This week started with an 11 till 6 shift at work on Sunday. It was a slightly earlier start than usual. It wasn't too crazy busy for once, so we got to finish a bit early. I'm now counting down the shifts until I leave. I'm looking forward to taking some time for myself, to work on my health and fitness goals. Life has been crazy busy the last few months and I've neglected myself and done the minimum in terms of self care lately.
OH went to the allotment tonight to water and brought back a harvest of tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, which crossed a couple of things off this week's shopping list.
After supper he and I watched a couple of episodes of 1923. We're up to the last episode of series 1 now, and as series 2 is not yet available on Netflix, we're going to have to find something else to watch soon.
On Monday, I woke quite early and got ready to head out of town to do the weekly shop. It was forecast to be a very hot day, so I put on a long loose cotton dress to keep me cool. I needed to be back for 2pm, as I was due at work for 4pm.
I didn't need too much today. Just the usual groceries and the odd small extra item, i.e. some vitamins I take daily. OH is really watching what he eats at the moment, so he's cutting out lots of things, including jam, so all the jars I've made will take a long time to use up, meaning there is no necessity to do any blackberry picking this year to make any more.
I did the shopping and then for a treat I went to the charity shop for a look around. I tried quite a few natural fabric items on, but none of them were nice enough that I wanted to buy them. I ended up coming out with a small item (for £1) for LB's bedroom makeover and I made a donation to the charity of another £1, which I always do. I also donated to the food bank again this week, but I might have to make my donation every other week instead of each week, once I'm not earning money again, sadly.
I chilled for a while when I got home before getting ready and heading into work. Work started off very quiet tonight. I had a bit of a chat to a colleague and found out about another incident involving the same person that upset me. It reinforced to me that I had made the right decision to leave, as this instance was way worse.
On Tuesday, it was glorious to wake up knowing that I didn't need to go to work. In fact, I ended up sleeping in until gone 9.30 am, after which I got up and got ready to go to the gym. I had a good workout session, but I was tired and couldn't stop yawning the whole time. On the way home from the gym, I popped into a local charity shop that I hadn't visited in a while, just for a mooch.
Of course, I ended up buying a few things, i.e. a lovely pair of Barbour leather wedge/espadrille sandals that I'm intending to wear for my niece's wedding next year. I've already bought a brand new dress for £5 from a charity shop and these will go well with it, so I'm sorted. I also bought a pair of M&S trousers that were on the half price rail for £3.25 and two books that will keep me occupied when I leave work. Here's a picture of them:
This book is written by a qualified physiotherapist who has worked in the NHS and private practice. It cost £4, which is quite a lot for a book, but it's a thick one and I think I'll gain a lot more knowlege of the mobility issues facing older adults by reading it, in case I do decide to move into gym instructing in the future.
This embroidery book looks really interesting and has lots of transfer patterns that you can iron onto fabric and stitch, which is useful. I'm thinking that I could try to do some embroidery when I get some free time and there's some good ideas in here. It will be a great addition to my craft library. This cost £3.
When I got home, I had some lunch and boiled up some beetroot that we'd harvested from the allotment and then pickled it for use in salads. It made a couple of large jars, but I still have more to process. I hung out some laundry, so I have clothes for work later in the week and then I went to bed for a nap. Working 5 consequetive days, like I've been doing lately, leaves me quite tired and depleted, so an afternoon nap helps.
On Wednesday, I woke up knowing that I had a a full free day ahead of me. Bliss. I wasn't intending to go to the gym, as I'd done that the day before. It kind of throws me when I get a completely free day, as they've been so rare lately. It's something that I need to get used to and I'm sure I will. There's so many things I want to do once I finish work. The whole house needs a clean, I've got lots of craft and sewing projects to do, I want to go out for regular walks and I may even add in the odd swim at our local baths. There's also the allotment to visit and our garden to potter in. I'm pretty sure I won't get bored. I'm looking forward to eating earlier in the evening. I'm sure eating after 10pm can't be good for my metabolism and creates issues with insulin and cortisol, which can cause weight gain around the middle at my age, so I'm hoping I might have a chance of shifting some weight when I get back into a normal daily routine.
On Thursday, I was back at the gym. I paid some bills and did some financial stuff when I got back. I'm doing okay with regard to spending this month. It just shows that when I really need to I can go back to my old frugal ways. I do have savings I can use if necessary. In fact, the way things are going at the moment with the Government's plans to tax savings more, I may as well spend some of it rather than let them get their hands on it.
Work tonight was okay. I was doing a different job for a change. One I've not done for a while and it was a quiet shift on this particular job.
Friday, I wasn't working until 5pm again, so I had a lie in and then got up. OH treated us to lunch out in a local restaurant, which made a nice change. Work was fairly busy and passed without too much drama.
Saturday morning, I had a lazy morning at home. OH had volunteered to look after a neighbour's dog again, so we had a canine visitor which was very nice. He's a real sweetie. LB was at work today and messaged to say she'd made an error in the shop and not charged a customer enough for their shop. She was worried about what she should do and what her boss would say, but I told her just to tell them and be honest, as we all make mistakes. In the end she did and her boss was really good about it.
I had to go off to work later and it felt like a long shift. It was fairly busy again, but at least I had time to get the extra jobs I had to do done. I now have just one week's notice left to work and to be honest, I can't wait to leave now.
Having said that, it's been a strange week of gradually coming to terms with the idea of leaving work. At times I feel sad about it, but then at other times I'm excited to get my freedom back. I'll miss a few of my work colleagues, but I wouldn't call them friends and I know we won't keep in touch. We've rubbed along well over the last couple of years though. Some of them are very sweet and have been very supportive and helpful to me in this job and I appreciate them for that. I won't miss some of the customers though, especially the difficult and dodgy ones. It's been an eye opener that's for sure, but I've seen enough for now and I'm looking forward to a different perspective on humanity.
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