I am now taking a complete break from Random Jottings while I nip off to Turkey. Since I started in 2006 there have been very few days when I have not posted, apart from the odd occasion when I was being hit on the hit with falling mirrors and catching the flu, but I am now taking myself off to lie on a beach for the next week and a bit. I intend to lie in the sun, covered in Factor 900 or whatever, reading and sleeping and occasionally rousing myself to take a dip in the sea or a sip of a cold drink.
The last eighteen months have been pretty turbulent ones having to cope with a mini-breakdown after working for the Boss from Hell for seven years, the consequent months dealing with the awful behaviour of said boss after I left, finding a new job, starting a new job, then the Wedding which wonderful though it was and turned out so superbly in the end, was a very emotional experience having to deal with the fact that I had a daughter who was actually getting married and not in nappies any more, and the final sorting out with my ex all sorts of issues and feelings. Ok it has now all settled down and life is so much better and I feel very serene but I am just SO tired. My mind has had to take in and deal with so much over this period that I have now reached the stage where I simply must have a rest. The commuting this week has not exactly helped either.
So dear friends all, I will return in ten days refreshed and raring to go. I packed my suitcase last night and had to throw out half the clothes I was planning to take as I could not fit them all in because of the books lining the base. I can only hope I will not be charged excess baggage.
Have a good week and in the words of the Great Arnold Schwarzenegger "I'll be back"...
