Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

[kilasuit]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

Well being between Manchester & London living in hostels this last month has given me a bit more perspective on life.

Really have felt like i've been on a long term holiday more than anything else though luckily I have had things to do (for the User Group & conference) to keep me busy so thats been good.

December is going to be an interesting month though

[Pixie]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

I'm glad you're feeling so positive about everything kila...onwards and upwards!

[cymruambyth]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

Hi kilasuit, it's good to hear that your work life is going so well ( it seems a bit better than McDonald's )and hopefully your housing will be sorted. It's great that you are in really good spirits, I hope everything continues to improve.

[kilasuit]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

Ok its been a while and a lot has recently happened (as always does with me) - lots of stuff for the longer term good and a few little annoying but manageable things too.

So the good stuff first :-)

Firstly I've been doing more presenting at local groups and at another international event.

I'm now running in Manchester a UserGroup (we had our first meetup last night where I presented both sessions) for Windows PowerShell - the scripting language for almost all Microsoft server applications - and I'm also co-ordinating the London PowerShell User Group as well hopefully soon to be others springing up all around the UK.

I'm also Co-Organising a PowerShell Conference in Hannover, Germany which is happening the middle of April which has been a lot of fun so far and I'm likely to be presenting there as well.

I've already got my first confirmed 2016 conference that I'm speaking at the PowerShell and DevOps Summit in Belle Vue, Washington, US for my 26th! (beginning of April) So I'm looking forward to that a lot as its a rather big event in the PowerShell world and I'll be toe to toe with the Microsoft Product Group and many of the MVP's (Microsoft Most Valued Professional) as well.

However thats the good stuff.

The bad is a continuation of previous past events - housing really hasn't been a good thing for me at all and this latest one takes the biscuit somewhat. Long story short my ex landlady tried to illegally evict me by changing the locks to the house a week before I was already moving out so she could move her daughter and boyfriend into the house.

She had been a complete ass for months and really was the worst Landlady i've ever had.

However I'm between houses atm whilst I sort out a few other things as to add to it all I'm now longer working at the University. Lots of IT changes and I took voluntary severance whilst it was being offered. I've got a good package out of it considering the amount of time I'd been there and this will help reshape things properly for the future.

So atm things are interesting but I'm in really good spirits about it all and the future ahead as this allows me to move into IT Contracting / Consulting / Bespoke Training which I think would suit me better longer term too

[Pixie]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

Sorry to hear you lost the court battle for the kids...and that you may be made redundant. But it's great that you're going to be presenting...especially in Singapore!

Life is full of obstacles, it's how you deal with them that matters. Look at it this way, if things never changed there'd be no butterflies.

Good of luck for the future...whatever it brings

[nightwatch]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

glad to see you are still with us kila, I wish you better luck from here xxxx

[kilasuit]

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Apparently the previous VR schemes havent been too bad to those with under 5 years getting 6months pay - but still awaiting confirmation on this

[oscar]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

How long you been at UoM - will you get any redundancy?

I know its not ideal, a would rather keep your job (I suspect!), but need to keep all situations open

[kilasuit]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

I know its been a while - lots has been happening including losing this battle at court for the kids.

However I am far from giving up - just re-evaluating the situation and looking to gauge a better plan for the next year or so.

In more interesting news - I'm presenting at 3 Technology events - One in Cambridge - http://www.spsevents.org/city/cambridge/cambridge2015 and then one in Singapore http://powershell.asia/ which I'm looking forward to as will be nice to get away for a little while and then I will be presenting at another shortly after http://www.collab365.events/ so its becoming interesting times ahead

Although there is some further uncertainty as my role at UoM has been placed at risk for redundancy http://staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/new...=2015&month=07 so it may be that I'll be out of work again soon although nothing has been confirmed as of yet so it may pass me but we shall see.

My Landlady is being an ass as well so I may be moving soon too - oh the joys.

[nightwatch]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

Hi Kila, any news? how are you doing ? x

[PlanB]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

How are things?

Plan B x

[kilasuit]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

sorry Social workers bring out my nasty side.

Try living with one as a child and growing teenager - Its worse that I'm having to deal with them now as well. In fact one of the main reasons behind moving out of my mums at 16 was because I couldn't cope with her mentality that also filtered into home life.

I could understand the whole 24 hours notice if I wasn't working or worked either part time or shift hours but still its damn ridiculous that they expect me to be able to drop everything for them anyway.

And yeah it really does seem like the mentality is "he works so lets punish him for it and make life difficult and not be sensible about working around his working commitments"

[nightwatch]

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It really seems like you're taking 1 step forward and 3 steps back. You've done well to get yourself a decent job and the social work team should be helping you to have your children with you, not putting obstacles in your way - sending a text with just 24 hours notice to attend a meeting miles away the next day is ridiculous! Too many Dads just walk away.

Pixie reading between the lines I think this is what they are trying to find out, is he determined enough? It would be a lot easier for them to just place them in foster care and for him to walk away.
But I think they are being harsh on him because they look at him as "young" as for the text well, as i've said before some social workers want you to work around them, if you don't you can be seen as not caring, But I think a complaint needs to be put forward about their lack of planing, knowing that dad needs to work and is not in the local area, this is not helping him.
These children need a stable home, killa is offering them one, but they need to help him as much as them.

sorry Social workers bring out my nasty side.

[Pixie]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

It really seems like you're taking 1 step forward and 3 steps back. You've done well to get yourself a decent job and the social work team should be helping you to have your children with you, not putting obstacles in your way - sending a text with just 24 hours notice to attend a meeting miles away the next day is ridiculous! Too many Dads just walk away.

[nightwatch]

Re: Kilasuits Diary (debt free and life improvements)

calm down, things will happen when they need to, Take a breath, step back and look at things again, try contacting MC council again and explain why you need housing closer to work, My mum is with Southways Housing. they cover, Burnage, Chorlton, Didsbury areas look on the website.
If my brother has anything to do with it, her 3 bed house will be available for rent soon, Burnage/withington boarder.Direct bus route to city centr, good schools , Drs ,Parks