Today was my last day at work. I cleared my desk and washed it down, took my photos off the wall and said goodbye. I managed fine until I had to say goodbye to Mary. We have had our differences over nine years but we have managed to get over them. Mary has been a great and knowledgable colleague, always ready to share her sharp brain. We complemented each other.
Mary, Lynne and I went to Mandeville for a lovely lunch. How pleasant to be able to relax together. For so much of the time we have been like ships that pass in the night - only it's day time - with one coming into the office as the other leaves. And when we were in there at the same time we were each busy with our own work. Time to build relationships is vital. We need to appreciate each other because there is not a hell of a lot of appreciation given in the job. Still I did enjoy it.
I started in education in 1957 and I finished a full 60 years later in 2017. 11 years at school, 3 years at training college, and the rest teaching with a bit of time out now and then to raise a family but always relieving except for 1989 when I did not go into a classroom except as parent help.
I will miss this but I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RIDE.
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