I’m writing this after my first day at my new job.

It’s around 7:00pm and I just feel exhausted!

I mean, I always knew the first day of working an office after nearly 10 years of rehab was going to be tough, but still …!

The day commenced with setting-up my computer, log-ons, passwords, etc. I’d been sent an onboarding email prior to starting so all that seemed as expected.

I also found-out I’d be reporting to not only the owner but also the senior manager there, which I hadn’t realised but was ok with. Probably best this occur while I find my feet again.

The morning was spent learning about systems, reviewing various documentation, etc.

By early afternoon I had hit the wall!

Trying to hide my yawns and looking for a quiet place to go to sleep. 😴

But I somehow made it to the end of the day, only to remember I’d have to catch the bus home and then walk from my stop to where I live … another roughly mile away.

Oh well, at least I should maintain some fitness walking. 🙄

This thought also made me belatedly realise something.

Everything I used to be able to do in 7 days, I now have to fit into 2 days! 😩

Washing, ironing, cooking, personal affairs, vacuuming, exercise, grocery shopping, etc now all has to be done on a weekend.

This is a big change but I know it’s simply a matter of getting back into the swing of things again, because I used to do it all the time in the past.

But at least I’ve completed Day 1 of “Project 365”.

I call it this as mentally I’m seeing if I can last a year at my job!

Even though it’s only been one day, I’ve already come-up with two potential changes to how things are done around here.

Low-hanging fruit and all that. 😊

But for now I’m going to do some light exercise to clear my head … eat some dinner … and go to bed.

I really am exhausted!