Came back to work Monday morning to find out that my little guy's last day would be Tuesday. Just had to look at it as a blessing that I had the two extra days from what I thought I'd have when I first found out he was leaving.
By the end of the day Monday, I had a better idea of what my work life would be like. My hours will be 1 pm to 9 pm, Monday through Thursday. That has its good points and bad points. (1) I get to sleep in - if my body will let me. (2) Steve and I can have mornings together, at least until he goes back to work. (3) I only have to cook supper three nights a week max. And I'll get to eat dinner at work at least three of the four nights I'm there. BUT - (4) my evenings are spoken for. That cuts out geocaching potlucks, most scouting meetings, Awana, and anything else I might want to be doing in the evening, including spending time with Steve. I have to keep looking at the positive, though - (5) I still have a job!
I will continue to do what I've been doing when Z was napping - processing obituaries, and entering program data into our database. I will also continue the Wednesday night Children's grief group, and I get to start doing the Children's cancer group on Thursday nights as well. I'll get additional program support work, have to start taking my turn answering phone calls, and a few other things. Formal job description is still being worked up.
Next week, we are closed for repairs - one major one is to pull up the Noogieland flooring and fix some drainage issues. So I'll be working days like everyone else. My new hours start on Monday, August 13. And yep, I have to work 1-9 on my birthday....I think our plans now are to go out to lunch that day, or wait until the weekend.
On Monday, I started packing up extra things in the NL office that I wouldn't need or have room for in my new "space." I have left some things in the NL office, things that I use for evening program. Things that I just used with the staff kids are most of what I've brought home. Took a load home Tuesday night and again last night.
Today was moving day. Brought over my files (that took one hand...) my office supplies, my photos, and a few other miscellaneous items. I now have a computer, chair, and desk space in a large cubicle shared with three other workspaces. It was such a change to go from my own private workspace to a smaller shared space. Not sure if I've ever worked in the same workspace as others in an office before. I will get used to it, though. Definitely right in the mix of things, after four and a half years this is part of what I longed for (feeling like being more of the team.)
By the end of the day I was ready for a break. More used to just doing this for an hour or two at a stretch when Z was napping. So went back into NL and packed up the contents of the storage cabinets as they will have to come down for the work to be done. I also had to pack a selection of toys and activities on what I've dubbed the "NL to go" cart so that we can give NL kids something to do when they need care. We'll be closed next week, but construction starts tomorrow and some of the Friday morning programs do have kids needing care. Plus they anticipate that construction won't be complete in one week - so have to make plans for the following week for alternate places. Then back to the data entry until it was time to go.
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