Bad news
Last week, I mentioned some good news, sadly this week, I have some bad news.
I had been planning to have a busy and fulfilling week as I prepare for a meeting away from Canberra next week. Unfortunately, on Wednesday I received some bad news about a close family member and a serious diagnosis. To protect my relative’s privacy I won’t go into detail. The news hit me like a hammer to my head.
I pretty much lost all enthusiasm for shooting any photographs (or anything else for that matter) so I don’t have much to share. I’m in a melancholy place.
Going home
Well sort of. There have been some changes at work and I have to move workspaces from my current area to an area I used to occupy. I’m pretty happy with this move.
I’ll be on a lower level which makes walking up the stairs from the basement to the floor I work on more realistic every day. There are also fewer men on the floor, so the toilet experience will be substantially better. Not only that but I’ll be closer to colleagues working on projects and programs I’m especially interested in. It’s kind of exciting to think I’m coming home.
I won’t be able to move in completely until the new year.
I’m also heading ‘home’ in the sense to Brisbane for a couple of weeks to assist with my ill relative. It’s funny, Brisbane is my hometown but when I think of home I still think of Darwin.
Packing for a trip
So I’m headed somewhere cold and because I have a few tight connections, I really don’t want to use a bag I have to check in. I want to go with just two carry-on bags. I also need my MacBook plus all the paraphernalia associated with working and travelling. My biggest concern is having enough warm clothes in a small bag which I will need to walk with and catch trains. Fortunately, I won’t be gone for long.
People who know me also know I have Ichthyosis vulgaris and so I have significant moisturiser needs. This means carrying bottles and I’m concerned that one bottle is 150 mL rather than 100 mL. I don’t want to be pinged at security.
I checked the weather and when I arrive it will be –1 °C (30.2 °F). I think I’ll be carrying my Driza-Bone oilskin coat. I mustn’t forget gloves and a beanie. If this wasn’t work-related travel I reckon I’d go with something lighter and warm, but the Driza-Bone looks good and can be worn to a meeting.
Highlights of the week
Socks
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Sending you prayers and well wishes on your travels and for your family member Gary 🙂 Be well! 🙂
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
Gary, I’m so sorry to hear about this turn of events. You’ll be getting lots of positive and hopeful thoughts from our side of the ocean.
Thank you very much Sarah. I really appreciate it.
Dear Gary, terribly sorry to hear of the bad health of your close family member; it is such a sad time and how lovely you are going up to care for them. All the best, Sue
Thank you very much, Sue. Much appreciated.
Best of luck with the family side of things. Well-being is everything and it’s the most important thing. Safe travels in the upcoming week. No loss, no gains, steady – keeping at it 👌 Almost 2018. Let’s all hope it will be a good and steady one 👌👌
Thanks very much Mabel. Yes, I’m hoping 2018 will be a happy one and a lighter one.
Really wishing you a good year ahead and things pan out well for you. I got a feeling 2018 will be a year of change in some way, and hopefully for the better.
I hope so, Mabel. For both of us. Good changes I hope.
Liking the ‘ok news’. NOT liking the bad news. God keep you on your journey and while you are reaching beyond your profession to caregiving for family.
Thank you very much Kris. Much appreciated.
Always!
Thanks 😃