Jennysha's job log: 15
Jennysha Patel
- August 2009.
The story so far… Jennysha graduated three years ago, and is looking for ways into publishing. Meanwhile she combines work in a bookshop and a library.
Comfortable in my choice
Can you believe I almost missed the deadline for this blog? I thought for a second that I didn’t have anything to write about – how wrong I was! In actual fact, I have been so busy and the events of the past week and a bit have so occupied me that I have had trouble finding the time to actually write this. So there you have it: me contradicting and confusing myself and everyone once again!
So, let’s get down to it. Since my last blog and making the decision to stay at home, despite my longing for independence and my own space, I have felt at ease with the choice I made. I haven’t felt uncomfortable or worried and have been ‘living’ more; meeting friends, going out and engaging in some retail therapy (I am a woman after all). Another very recent development at the bookshop put things into perspective too. I found out the other day that there are going to be some redundancies, in light of the current economy, unsurprisingly. It came as a bit of a shock, mostly because a particularly well-liked colleague volunteered to leave and he is a great person so I will miss working with him and mostly miss having him listen to my endless dilemmas! This makes me a little relieved that I didn’t decide to move out, as my fate has yet to be decided with relation to whether I am safe at the bookshop or not. Just thinking of all the what if? scenarios makes me cringe at how awkward things could’ve been had I moved out.
Adjust in time
A big event in my life which occurred just a few days after writing my last blog was… the wedding. Yes it finally happened. It came so quick and actually was the most perfect day, it made me wonder what all the incessant stress and worry is all about, seeing as it all goes so quickly and it’s only a day after all. But, it truly was a special day. The sun was shining (which I had heavily doubted as a couple of days before it was cold and windy and rainy) and ok, there were little hiccups, I’ll admit. For one, the hair and make-up girls slept in and were late to arrive at the salon, then the bouquets arrived and the bride’s one was not quite to brief and had to be taken back to the flower shop to be re-done and then collected by the bride herself on the way to the church.
And lastly, but by no means, least, my dress was ‘misbehaving’. I had a serious wardrobe malfunction and it was not good. Despite going for the dress fitting over a month prior to the wedding and everything being fine, for some reason, my dress, on the day, felt slightly large. To be frank, I was lacking ‘up top’ and wasn’t quite as well endowed as I thought I always have been! So, there was a lot of space, so to speak between me and the dress - not the greatest situation when I am a bridesmaid and am on show just as much as the bride and also would be wearing the garment for the entirety of the day. Luckily, a family friend of the bride’s who also happened to make wedding dresses, was around to help my friend into her dress. In a jiffy, she had sewn the straps in for me tighter and they held fastened for the whole day - I have her to thank for coming to my rescue. Of course, there was the usual dodgy dad dancing, or in this case, crazy-cousin-creating-some-rather-unsavoury-yet-extremely-entertaining-moves, a man and his wife mistaking my mother for me, some bridesmaid bonding and what was an overall wonderful day in my life and a great experience….Although, I’m not so sure I will be rushing to be a bridesmaid again so soon!
A new age dawns
For now then, wedding season is hopefully over for me. I am trying to rest and relax and regenerate after a period of such hustle and bustle. I’ve been losing track of time, it’s crazy, but it’s my life. In other areas of my life, I have had some developments with my poetry and the writers’ evening I have been attending: at the next session, I will indeed be reading some of my work to the group, so I am on a mission to practice to perfection. In actual fact, there is a poetry night that runs once a month at a local bar which I am hoping to attend should I be willing to let the cat out of the bag (I am a Leo and so if I can overcome my stage fright, hopefully the natural born performer will emerge). I have started exercising at the gym again which is allowing me to release tension and is keeping me happy. Oh and I just recently turned 25: I’ve been getting the usual ‘you’re a quarter of a century old now, how do you feel?’ remarks, but to be honest I am pretty happy with where I’m at and the way I’m going and am excited about the year ahead.
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