four of this and that

Yesterday on the train back from college I was thinking I'd quite like to get to know more about the people whose blogs I read, especially Angie at Cozy Nest and there you go, today I learnt a whole lot from this meme she posted. Wow, that was quick! And it was fun doing, would you like to have a go? My answers are kinda long to begin with, but they get shorter, I promise.

Jobs I've Had:

I've never had a regular salary, never been employed full-time, never seen myself as having a proper 'job' really, so I feel a bit of a fraud posting these 'jobs', but here goes:

1. Librarian : my current occupation. I don't get paid for this as I'm officially only a 'mature student' and not employed, but for four hours each morning I take care of the school library, doing everything a librarian would do (I should hope!). For this I get food, accomodation and a place in this community called Brockwood.

2. Gardener : also at Brockwood, a couple of years ago. It was lovely, hands-on and outdoors, but hard work.

3. Carer in a retirement home : I loved this temp-job, adore the old folk and the manual work. It's hard, understaffed and underpaid obviously, but all the hugs, smiles and touches you give and get was worth it. Short-term and as temp-work that is, I really admire the people who do this year in and year out, something I couldn't do.

4. Carer in a home for 5 mentally handicapped people : I loved this temp-job as well. Much easier and better paid than the retirement home and in a way more rewarding.

Places I've Lived:

1. Sweden : Trosa: small place south of Stockholm, on the coast. Linköping: bigger city more south and inland.
2. Ft Worth, Texas (howdy y'all!) : I was 11, we lived there for a year as part of a job offer my dad got.
3. Cornwall, UK : D lived in a little house by the sea for two years and I lived there for a few months before we moved here.
4. Barcelona : for two or three months, taking time out after school and practising my Spanish.

Foods I Love:

1. Oatcakes (would never survive without them)
2. Jacket potatoes
3. Butternut squash soup
4. Oat porridge! (with shelled hemp-seeds and rice milk. i love breakfast.)

Websites I Visit:

1. flickr
2. Etsy
3. eBay
4. Facebook

Places I'd Rather Be:

1. In a house in Devon, with a garden, a dog and a queue of acupuncture patients...
2. Closer to a spatial loop-hole to my parents' place in Sweden.
and that's it.

Movies I Love:

1. My Neighbour Totoro
2. Amelie
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. Tillsammans

TV Shows I Watch:

We don't have a telly, something I'm very happy about, but we still watch some stuff that we really want to see on the laptop. In bed. :o)

1. My Name is Earl : love that show.
2. Nature of Britain : British nature programs are the best. They make me feel wonderful for some reason, they just do.
3. Shameless : lately, D got me hooked on it.
4. British gardening programmes, when I fancy them.

People I tag:
If you're reading this, consider yourself tagged. :)

Comments

[Angie]

Awww, that's nice that you were wondering about me:-) I know that I'm a little reserved on my blog, but I'm hoping that will eventually change. Anyways, thanks for playing along! I described what Chex mix is in my comments on my blog :-) What are jacket potatoes? I like My Name is Earl too

[caroline]

Thanks Angie! Jacket potatoes are just British for baked potatoes. :) I think you've already changed, I'm knowing more and more about you and I love your weekend :: theme posts, they're excellent. Enjoy! :)