Hello from Bognor...

So, it's the Sunday before I start my new job and as I write this I'm sitting by the sea at Bognor Regis.

It's been a funny old week. A week with a couple of highs but a few lows too.

High's - well they've been getting my new car and moving down south. I got a Mazda 6, not a car I or,ally would have went for but got a great deal on it from the garage and it only had 22k on the clock when I bought it so was quite impressed. It's not a car I'll have forever but definitely a useful car for now and can swallow most things that are thrown at it. I still feel it's too big for me but I'm sure I'll get over that soon enough.
Moving south has been great. I'm not in my final home yet, but Southampton is a great stepping stone for now. I'm a lot closer to all my friends and already looking forward to nights out and weekends away.

Low's - unfortunately there are more of these than the highs.

Abu Dhabi - as you know (if you've read my other blog postings) I was applying for a job in AD. It all seemed to be going well and then for nearly a month the process stalled. I kept being promised an interview date but nothing materialised. Finally they called this week and offered me an interview date for Monday, the same day I start my new job. Told the agency it wasn't possible and then had a go at them for mucking me around so much. I really didn't appreciate it at all. So the AD job is dead. Let's just hope the Basingstoke job is okay.

Budget realisations - so, I sat the other night and realised my life as I knew it before travelling was going to have to stay consigned to history, at least for the short to medium term. Not only do things cost more than they used to but also I'm basically on half the salary I used to earn. I know I'll get back to where I used to be and I'll find a role that pays well one day, but for now belts need to be tightened and cloth needs to be cut. Tis realisation was quite depressing.

Man I liked being a bit of a cock - basically I met a bloke the other weekend when I was in London and he's turned out to be somewhat of a player and an utter arse. The less said about him the better, but let's just say I don't see me seeing him again.

Leaving Benji - oh I was nearly in tears when I left on Friday morning. Not cause I'll miss my family, but because I'll miss our dog. He's such a little character but he's been there almost every day since I've been back and his unconditional love was just immense. All you had to do was love him back, which I did in spades. Anyway, I'll get used to not seeing him everyday soon enough, although I know my life will be that little bit more empty without him.

So that's my week in a nutshell. How's yours been?