Some weeks the time flies by and suddenly it is Friday. This is a short working week and it seems an eternity since Monday morning. The causes have been both work and the problems of ordinary life that sometimes kick you to remind you not to be complacent. Work wise, the actions of a few people in an NHS Trust and the decisions they made without discussion on Friday last week impacted on my working week big time. This has the effect of meaning that the diary you thought you had at 8.45am on Monday has suddenly changed by 9am. It also means that you cannot be productive in the way you thought you would be. One good effect was that while waiting to go into a meeting with some Directors on Tuesday I did a massive clear up job on my email inbox and that is a really good outcome for the week.
On Tuesday afternoon at around 4.30pm all was calm; I decided to make the most of the good weather and get out of the office, go home and sit in my garden for a while. A chain of events meant that by the time I got home at 11pm, my car was in the garage awaiting repair to work out why it wouldn’t start plus a smashed bumper, and puncture caused by my darling husband forgetting to steer while being towed!
A day off yesterday wasn’t spent taking Matt back to Uni as planned, but on the phone to insurance companies etc. The silver lining was that I managed to cut the grass and finished a book I had been meaning the time to read.
Today being carless means a walk to the station and a train. The good thing is we get to finish at 3pm; time off for hard work and good behaviour. No work for me till Tuesday; lets hope no one decides to do anything today that might affect the potential tranquility next week!
Comments on: "Yipee a short week!" (2)
Hi Julie – hope you had/are having a good Easter long weekend. I used to wait for them in anticipation of a rest.
How is the employment situation looking? Do hope all is well and that the changes do not have too much of an impact – is it likely you will be redeployed? Hope so.
I was trolling through James Bartholomew’s site – found this interesting, wondered what you thought:
http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/welfare-before-the-welfare-state/2011/04/what-we-are-not-taught-about-our-history.php
Hi there,
Yes it was very nice thanks; looking forward to the next break already – you could easily get used to working 3 days a week!
The article you pointed me to is indeed really interesting. I guess it is no surprise that we are as guilty as other countries of airbrushing history. I think that once you get past GCSE and A level, where sujects are treated superficiously then students do get taught more of the realities pre- welfare state. I remember being taught that improvements in health and life expectancy are more about public health (clean water and better sanitation) than any drug invented. Perhaps few of us have been interested in pre- 1948 realities and that has led to a dearth of accurate information. Fascintating stuff though!