Absence

I have to apologise for the length of time between posts. The problem, you see, is one of money i.e. we don't have any. The plan was simple. I get a job just after Christmas, that way we'll have an income that will pay for food etc so we don't have to spend all our savings. Then, in early February at the latest, the Other Half will start working again and we will have 2 incomes (count them, 1, 2!) which will keep us in food and drink and pay bills and STILL have enough to save towards me coming home at the end of April for my best friend's wedding (hopefully, completely unlike the film, given that I'm not embarking on a stupid scheme to steal my friend's fiance). This is not exactly what happened. There are no jobs in town. Not one. I've looked. And looked. They just don't seem to be here during the off season when sensible people either live off their savings or go to a different state to work for a few months. The jobs that people do do like working at IGA or Woolworths were all taken up before I even stopped working in December. Then came the floods. We were unable for nearly a month, to reliably leave our house and get back to it so, no job. This also delayed the start of the farming season so no job for the Other Half either. Finally, he started getting a couple of days work a week and is generally up to 4/5 days a week, that is, when his boss isn't screwing him over or losing the pay, or just not paying at all etc. This money coming in is just about covering our rent and food. There is no spare. There are no savings left. We have bills coming in that we should just about be able to afford and the trip home is coming off my very overburdened credit card. Once home, I hope to work pretty much straight after the wedding and save pounds that will pay for my visa back while my Other Half works his arse off over here to pay for the bills and rent and a boat and other stuff. Once I return I'll be able to get a job working on a farm no trouble and we will be able to save hand over fist. Until then, trips into town are kept to a minimum to save on petrol, trips to the internet cafe are definitely kept to a minimum and the phone is trying to be not used. This is why I have been silent. This is why, for the next couple of months, I will continue to be pretty well silent. Sorry. I will return when I can.