On the 26th of November my contract came to an end and I was once more free of the shackles of work. I would have stayed on but as I maybe mentioned before, they changed the job description and I was not too keen in pursuing that direction.
Saturday the 27th was the first Saturday in a long time that I was able to enjoy without having to spend half of it at work. I woke up at the usual time, had breakfast and then went back for forty winks. After the second cup of coffee I headed to the shops for some food and then returned home and began to just veg.
Guilt began to well up in the brain but I soon put it back in its place. I no longer have an agenda, I have lots of free time and I think I deserve to just chill for a bit.
I’ve had a week to consider my new lifestyle and I like it. To no longer have to look at the clock, and to do what I want to whenever that may be. But it has not been as easy this time to break the routine of work. Part of me is feeling that I am on holiday and I need to get all those jobs done and then I realise that this is my life for the next few months. I will be happy to cruise along like this until maybe the end of January and if I can find part time work to cover expenses then that will be fine.
I’m already worrying about money and I started to fill out an online claim with the brew and when I got to the asset test it struck me that I doubt that they will give me any money anyway due to the current bank balance, so I abandoned that and went back to reality. If I only plan to take a few months off I would rather not get bogged down with the bureaucracy of government as they will only frustrate me and upset my chi
Glen, me plumber, arrived on Monday to finish of his part and then I could get on with finishing off the new laundry and toilet. I’m quite pleased with the result although it’s still not finished. I ran out of material on Wednesday and I need to get the electrician in before I can complete the sheeting. I’ll try to get him in this week. The good thing is…..I have plenty of time and can finish it this week or next.
One area I really want to focus on is the garden. Last year before I started work I had only been home for about 4 months and I had no time to look at the garden. I started the renovations downstairs and that took most of my weekends and days off, so now it’s time.
I want to also get back to previous pursuits, the bike, reading, writing and walking………all those things that I have had to put on hold over the past 12 months.