The first day back at work after the Christmas holidays. I set my alarm clock to get me up nice and early, but fell asleep again, and didn’t get into work until 9.30am. I spent most of the morning trying to refamiliarise myself with the stuff I had been working on before Christmas. The project I have been assigned to is a week behind schedule before it has even got going. The controls I was meant to have finished before Christmas are still not done, because I needed to see the original designer, who was off the week before the holiday. I am meeting him this afternoon, and then, hopefully I will be able to get going again.
It was good to have a proper Christmas holiday this year. Last year I had to work for a few days between Christmas and New Year, because I couldn’t afford to just take the time off. The main benefit of being a full time employee, rather than a contractor, is that you get paid holidays. I can look forward to Bank Holidays again, rather than viewing them as a days lost earnings. And, of course, I will be able to take a proper two week break from work at some point this year, which is something I have not done since our honeymoon in 2002.
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