I'm still waiting on my papers coming back from the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (located in Croydon, of all places) - I sent my passport and wedding certificate and all other information shortly after our wedding, to get my spouse visa. As far as I can tell it's a straightforward procedure - we've been living together for six months, we got married in that time period, are still living together, so all systems are go - all that needs to be done is for the spouse visa to be glued into my current (Australian) passport and voila.  Anyway I've been in contact with the IND and apparently the visa takes approximately 6-8 weeks to be processed, so it should be completed and back to me shortly. Whee!  Then I can commence the job-hunting. I am so so ready to get back to work - for the £££ of course, which we could really do with, and also for the adult company/professional stimulation.  To this end I've been jazzing up my c.v. and making lots of enquiries, and have found a couple of really good agencies who deal with the IT and Science industries. I'm not sure what to go for though - I really do not want to get into admin. work, though that would be a way of breaking myself in gently, get used to working here, see what the "work culture" is like, and not get stressed or try to "prove" myself as Ms. Wonderful. I think that attitude is quite sensible, don't you?

Then again ... I really do want a serious, good job, with good pay, where I can be Ms Wonderful. A conundrum, or a dilemma, or something. No doubt it will come down to what's available in the job market when I get those damn papers back. I don't want to take the first thing going though; anyway Sam won't let me. Sigh, such a drag having a bossy husband (hee! I love it that he has my best interests at heart and encourages me and my flabby self-confidence).

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