Saying goodbye

We had another manic day at work, and our office was incredibly noisy, for some reason. Nicola behaved as if someone had wound her up and let her go, and she was shrieky, screamy and loud all day, until she thankfully left late in the afternoon.

It was our last day of running our three centres, so there was a certain poignancy about taking calls from people interested in visiting them. From tomorrow, our business will be greatly reduced, and it will be interesting to see how the rest of the Easter holidays pan out. My worry is that once this madness subsides, will there be enough work for us all?

Just as we were leaving, our MD arrived and was going to visit the three centres this evening to say goodbye to the staff who will be transferred to Everyone Active. We will miss them all very much, especially colleagues with whom we've had close working relationships.

We all said goodbye to Sheila at 4:00pm and had a hug. She will still be classed as a casual worker for us, and we have signed her up for a Sunday shift in a couple of weeks!

It was a beautiful, mild and sunny late afternoon, and it was great to drive home and look forward to a day off tomorrow. I still have a present to buy for Sophie, and her birthday is rushing up on us like a speeding train!