My contract ended yesterday and on the same day, my request for redeployment resulted in being offered a role as an administration assistant in an aged care centre. It will be just 16 hours a week but full time in the first week while I'm being trained. I start next week so I have four days off to try getting my head around life.
With mum in hospital I wasn't going to be having a holiday but I'm a bit disappointed there's no time to catch my breath. I'm grateful to have a job but I just hoped for a break.
I toured the aged care place mum wants to go to today. It was ok but not amazing. They have a room available but mum's discharge from hospital is too distant and uncertain for us to accept the offer.
Everything feels sad and it's been raining all day. A friend of mine forgot we had a coffee date. My gut told me she would.
It does sound like you need a break Kylie, such a lot going on in your life. I hope you get one soon, but as you say, the work is helpful but putting your feet up for a while sounds like what you need.
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I was thinking I just had to limp through to end of contract and it was a blow to be diving straight back in.
DeleteGrab the room at the aged care place, if your mum is happy with it. Once it goes, you might be struggling for a bit, before finding another satisfactory option.
ReplyDeleteI was tempted to do that but they actually won't do that. I think because of the payment structure
DeleteThat's good that you have a new job, but yes, after all the ups and downs of the last few weeks/months, you could have done with a break.
ReplyDeleteYesterday everything felt crushing.
DeleteSome days just seem like this and all we can do is keep putting one foot in front of the other. I found it also helped to do what you've done here, which is to share it with others who understand or simply listen. And do something just for you, a small pleasure that you can look back on at the end of the day and remember with happiness, to say to yourself, this was a bright spot. I was hoping you would get the break you needed and I'm sorry you didn't. Hopefully the new job won't be too taxing but a good distraction.
ReplyDeleteYesterday was a hard day but I'll claw my way back.
DeleteIm uncertain about the job but its my best option right now
So you have some good and some bad in your life. I hope it soon turns to all good.
ReplyDeleteRed, I can count on you to say it as it is :)
DeleteGood and bad I can do but my current level of unrelenting sad is new and unfamiliar
Hang in there Kylie, it always feels like the sad and bad are never ending, but they do.
ReplyDeleteThat happened to me last week, a friend forgot about our coffee date. I had the coffee and cake by myself, sat in the sun and was glad that I didn’t have to listen to him talk about his wonderful kids ( mine are slightly less than wonderful ) and then I just paid for my own, where usually I’d have to pay for both. So I took that as a win !!!!!
A four day break, is much better than a standard weekend. Make sure to do something nice for yourself. Megan
Megan, you're right on every point and I know it. I just didn't have much resilience yesterday
DeleteThe sun will come out tomorrow. Yet, sad is sad. I understand. Do something special for yourself since friend forgot! Ice cream cone? Practical Parsimony
ReplyDeleteI had hot chocolate with whipped cream. It was delicious
DeleteBig ((((Hugs)))) coming your way- one for your mum as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cathy
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