It's Saturday morning after leaving the office on Wednesday. The week went quickly, there were things to sign off, hand over, get signed. I said to a few people leaving was harder than escaping Shawshank prison. Then I had to go to Sydney on Thursday, my first day out. I was back to Canberra Friday for a medical appointment.
Over the past two weeks I had let people know I was leaving as I bumped into them in the corridor or at the coffee shop. It was a good way to say goodbye. I got lots of nice comments, genuine praise sometimes for my many years of service. There was excitement, sometimes envy as I mentioned before. I seemed to meet most people I wanted to speak to. It gave me confidence I was doing the right thing. There were some people I didn't tell, but only a few.
The day after I had to take my youngest son to Sydney for a medical appointment. He needed to be checked for reaction to his older brother's issues. It turned out he was fine. The psychologist said he was a very centered boy, mature for his age. That was a relief, and a source of some pride. He might need some relationship counselling though so we were given a referral. It is good he won't be going to the same place as his older brother. I'll arrange something in Canberra.
The long drives to and from Canberra were therapeutic. A time to think. I can't believe it has been a week since I last posted here. Too much going on, too much movement and emotion I guess. Sometimes its hard to put into words how you are thinking and feeling.
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