Hi Lisa,

1st off, I did get your text but couldn't reply as my service went down.

I really felt for you on Friday morning. I regret that I wasn't able to take more time with you.

I know what that job meant to you and how bitterly disappointed you must feel.

Angel Eyes has given you some good advice and I would be inclined to take anything you can to get you over the Xmas period and start looking afresh in the new year.

I have to agree with Thorsten that times will get better for you and that this experience will make you stronger and more able to cope in the future.

Don't give up and you will find what you're looking for in time.

Enjoy your 21st despite all that has happened.

Colm.

Good advice there from Lolo and Ciaran. At the moment, I'm earning a quarter of what I was earning when I had no mortgage, no kids and no responsibilities and I'm twice as old as you! I've also been around long enough to know when things get bad they will eventually get better. The trick is to batten down the hatches and weather the storm as best you can. Easier said than done. but trust me when I say that this crisis you are going through right now will stand you in good stead in later years. When you come out of it on the other side you realise that you can pretty much handle anything that's thrown at you!

Chin up, keep smiling and Happy 21st!

- Thorsten.

Thanks LoloRay,

I know I'm being a big moan and there are worse things in life. God don't I know- I see the parents of my 20year old friend who died sadly at the start of the year and the pain they are going through on a daily basis doesn't compare to me being out of a job. God i'd never work again if only I could bring my friend back.

I don't have a mortgage which is a good thing, i just have a car loan and a few standing orders of phone bills and things like that so I shouldn't get myself into too much debt.

I'm feeling a lot better now you've all been sending me nice emails and I do hope that this will just be a stepping stone to something better and I'll be glad in the end that this happened. I do believe that 'what is mean't for you, won't pass you by' and that things are sent to make us stronger....but when I've been getting bad news after bad news I kinda think- Would you give me a figgin break! LOL!

Coming 21 doesn't make it worse, it just makes me look at my life and I see that I'm not where I wanted to be at 21. I'm unemployed and have no real 'career path' (no degree in a specialist subject or training in an area I want to progress to). I've no idea what i really want to do in my life, I've never wanted to be a high flying business woman; I just want to have a job that provides me with enough money to live comfortably and be happy. But all this stupid stress over a job makes me mad, it's awful how we rely so heavily on money to enjoy our lives.

Thanks for all your replies and emails. much appreciated.

Lisa

Hi Lisa, maybe this is time to reflect on what you have, and the good things in your life.
I don't see how being 21 makes things worse. I agree with Ciaran - it's the start of good things.

It is crappy losing a job, and so on, but if you don't have a mortgage and kids or dependants then you are one of the lucky ones. Plus you are luckier than others because you have modelling to fall back on to help with pocket money.
Do you have your health?
Do you have people who love you?
You are gorgeous and young and the world is at your feet.

You can look at this as a good opportunity to push your modelling career a bit more.

Crying over not getting a job is not worth it. Statistically, most jobs that are applied for won't get an interview, and most interviews won't get a job. So you have to be realistic about it and learn from your experience.

More bad news this morning- I was waiting to hear if I'd got a job I was in for to start on 1st Dec...was kinda relying that I would have got it but of course no i didn't!:(

Burst into tears in the middle of Belfast & poor Colm Mac was the unlucky one who just happened to bump into me walking along the streets of Belfast gurning LOL

Thanks everyone for your replies, I do know that there are thousands of people in my shoes, but it's just so upsetting being without a job or income for the first time in my life. I've worked part tiem all through my studies and had a job lined up to go straight into after my Alevels. The only option for me is to do some awful jobs that pay less than what I earned 2years ago when i left school. Doesn't quite seem right!

Anyone else want to shoot in the next few weeks? Seems I could be unemployed for quite some time!

Lisa

Sorry to hear tha bad news Lisa It's bad times on the job front, for a lot of people at the moment and I fear things will get worse before they get better. I'd love to offer you a shoot, but I simply can't afford it at the moment. In a few weeks, we could possibly try and arrange something? (not sure if thats a lot of use to you now)

As for being 21.. I think you can afford to be a lot more upbeat about that, than depressed. It might seem like the end of the world now, but fact is, it's only the start of good things.

Chin up

I feel for you girl!!! Havent been working a proper job with good hours in ages, finished college in May and I seriously regret my career choice!!

Keep your chin up!! Things will get better!!!

Aisling

xx

Sorry to hear you're having such a hard time Lisa, hope it gets better soon. I know how stressful it can be when you've no job and bills to pay!

While i can't give you a modeling job i'd recommend you to go on loadzajobs.co.uk, i was on there last night applying for jobs and aslong as you're not a mental case and have a basic grasp of english there's quite a bit of admin, secretarial and call-centre work available. All with decent pay and most with immediate starts. Prob not at the top of your career choices but im sure it'll do until after xmas!

Good luck hun,
Ange x