So there really has been a lot going on... Home and Work

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• There have been some major upheavals at 5 Elsie Street aka Wood End.   They have not been publicized but they have been seriously affecting my mood and my sense of security.   Things are finally calming down and I feel like I'm regaining my footing, but it has been very stressful.


• This highlights the other thing that I have not talked about:  how much it took to become this vulnerable again.   I was getting into a very dark place living alone and making a choice to look for multi-adult living situations came out of realizing that it was not sustainable for me.


• Had you asked me four years ago though, I would not have chosen to become the newbie in an existing family structure.   It took time to realize that finding/creating a new family was needed.


• All that aside, I continue to be extremely grateful to Roo and her adults.  Despite all the stress, this has been a mental step up and I am in a better spot emotionally and mentally than I was a year ago.


• Roo seems to be accepting me as one of her adults and that is both extremely satisfying and OMG ADORABLE at times.


• Both my Manager and my Team Lead have accepted other positions within the company.


• The new Team Lead took over on March 31 and he seems to be doing pretty well.  He's a bit more laid back than the previous and that is a good thing.


• I got taken to task for my "absences" and told that I should just take a full day off for appointments that are going to take more than 1.5 hours.


• This is pretty problematic given the last medical update and the fact that I'm on pretty low PTO due to the illness at the beginning of the year.


• We still don't have a replacement for my manager so she has been working 2 jobs effectively since the beginning of March.


• I am finally in the new position that I was supposed to transition to last fall.


• I am enjoying it but it has been a major adjustment to how I work--with deadlines in terms of days rather than weeks or months.


• And BTW it's April.  Aries birthday was on the 14th, my father on the 12th and mine on the 23rd.   Lots of landmines.


• Topped off with your basic spring cold with an extra side of cough.  *rolls eyes*  Oh well.

Comments

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is a lot.

Best of luck with all the work-related upheaval. I'm glad you've found a good rooming situation!

*many hugs* around and about April.

And I hope you feel better soon.