I'm back.
Firstly I should explain my absence of late. Whilst I haven't always had a reason to blog, I've been cooking, I've been seeing friends and family, I've even worked another emergency at work. I've also been a little stressed and have had headaches.
I made a very significant life choice before starting this blog. Without revealing it, it is the biggest decision I've made in my life. I've wrestled with it in my head and used a close friend as a councilor and am comfortable that it is the right decision for this time. Today that chapter was closed (or at least the bit I have control over). I feel like I have given someone else a chance I will never have and whilst it could become complicated, the more I think about it, the more it feels right.
I am hoping that I can now sleep a little better at night and get back to working on my diet, and am also very thankful that I have good friends who are not judgmental and there in my time of need.
Monday, 13 May 2013
Friday, 3 May 2013
Friday Night Cards
I haven't played poker in about 3 weeks. Work has been busy, the weather hasn't been great and I have been a little lazy. Today I was quite determined to play.
One particular friend often plays with me. She was unavailable today, so I played on my own. I have to say that I was in Auto pilot today and despite finishing the tournament only a few hours age, remember very few specific hands. I fumbled raises and played several weak hands.
Out of a field of close to 40, I still finished a respectable 9th. This was better than I deserved but still outside of the money. I enjoyed myself, but was pretty far outside of my zone and am quite rusty. At least I made it out.
One particular friend often plays with me. She was unavailable today, so I played on my own. I have to say that I was in Auto pilot today and despite finishing the tournament only a few hours age, remember very few specific hands. I fumbled raises and played several weak hands.
Out of a field of close to 40, I still finished a respectable 9th. This was better than I deserved but still outside of the money. I enjoyed myself, but was pretty far outside of my zone and am quite rusty. At least I made it out.
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Time to retire?
Today is my bosses birthday. Technically, he is not really my boss, but plays a team leader type of role in my team and shields us from a lot of heat. He turns 55 today, which is also legal retirement age.
He seems to think he is dispensable but he has a great deal of historical knowledge. He is also a great trainer and backed me moving into this role so I am eternally grateful. He is getting increasingly frustrated with the politics in the company and is planning an exit strategy.
Realistically, he wants to be made redundant and probably won't retire. Redundancy would probably be difficult as there are others who have a lot of respect for him also. He seems to undervalue his worth and whilst he deserves a payout, it probably wouldn't be in the company's best interests. ONly time will tell the future.
He seems to think he is dispensable but he has a great deal of historical knowledge. He is also a great trainer and backed me moving into this role so I am eternally grateful. He is getting increasingly frustrated with the politics in the company and is planning an exit strategy.
Realistically, he wants to be made redundant and probably won't retire. Redundancy would probably be difficult as there are others who have a lot of respect for him also. He seems to undervalue his worth and whilst he deserves a payout, it probably wouldn't be in the company's best interests. ONly time will tell the future.
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