Thank you and goodbye...

Well, after 11 years working for the college, I've taken voluntary redundancy. Yesterday was my last day 'cos I've got leave to take but I officially finish on 30th June. I only actually found out at 5pm last Tuesday, so it's all been a bit of a rush - which thankfully meant that no-one had time to plan a big leaving do! The college had merged with another college at the start of the year and as this was my second merger and second round of redundancies, so I decided that I'd rather not stick around this time.

I have just over a week off before I start a new job as an office administrator for a considerably smaller salary but, hopefully with less stress and more enjoyment. Also the added bonus of no staff to manage, no students, no having to take holidays in college vacations. We should also be able to car-share which should cut costs a bit too. The redundancy money will be stashed away so that I can choose to walk away from any future job when it starts to make me a quarter as miserable as I have been for the last 4 years!

Despite the short time between me finding out I was leaving and actually going, my colleagues still found time to get a huge card full of signatures and do a whipround. so I came away with vouchers for Watlings in Lacock and 5 bottles of beer with £5 notes wrapped round the necks! I wish all beer came like that!

It was Jon's 40th birthday at the weekend which he celebrated by going to Brussels with Oscar, Davvy and Bones - involving cartoon museums and lots of beer - leaving me free to watch the Le Mans 24 hours on Eurosport all weekend. Lovely weekends were had by all, on both sides of the Channel!