So i have been unemployed for 2 days and already have done another days work. I got a phonecall last night from a mate who was doing a favour for a girl we know's dad's company in helping out doing a bit of manual labour. Basically we went down to the Tatton Park where the Flower Show is approaching and helped out constructing one of the gardens which are going to be judged and viewed by the public. This one is designed for a disabled children's school in Oldham, and over the day whilst the older gardeners watched each other check if the wooden fencing was even, me and Tom shovelled about 2 tonnes of dirt filling in trenches and beds which will have flowers in shortly. We did the most work of anyone on our garden, a gruelling 9 hour day in the soaring heat for £50. I'm quite happy, its more than i would have earned at Debenhams on any Sunday!

And, a day's hard labour working on a piece at the highly prestigious Tatton Flower Show for the benefit of a load of disabled children is most definitely going to look good on my CV and Personal Statement! Its worth the blisters!