Trying flirting on for size!

[ACJ]

Yesterday was my first day in my new job. Getting there was a nightmare. First I got stuck behind a serious car accident (as in stuck in miles of traffic). So as soon as I could I pulled off to take an alternative route. I had no sooner done that when I heard on the radio that the police had cordoned this road off a little higher off. It turns out somebody had committed suicide by jumping off a bridge onto the road! So the police re-directed me back onto.......... yes you guessed it............ the road I had tried to escape. However it was higher up this road and there was no traffic so I stupidly thought I had bypassed the trouble. NO SUCH LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A bit further on as I tried to get from one motorway to the next a road sign told me there were major delays ahead. As I didn't have much time left to get to work at the alloted hour I rapidly diverted again. From this point to the office it was about 10 miles. I travelled there virtually in first gear all the way as it was so busy with other people having the same idea as me. I was ONE HOUR late for work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had managed to ring ahead and explain the difficulties I was having getting there so at least they didn't think I was someone who was just going to turn up when I felt like it. When I did get there it took me another 15 mins to find somewhere to park. I was nearly in tears by the time I got into the office. They were sooooooooooooo nice to me and told me not to worry. I had left home at 7.30am and got there at 10am. I should have been there by 8.30 at the very latest (my letter said be there for 9 but I knew the later I got there the harder it would be to park).

Thankfully today was much easier. I already feel like one of the team so I know I am going to be much happier there than I have been in one of my previous jobs. However, I think eventually all the travelling will get to me BUT by then I will have gained more experience and will be in a better position to seek for another promotion hopefully closer to home ( that might sound greedy when I've only just started a new job but I'm a big believer in knowing what your aims and goals are to make sure you achieve them).

The last couple of days D18 has been at home (over Christmas she stayed with her BFs family which was disappointing). Bless her she had my tea made both yesterday and today ready for when i got home. It was even more special today b/c she left to go back to uni before I arrived home from work and she had prepared the food before she left. I will miss her again now

Today I received the papers to sign to make the mortage in my name only and also the papers to transfer equity to H (to give him the cash he so desperatley wants). When that is done I will be financially independent of him. It's sad but right now it is in my best interests so I am comfortable with that.

So all in all the goals I set myself for the New Year are so far going well and some will be achieved in a relatively short space of time