It was such a strange day today. Not at all as I’d expected for my last working day of corporate life. Lockdown and remote working have changed the dynamic of these things so much that days like today just don’t seem real somehow.
It wasn’t a hugely busy day.
My PA had cleared my diary of just about all but the team goodbye meetings, which I did remotely via Zoom. It was a day of thanks, remembrances and generosity of spirit.
And sadness.
I can’t quite get my head around the fact that from tomorrow I don’t need to worry about work budgets, people development, recruitment, resourcing, major incidents, steering committees, security boards, global forums, projects and a hundred other things that have previously consumed my waking hours.
I just need to breathe. Maybe have a leisurely breakfast. Maybe not get dressed until I feel like it.
I can focus on the planning and packing for our croft move.
It’s the beginning of the real adventure.
It feels unreal.
Ravencroft Skye 
It’s a massive life change but in a few months your new life will feel normal.
Been there, worn the book and read the tee shirt. I’m sure you’ll do it properly though 😉
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Thankyou. Looking forward to the new normal!
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Those mixed emotions are sometimes unexpected but a sign of what you have given and received from the people you’ve shared the crazy work life with – that’s the best part of it all I think l! Now it begins and the house awaits in your new home land – it gives me goosebumps just to think about it, xx
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Thank you Annie. I’ve been blessed to work with some great people and there are some really special ones (like you) that will always have a place in my heart and my life ❤️
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Good luck on your new adventure! You may find you are still at work in your dreams for a while.
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I may well be. I often have what I guess are anxiety dreams about being late for meetings 🤦♀️😳…
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Congrats on the next stage. Once the initial strangeness wears off, I’m sure it wil be glorious.
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Thank you! I’m sure that I’ll get used to it. I seem to have spent the last few years wishing for this day to come, so I will get there 👍❤️
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While I’m not building a house in a remote island, I’ve just left my corporate job 4 weeks ago and I know of which you speak. I’ve established a nice “semi-professional” cadence of Zoom calls in the morning with former friends & colleagues to get insights & suggestions, followed by various home-improvement tasks, followed by a daily bike ride in the hills behind me. I am loving it. I may never go back to work!
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Ah Guido, I’m so pleased for you. I think when we stop for a moment and allow the real things to filter into our lives, the things and people that we love, we realise that there is another way. Congratulations, and seriously consider keeping your new found freedom if you can. You will be all the richer for it in so many ways. ❤️
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It must feel extra strange because you haven’t had the full on office goodbye what with all that social distancing and working from home. But maybe that makes it a less painful transition? When do you actually make the trip? I guess you still have a lot to clear up before heading off to your frredom life?
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We’re aiming to move onto the croft at the end of October, and yes, we’ve a whole lot of packing and clearing to do before then 😊
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I love a good clear out. At least you will know exactly what you own before you get there! Enjoy the process! 🙂
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It would be an amazing feeling, to not have any work commitments hanging in the back of your mind while you go about life. To be totally and blamelessly free from the pressure to make money. We have built ourselves a gilded cage in modern life.
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It’s already starting to feel good, but and it’s only a matter of weeks out of the work routine! *😊
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