Returning to work - any thoughts

Ebony12 mentioned background music - so I am chipping in on that while I burn my dinner.

I have been using a radio station on the InterWeb called Radio Garden.   http://radio.garden/   Just Googlate  the term and you find a site which takes you to a map of the world with all the digital radio stations around the world on.   Today I seem to have been listening to Mongolian / Russian pan pipe pop music . 

I find it rather helpful that there is a whole world of radio out there and at a click of a mouse you can go all around the world.  And some funny gems of New Zealand Chat show with Farmers complaining about no signal to run a business and standing on the cow shed roof, or the Port Stanley crime update - Mrs Green at 89 has been banned from driving, or the Croatian station with local musicians.  Transportation to other places in just a few clicks  -  Working at home needs a few outside moments, maybe as does grief.   I am off to El Salvador.....

Hi Ali and Mick

Work went ok thank you it was strange having to get ready "properly" and go somewhere.

People seemed pleased to see me but everything looked so different 

I then had just over a thousand emails to go through 

How's the house sitting going Mick?

Lizzy 

Hello Lizzy

Glad you had a good day today and hopefully you can sift through the emails, I bet there's only about 10 that are important!

House sitting going OK so far bit of an accident, I scared the cat after Treading on a cake. I shouted a bit savagely I reckon the cat thought I was a right nutter.

MCC

Nellie I'd suggest you try Padre Pio or Radio Maria good stuff...

Well done Lizzy.

I found going back to work a godsend and went back within a fortnight as I needed normal and busy.

I am glad I did for myself but I am not sure work always appreciated it and they did forget I may be struggling when we were looking after so many cancer patients but I got through it and it was probably good. I understood their fears and I hope I gave a lot back.

I am.on annual leave for 10 days from today and I have to be honest with covid and all the stress of redeployment, I need it. I am now back in my normal role and the threatened pay decrease has been revoked!

Take care

Love and hugs Alison xxx

Thank you Alison, enjoy your break it sounds like you've earned it.

I didn't realise that you worked with Cancer patients, it's amazing how you managed to cope with that after your own situation. I really admire your spirit and I'm sure you were able to offer so much to them in a frightening time.

Take care

lizzy

Hi Lizzy

As a general rule I am a pre assessment nurse but I was redeployed during covid to the urgent cancer surgery. It was not a choice I would have made and it was really hard. Some days I felt like saying but you all seem to die in the end, I know that is not really true but it felt like it at the time and I would never have said it!!! 

Buti hope I was able to support them and encourage them forward with empathy. I found it hard that they were not allowed any one to be with them as visiting was stopped so I hope a chat albeit behind a mask helped. 

It was draining but I have been back in my own role now for a couple of weeks and although there are changes it is less stressful. 

At least I was busy! And still in a job. 

I am not sure it gets easier but you do.move forward, probably because you have to but 6 months has now gone by for me. I have got through some firsts! The first anniversary will be very hard as it will be Christmas and our wedding anniversary but I will get there with family and friends. 

Take care and enjoy your work

Love and hugs Alison xxx