Announcing to Work

So, I've known for a few days about my job offer, but I was waiting for the official paperwork, (via email,) to come through,  before I announced my news in work, to everyone.  The paperwork was so slow coming through, I had only told my Manager, my senior Manager and two of my closest friends in work.  By Thursday, my manager, and friend told me I really should tell everyone, they, (my team mates,) would be upset if I didn't tell them and just disappeared.  Which I must add, was never my intention but I hate fuss over me, I have an aversion to being the centre of attention, (which I know is very un Leo like,) but that's just me, even my own birthday is slightly uncomfortable... because it's all about me.

Anyway, I told them... my team, and of course, news spread like wild fire around the department.  Everyone was both happy for me, shocked and intrigued at how I'd come across the job.  It was lovely though and I could not stop smiling for days.

I have since found out about my new contract and, the fact that I won't get my new contract for 6 weeks AFTER I start the new job, well I'm trying not to let that freak me out but let me tell you, my controlling self is not doing well with this revelation.  What will my salary be?  (It will be roughly what I'm on now but I need exact figures.)  How many days holiday do I get?  What will happen with my pension?   Do they have flexi time?  What exactly will my job be?  Apparently, this is all on a need to know basis, and I don't need to know until 6 weeks in.  Cannot tell you how far this is pushing me.

I'm still floating in a cloud of happy disbelief, I have two more weeks left in work, as I know it, before the next chapter begins.

Result

Wednesday around 5pm, in the midst of getting ready to meet up with the girls, I got a phone call.  The job interview I went to last Wednesday, well... I got it.  Can you believe it?  I was stunned, totally and utterly.  Really did not expect to get it and didn't dare hope because it would be life changing.  My days of getting up at 4am on a regular basis anyway, are soon to be over and my commute will be cut down from 1.5 - 2 hours to 20 minutes max, and I'm probably over estimating for good measure. 

So I start my next chapter, my new adventure, on 8th October, 5 years and 8 months, almost to the day, after the last one began.  I know that I'll be nervous on the day, but I'm more excited to be learning something new, being challenged, at least for a while, and most of all, I'm so excited to have a more normal life.  I'm already planning my workouts and looking at local exercise classes.

I have no idea at the moment, when my days will start and finish, but I do know, without a shadow of a doubt, that my alarm will not be ringing at 3.50am every morning.  Can't tell you how happy I am x