Nearly there?

Oooh it's been nearly 3 months since my last rant...err I mean blog! Life is settling down a bit, except for the long awaited work announcement of course (D day will be sometime in March). It's the topic of most conversations at work these days, and it's getting a bit boring. Some people are angry, some bitter, some scared and some of us may actually find ourselves a bit disappointed if the office doesn't close after all. Sure, the big wide "real world" is scary, but isn't it good to step out of our comfort zone now and again? I am liking the idea of having a few months off work. I have worked full time for most of my life since the age of 16 (apart from a year or so of working 30 hours a week when I was studying). No maternity leave or career breaks for me.....I really feel like my brain needs a rest, a declutter of all of the information about Land Registration and Land Law. This so called career of mine - I fell into it at 16 - has slowly became so safe and comfortable it's been hard to shake off. Colleagues are like family now, for all their faults and foibles. I am beginning to feel like a grown-up as the reality of the big wide world opens up, like a butterfly emerging from it's chrysalis. As I shake my wings, my right hand will flourish and the suppressed writer in me will emerge. That's the plan. Of course the comfort of a regular wage has been wonderful, but at times has held me back. The motivation will come, after March I hope......