An Uphill Struggle

This is where I'll be every fortnight if anyone is looking for me!

My request for voluntary redundancy was accepted last week and my final day at work is this Friday. Eight days to deliver four days of training, hand over my remaining students and sort out the rest of my workload so that whoever is finishing of the project knows what to do.

It was all a lot sooner than I expected but it seems thry want me to work a few extra days on an hourly rate to finish off one of my projects. Still hasnt been confirmed.


Its all a little scary. I have done quite a bit of work with The Jobcentre recently through unemployment programmes - didnt expect to be on one myself though!



I have two weeks until my holiday to Florida where I will relax and try not to think too much about the poor state of affairs when I get back to reality. I have a few options and intend to set the ball rolling before I go, but nothing guaranteed as yet. One of which is being self employed and doing freelance training. I need time to think this through and do some research though - something I dont have until next week.

And then there is my hair. I have no idea how those of you with medium length hair cope. I have persevered for two years to grow it. I spent most of my life with short or very short hair and barely gave it a thought. Never needed brushes or accessories, just a five second blast with a hairdryer if necessary and a small dab of wax. Life was so much easier back then.

Now I have this fine mop of shoulder length blonde hair that seems intent to irritate me as much as possible. It gets in my eyelashes, my mouth, sticks out at one side and in on the other, flops out of clips and bands, and refuses to be tamed. The other day I threw a mini tantrum because I couldnt eat my ice cream for my hair flapping all over it.

I also have a twitch, one of those you get from constantly trying to get hair out of your eyes.

I am 'this' far from having it all cut off again for my holidays. I have an appointment next week and if Rob my hairdresser doesn't come up with a solution then it's time for drastic action.

Here are photos of me as I am now give or take an inch or so and how I was a couple of years ago.

Short or Long?