The Longest Journey Begins With The First Step.........

Wednesday the 3rd of Jan and it's back to the old routine except that I don't have an old routine or even a new routine I'm semi retired which admittedly is a bit like being a little bit pregnant in that one is either retired or not retired. I am coming to the belief that semi retired means that you still work but don't get paid a proper wage and definitely have no prospect of advancement unless it's an upgrade to fully retired. Whatever my true career position it does mean that I get a bit of spare time to indulge in pursuits such as accompanying my wife and daughter and new granddaughter on the odd shopping trip, which although I'm not an avid shopper, is quite a pleasant way to spend the odd hour. Thus it was that whilst the second day of the New Year meant back to the usual grind for a large part of the population for me it meant a pleasant afternoon pretending I knew what I was looking at in Next and Mothercare and making the appropriate noises when confronted with small odd shaped articles of clothing in various shades of pink. 

My human contacts this Wednesday were with my nearest and dearest and my thoughts were on the hordes of people out shopping with us as I wondered who actually was working. My deed was to chauffeur the girls to the shops.