Spring has arrived with the Easter holiday and four wonderful days of warm weather and sunshine. If this is a taste of what summer has to bring, then I am happy. Normally, the times off end up having rain and a wash-out, and the last couple of months has been cold and gloomy. Now, the weather has finally warmed up and brightened up. I've been doing some spring cleaning and enjoying the weather with a glass of bubbly while I arrange my music collection in the garden. This is one task that I started a little over a month ago when I had some time.
Also, other good news here. I started a new job last week. The last six months have been particularly tough. In February, I learned that the previous place had to let people go, including my immediate team, because the client changed their plans on short notice. Then, on my last day, it was a double whammy with my grandfather dying. I have actually felt very depressed over this time. I've had some let-downs.
For the first time since I have been contracting, I found it difficult to get the next gig because of Brexit and budgets for the new financial year. My new job is only fifteen work days, though, but I'm hoping for an extension or for one of the other interested ones to come through in case there isn't an extension. So, my life is still very much up in the air. It is not what I wanted for this year after a particularly busy and hard past few years (especially the last two). I am just hoping for the best, and it is all out of my control.
I've also not felt like updating my blog too much recently and felt that I've lacked direction in it a little bit. I hope that that is only temporary. I think getting out more will help because I did feel really refreshed after a long weekend in Belgium, but I really needed a few more days off.
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