2 Months On.....

Is it really 2 months?? Life has been hectic, especially trying to fit everything in to a small time frame. This new postion has me working 25 hrs a week, however i have already amassed nearly 40 hours in time off,due to weekend work, and promotional activities. There are many facets of the job i enjoy, many i really dislike. The person who previously had this position has not made my position easy. Sadly, she failed to draw boundaries with many of the clients, so expectations on me are very high when it comes to their needs. Thankfully my boss is aware of the myriad of problems i am faced with, and is very approachable when i need to off load. I must make her aware of the concerns i have with the office coming into wet season. I fear the office is in a flood prone area of town and it will not take too much before me and its contents will be under water!! I am trying not to think too much about the wet season, given all the tsunami and floods etc in the world :(
I must try and take Tuesday off. I had forgotten how difficult it is trying to organise dental, eye, and doctors visits whilst working ( especially set hours). I need new glasses, badly. In a moment of madness, i purchased bifocals. Prior to having them, i was taking off my normal glasses to read ( i am short sighted) and it was driving me crazy. I was coerced into the bifocals.....stupid me. Within a few months of having them my eyes for reading had changed, i needed stronger lenses!!!
So this time, i will get a pair for normal use, and a pair for reading. At least then i can get the script change for the reading whilst my eyes are continually adjusting in that area.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you are all well and life is being kind :o)

To the Victor comes the Spoils

I don't quite know what i have done to deserve the spoils of the last week or so. It feels as though i have stepped out of one world and into another! Why is it when good things happen to friends and family i am genuinely happy for them? Congratulate them, and tell them they deserve the riches bestowed upon them. Now, i find myself in a position where i have had some fortune come my way, and the cynic in me automatically kicks in and questions why. What's the trade off?? What negative/misfortune is headed my way to counteract all the good fortune?

Monday my new job begins. I am virtually left to my own devices, full autonomy. My new employer trusts me that much? I could basically sit at home and turn up when i felt like it. Throw in a new car, petrol and a very generous salary, all for 24 hrs work. I am feeling very very anxious and my confidence is at a new time low. What if i can't do the job? What if my clients hate me? I am shit scared :(

Today i received a phonecall from my current boss wanting to know what i would be doing on a particular date in September. Why? Well it appears i am required to attend the yearly AGM, i have been chosen as 'Employee of the Year".....presentation of flowers...plaque....life membership. Me.

My child is happy, well adjusted, performing brilliantly at school. My own studies are moving forward and have contributed to me being able to work in my field of choice.

Surely something/someone, is just waiting around the corner to sabotage it all. Or, am i doing a decent enough hatchet job on my own?


If i thought time was difficult to come by before, god help me from Monday onwards.on

Time, is all i ask for......

I just wish that the year was split into two. The first 6 months having many more hours in the day, and the second 6 months, well, just the norm. I can never seem to do things by halves, i always, ALWAYS, take on a project or projects that require major works.

*Power Point Presentation, directed at High School students re the dangers of social networking sites, mobile phones, privacy & the law.

*Still writing my book, my adventures and experiences of working with child witnesses & their families.

* Research thesis on "Adversarial vs Inquisitorial Systems, which provides best child evidence?"

* My daughters first resume (CV), she'll be 14 at the end of the year, and is talking about an after school job.

* Currently working on a paper that is due for completion in 3 weeks...Police accountability in liberal democracies & strategies for managing integrity.

More hours, PLEASE!!!

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