Waiting on an email...or two

Not sure if I like being a lady of leisure all that much... At the moment I'm looking for freelance or project work in publishing as a reader or translaor and I've sent out my CV to a few people. I spent 5 years working in Foreign Rights, first at Hodder Chldren's Books and then at a literary agency, Ed Victor Ltd. I gave up this job when we decided to move to Spain. It was basically my dream job but I figured that if we wanted to have a family it would be better to be in Spain. Now I'm not so sure...

Waiting for responses to CVs is a horrible thing; every day I log on and as the computer chuggs into action my mind is in overdrive - "please, please, please let there be an email for me..." Then the dull thud of depression when there's nothing there. I know I should chase up with a follow-up email but at the moment I'm trying to put that off. It's probably the worst time to be looking for work anyway at the moment - the Spaniards are about to close up for the holidays - ok, I'm finding excuses now.

Instead I'm spending my days pottering and sorting out the flat. Last weekend Jon and I went to the Rastro, Valencia's huge flea market. We were incredible lucky and found this beautiful bathroom dresser. It needs a bit of work but I think with some loving care it will look stunning. The basin actually has a drain so we'll be able to plumb it in and use it as our sink. Just have to find some nice taps. We can change the tile at the bottom for one with a bit mor colour - I'm planning on having fuschia tiles on the wall. Sorry about the photo quality; I have the world's shakiest hands!