Done and dusted

 I have started my new job. It has been a bit of a whizz. The settling in process has been really smooth touchwood. The people are nice and I feel at home. The office is quite high tech and located in an ultra central place which I love. 

Today, its exactly been a week since I left my last job and it does seem such a change, so long ago. Last Monday was to be my final day in work while I took the Tuesday off to unwind before joining. When I went in to work on the Monday, I realised that my credentials were not working any more. I waited for IT to come in. And they figured out at once, that my credentials had been removed from the organisation over the weekend. It was like a blessing I did not ask for. I did not have a lot of work to do, but my manager was kind of one who surreptitiously noted people's working hours. So I did not expect her to be benevolent and let me have an early finish. But then the Gods of Fate decided for me to have an early finish by making the IT department action my account early. I had to bid farewell to my team through another colleagues chat and that was it. It was a bit unceremonious. I did not have any last email drafted nor did I want to make a big deal, but I was definitely not prepared for what happened :) I gave my i-card at the reception where a kind, elderly gentleman sits. He in his usual calm voice asked "Oh you are leaving? Bye and good luck!" That was me done at my previous place!

It was the first day of the heat wave in the UK. And coincidentally, Pumpki was under the weather since she had had her Covid vaccine booster shot the previous day. She was at home. It seemed as if the stars had aligned for me to be at home with my sickly kid on one of the hottest days in the UK of the year. It was an amazing feeling to drive back home on the motorway for one last time. I strangely did not feel nostalgic. I just felt amazing. I felt awesome at having an extra day off. When I came back home, the curtains were drawn to keep the sun out. It felt like a hot day in India and gave proper summer vacation vibes. I was over the moon to just sit with Pumpki and do Lego. Since I was home, K was alleviated of his child care duties. I chatted with Mummy over Facetime and played and watched TV with Pumpki. Once Chiyaa was back from school, it was more or less the same relaxed day and a preparation for the next hot day :) 

Though next day was blazing, I got some exercise in. And then post cooking did a bit of studying for my new job. It was just to give me a sense of security. A false sense of security to be honest :) The day was super relaxed, but sadly the night was so hot and humid we all had difficulty sleeping. The houses in this country are not helpful if the weather turns too warm. I was also anxious about joining the new place which added to the turbulence. Somehow the raat's subah (morning in plain speak :D ) came and I was ready for my new job!

Morning shows the day?

This is my last week at my current work place. The time has flown so swiftly. There is never a dull moment when it comes to work here. The days are packed choc-o-block with something or other to do. Along with it, I have an impending holiday to plan as well. I join in the next job and within a week I am off for a week. So there is technically speaking no room to breathe. So in the midst of break neck work, there is all the juggling and planning of the holiday too.

My notice period has been quite eventful. I have done a lot of work, it has been crazy busy. But with some portions of work, I have deliberately taken it relaxed as well. I have not immersed myself in a lot of critical tasks. I had plans to study a lot and do minimal work 😉 but that did not happen around here. As I have a week to join the new place, I intend to catch up on some studying! I will be coming in to work one more day. So rather than procrastinating the pack up, I tidied up my desk today. I packed up all the accumulated debris over the past 3.5 years. There were documents, pens, post it notes and some weird and wonderful things like a tub of salt and shoes! I have packed them all and kept them ready to go! And I reminisce that when I joined this place, my biggest qualm was with coming in to work every day. I was more attuned to the culture of working from home. And that has been the last nail in the coffin which prompted me to quit the job! Morning shows the day indeed.