Barrybran - A Year On

[Barrybran]

So, my boss threw a spanner in the works today. I had been planning on moving to my wife's town at Easter however money is so tight that any financial surprise would mean not having enough money in time, having to stay put and dealing with a potential fallout. Today, my boss informed me that she has a surgery booked for mid-May and she needs to train someone to look after the store while she's gone.

No biggie as I should be gone by then. Or so I thought. After about twenty minutes I had a light bulb moment. My boss said that she would have to give more hours to the person she trains up and, being the most expensive staffer other than her, I would lose hours. I understand this. It's business and my boss has a job to do. My light bulb moment was that if I lose hours, I won't be able to save enough money for the move and I'd be stuck here anyway.

So that was an unpleasant thought. It appears as though I need to plan to stay until mid-year, help my boss out, build up my finances and then move or sacrifice hours, lose income and not afford to be able to move anyway. I'm pretty comfortable with the work side of things but I do want to get the kids to where my wife is ASAP and this makes things harder. I'm OK with it all feelings-wise but I do have a little anxiety about how I'm going to scrape together enough money in time or worse, negotiate with my wife to make the move mid-year instead. Fun times!