The End of An Era

 Evening,

It had been a very strange couple of days. 

Who knew when I made the decision to retire, that my last day at work would be the day after our Queen died having given us 70 years of dedicated service.

I have found myself very emotional, for all sorts of reasons. I gave up on trying to look at the newspapers until I was safely on my own as the tears began to flow.

My colleagues sent me off on my retirement with flowers and prezzies,

 including a picture frame created by one of the wives.

There was also a bag filled with bath goodies so that I can learn to relax, and an amazon voucher which will come in very handy, along with a generous gift from my Boss.

I had several cards and presents from customers, including a card with a tenner inside from our Biffa man along with a message to 'Have a Drink on Him'.

My last act as a BP employee was to help one of our regular disabled customers. 

I always take her shopping to the car for her, or get one of the boys to do it if I can't get off the till. But when I saw her enter the shop ten minutes before my shift ended I went over to her and told her of my intension to be her 'Personal Shopper'. We then waited in the queue along with several other regulars who all congratulated me on my retirement.

All in all a wonderful end to 20 years of service.

Not a patch on her Majesty I know, but I tried to do my bit.

I am now looking forward to the next phase in my life. I am going to move in with my Mum to give her some extra support. At 92 I think that she deserves a little looking after. It's my turn to return the care that she has lavished on me over the years.

I am also looking forward to being able to craft without the need to watch the clock and get a reasonably early night.

I have deleted all the stupid 2, 3 and 4 o'clock alarms on my phone, although my first week day of retirement will need an early wakeup call since I have a 8.45am dental appointment!!

We had a nice relaxing crafty class today, where I was greeted with Happy Retirement balloons and even special celebratory toilet paper.

Thanks for stopping by

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx