cathy @ Mon, 2008-07-14 06:46
I'm currently sat at my dining table supping a cup of tea waiting to start my new job at the Stats Office. I keep thinking that I should have some sort of feelings towards today but I don't. Neither positive or negative. I think its mainly because I've been too busy with Meg to really give it much though this last week and partly because I'm not sure what to expect anyway and dont' see much point in second guessing it.
It was strange this morning. I got up later than usual when I heard Meg playing in her bedroom. She had her milk in our bed with the tv on which I think is quite common for her in the mornings. I don't usually see her so I don't know. 45 mins later I actually got up. In other words I got a lie in on a Monday. Bizarre!
I don't start until 9.30 today so I'm now killing time by blogging. I'm guessing that once I'm up and running I will go to work the same time as Kev and Meg go meaning I would start about 7.45 and be home at a good time.
I'm guessing that the next few days will be filling out forms for HR and arranging a desk and computer. With luck though I'll have a desk and computer waiting as this is no longer in the academic sector and hopefully more professional. All in all I'm not expecting much from this week but I'm hoping that my new colleagues will be good to work with.
This is another step in my 'improve Cathy's life' plan. It started with an automatic car so I could drive again and now I'm working close to home so I get more Meg time and hopefully leisure time. I also employed a new cleaner last week and she is a perfectionist! Kev commented in the immaculate ensuite that he should have a shower as he now felt dirty!
I'm sad to leave science behind but hopefully I can train in statistics formally and to a higher level (as I haven't formally been trained since A level and uni) and go back to science if I want to in the future once Meg is in school and I get a more normal routine. Kev says that I have jumped onto another career ladder but I have to say that I feel more like its a job not a career. Maybe I'm wrong, we'll see soon enough.
Crap, I still have another 45 minutes to kill. I don't know what to do with spare time anymore. Have I died?