Sea change. in Diary

I never went to Fiji. Ali’s boyfriend got his passport in time, which was the best thing that could have happened for all those involved. Ali wasn’t screwed over by her partner again and my bank account thanks me daily. My credit card is already feeling them holiday feels. I started Christmas and friend and boyfriend birthday shopping last month. With any luck I’ll be done with all of that by the end of this month. I have to get my car insured and serviced in the next month or two as well so with any luck I’ll have my finances back in order, or a bearable order, by the time 2016 rolls on in. Where the eff did 2015 go?

2016 already looks like a game changer.

By the end of this year… or actually, in the next 9-10 weeks, I’ll find out whether the contract at work is extended past 30 June. To be honest, it is probably going to be a relief if it ends then. I even spoke to Mum last week if it was possible to pull out of the contract on our own accord.
I can see why Dad was so nonchalant about this contract. He almost didn’t tender for it at all. When he did end up getting it, the plan was always going to be retiring when it ended. If I wanted it, then he would pass it onto me. I think that even if he was still here, I’d feel the same way. The plan was going to be that I would work here and learn before this contract ended to get a real grasp of what it all entailed and then make the decision.
Maybe if he was here then the guys wouldn’t get away with as much as they do and there are definitely aspects that wouldn’t be so hard, but… I dunno… maybe being thrown in the deep end was what I needed so I didn’t commit myself to another contract. Better to feel this way now rather than another two years down the track when this whole company would be my responsibility.

I don’t think I’m built to be a people manager. I’ve never been a good leader anyway. I’d rather assist people.

Eli has been headhunted for a project.... 4.5 hours north of Sydney. At first the whole thing seemed so daunting and it was a relief when he said he wasn’t so sure about it, but the more I think about it… It wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen.
He gave them a salary figure and they are getting back to him. He’s given them a big figure but I don’t think he really wants it. I think he’d feel too isolated. He’d still be working 6 days a week but in a town where he knows no one.
I’d move up there with him, but it would have to be when the contract ended (another reason I’d want to end in June). I’d move home in the meantime and just save the shit out of my money.

He’s also holding out for a potential project closer to home. It’d still mean moving, but moving to an area which will probably be equally as far from everyone we know.

So yeah. 2016. Bring it on.