel so much better now for doing so now.
But as stated, unfortunately I am putting my aspirations aside for the time being and working full-time. I need the money to move out, to learn to drive and to just enjoy my life again. I had been on Job Seekers Allowance since November 2013 and it was not a happy time. Quite frankly I was sick of feeling like I was living off the state and feeling worthless.
But don’t take this as me giving up. I am now working on a portfolio of work with the luxury of time to really make the work shit-hot and the best I can do. I’ve been a silly boy and I was living in a dreamworld: hoping day by day that the phone would ring and the perfect entry level job would just fall into my lap. It never happened. I used the phrase “luxury of time” there because with working between 40-50 hours a week means I don’t have a lot of time nowadays to actually work on projects but I am slowly.
Lastly, I’ve now established a brand new website for my work. You can find it at www.DanielSmithArt.co.uk . I went with Carbonmade.com for the portfolio design and its hosted on Hover.com. I’m a huge fan of the very simple but effective controls to upload images and videos with Carbonmade and the customer service from Hover was absolutely first-rate and made the whole process so easy. So if you are looking for a great portfolio service: they are my recommendations.
I’m a happy and fulfilled person again. Its been a very, very long time since I’ve said that.
Dan x
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