Oh, My Days!

There was a knock on the door yesterday. Normally, I should have been returning to work following the Easter break, and duly I rose at 6 a.m (because old habits die hard) to find I had a day of sunshine and unplanned hours ahead of me. My services were no longer required by my place of work. I was to be paid until the end of the month, but need not attend for the last two days of my contract. Freebie days, I suppose you could call them. Or payback days. I don't know. Whatever. Back to the knock on the door... ...Sir Oddly-Strange had come to visit, bringing with him his ancient and sage aunt, Lady Posy Tive-Outlook. 'Ah, Lady Malarkey!' said Sir Oddly-Strange, stepping into the hall. 'I've brought Laughter with me. I hope you don't mind,' and from behind his legs emerged his large Golden Retriever. Sir Oddly enjoyed the company of dogs and often could be found rolling around on the floor with Laughter. Lady Posy swept forward in her glorious Regency silk...

I can put my lack of blogging down to only one thing, which is that the last couple of weeks or so I have been in what I can only describe as ‘fight or flight’ mode whilst waiting to leave the job I was in. It ain’t been a nice feeling, I can tell you that much. The words ‘slog’, ‘bullet-biting’ and ‘tenterhooks’ just about sum it up, but finally Friday 12th April arrived and along with it... FREEDOM!!! And it was with a sense of joy, relief, overwhelming tiredness and unnerving calm, that I managed my last day without drama or tears, and drove away for the final time with a lightness in my heart and shine to my spirit I haven’t felt for a few months. I also drove away with a car full of cards, flowers and lovely presents, none of which I was expecting but kind of showed that I must have done something right in the previous 2 and a half years! I know I don’t officially exit my contract until 30th April and this is officially ‘Easter Holidays’ but I’m not waiting until then to...