It's not new for me, dealing with these companies and telephone assistants. I mean all those years living alone I've had to basically do it on my own. But really, after almost one year absence, and plus the fact that we moved in the meantime, means lots of effort and time. And that's not all... I've also been asked to go to the bank and negotiate with them about the mortgage. How do I do that?! Really...all those expectations, and all those 'do-this, do-that' as if it were all so easy. I've also just been asked to polish the house up a bit...you know, a new layer of paint on the bathroom ceiling, in the kitchen, on the window and doors outside on the second floor balcony, and bits and bobs where the previous tenants amateurishly (and uglily) tried to cover up the damage they did to the paint and wallpaper on walls and ceilings with the wrong kind/colour of paint here and there. Of course, it's not work to be done overnight, but since I'm not doing much, might as well start.
I don't mind doing all this, really I don't. And to be honest, I'm not sure I could do anything else more useful anywhere without a job or study. Though I'd like to work and make some money for myself for a change, it'll probably take another month (or longer) to find anything decent and that I'm interested in. Really not sure what it is I could do, and what kind of employer would hire me...I'm mean what skills do I have, what can I do better than others? For one thing, lanaguage is a barrier, and self-confidence another. So, still I'm undecided what would suit me careerwise and studywise. I've been looking into master programmes, there are some that appeal to me, but they're quite far away (in Groningen and Maastricht, both around 200km north and south respectively). There's something closer to home (which also means I could live at home), it's also where I used to work in Leiden, but somehow with the same degree and fees it just doesn't appeal to me at all! The search goes on.
So, when at home, I should do some homework.
(this is it...) 
