Happy Birthday to.....

Me!

37, and ok with counting.

As my lovely Mum always remarks....'Ageing beats the alternative'

The Village People

No, I'm not talking about the handle-bar moustachioed biker and his gang........

I'm talking about the people I work with.
(Think biggest independant furniture retailer in the UK and you'll get me!)

I've been in the job for four and a half months now, and it's good news all round.

Surrounded by some of the best individuals I have ever come across in my working life, who have been more than generous in welcoming me and accepting me with open arems for who I am, this is where I know I'll be for the forseeable future.
I had a such a nightmare with work in the year or so before this came along, and I somehow feel it was all meant to be. I have ended up in a place that feels right.
The pace is fast and demanding, the workload massive, but I find myself absolutely loving it.

As if the shine on all this was not dazzling enough, I was approached by the head of HR last week, sounding me out about a promotion.

I am really pleased that I have been seen as having potential, and I will give the idea due consideration when and if it becomes a firm thing, but it would mean that I'd have to leave my current base and move up the road to Head Office.

The idea of not working with the colleagues I have now leaves me very much in two minds, but the whole company employs some really good people as far as I can see and I think it'll be fun getting to know as many of them as I can.
I also think it's time I took a break from dumbing down my own potential with fears and frets, and started going along with the advice and opportunities offered by those that recognise and acknowledge it.

Whatever happens, I will be forever in the debt of Billy, Tom, Lady P and the other good folks at Slough.

They've made getting paid a bonus.

Christ on a bike!

Nightmarish.

That has been my experience of switching over to the new Blogger.

Just spent half an hour on the phone with one of my learned brothers, and hey presto!

There is much to report from my little life, and for a minute there, I thought I'd never get access again.

I've removed cookies, cleared my cache, upgraded my Javascript...blah, blah, technical blah.

Remote assistance rocks!

Anyway, I shall take the time over the next week or so, to update my horribly neglected Blog and to catch up on this part of my life, in general.

Please continue to watch this space.