For those of you who don’t know/don’t remember/don’t care, ever since I became self-employed I have taken January off. I have been known to call it a sabatical, mainly because it sounded like I was doing something useful to further my career, which to be honest was rather misleading. The reasons for this hiatus have receded into the mists of time, something to do with short days, bad weather and reluctant clients, but remain unclear even to myself. Still, it gives me a nice break to wallow in left over crisps, chocolate and gin from Christmas and dream of springtime adventures. Each year, without exception, I have been champing at the bit to get back to work.
This year, safely ensconced our new abode, I have kept up this tradition, although I didn’t actually have many jobs to sabat from. I didn’t let this thwart me, and for the month of January I pottered and fidgeted and generally made poor use of my time. Same old, same old. Now, however, mobilisation is underway. The wagons are rolling.
Yesterday I returned to work (he might well dispute this fact) in Professor Gadget and his faithful sidekick’s garden. After the usual extensive debrief, coffee, HPS seed examination and discussion (something to do with me bagsying them all), coffee, garage door man arrival, coffee, garden tour, coffee, rose pruning, pasty, coffee, more rose pruning, I was on my way home via the local garden centre. That’s a better way to spend your day.
Today, I might have found myself another job. In fact I think I have. And I am hopeful it is going to be a good one. When I say good, I mean, dogs, blank canvas, someone who has faith. Fingers crossed.
Off The Edge Gardening 
You appear to have missed the coffee on arrival (i.e. pre-extensive debrief) and rewarding faithful sidekick (perhaps more accurately expressed as enticing faithful sidekick from the sofa with treats so you could sit down whilst somehow moving approximately 95% of the HPS seeds into your handbag). More fundamentally, though, you didn’t lift a b****y finger YESTERDAY! 😉
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Please go through the correct complaints procedure. You will find the relevant form at http://www.straighttothebin.co.uk
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Hope your new client does not get to read this report and review from your employer, before you get the contract, with a serious penalty for a get out clause on their side, signed with wet ink!
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Quite!
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Leftover chocolate? I’m not familiar with this concept at all.
A decent break works wonders! Wishing you well for the year ahead. Enjoy the coffee.
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Ha! In fact there is still some left. I think we may have over purchased. And thank you.
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I see you and the Professor do not get along at all! I asume seeds went into your handbag so you could start them for him…:-)
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Exactly that Su! Do not be deceived, we are the best of friends. He is a big softy really.
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Good luck and happy returning 🙂 Gill. The first day on the job involved a lot of coffee, must have
kept you super-energized!
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Thanks, yes, The Prof does make good coffee for all his moaning.
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Oh, dogs! It gets no better than that.
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Exactly!
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I don’t blame you for taking January off.
Fingers crossed that the new job is as good as it sounds. xx
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Thanks Mike x
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