Another brief meeting at work and our holiday

I had a brief meeting with my Director today to hand him my letter explaining that I want to hold my time frame indicated in my plan, and see no reason if they put some time in that it can’t be achieved.
He waffled on saying he could not agree to any time frame at the moment blah blah.
He said the company would review things over the next couple of weeks and after meeting the lady who I recommended.
I told him that in fact the time frame was my decision and not there’s. Currently I can see no reason why in 11 more weeks we can’t get things sorted to hold my plan.
My counsellor in fact supported 2 people through 3 week transitions quite successfully!
I know all our circumstances and jobs are different but I can’t see a good reason why we can’t do this in line with my plan unless they want to delay things.
Anyway I am on holiday from tomorrow for a week and thank god. The last 3 weeks has been rather stressful trying to get all this sorted out. I really am not looking forward to coming back to work at all.
So tonight we have been busy packing cases and loading the car up for out week’s holiday in Norfolk. We are staying at my brother in laws house.
Thankfully it has internet access so I should be able to keep in touch.
I have packed my case and as Caroline and Lucy both know firsthand, I like to go prepared. I am embarrassed to say how many pairs of shoes I have packed and 4 handbags!!
This will be the longest my wife and kids have seen me out and about nonstop. My kids seem ok about it but my wife was worried a bit.
There have been a few challenges going on in our relationship which I have not really blogged about. This has been for 2 reasons. The first is I was trying to work them through and the second has been with the stress at work I have not had much time to write about them.
I am hoping next week while I am away to be able to get my thoughts down here.
But basically my wife has been struggling, to the extent that it was only yesterday that she was definitely going to come away with us for a week. At one stage when the kids thought she wasn’t coming I thought I would be on my own. :- (
Anyhow I will try to write about that over the next few days.
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