BEING FAR AWAY FROM HOME

I recently started a new job, recently meaning that I have only been in this post for 2 weeks. It was clear from the beginning that the position would involve a lot of travelling and me loving new scenery and exploring, it appeared that this was the perfect job for me. That has not changed, I still believe that I am in the right place, doing exactly what I want to do.

What I did miss to think through with the travelling ofcourse is the amount of time I would be spending away from home. In the 2 weeks that I have been in this job, 5 days have been spent away from home. Shu! I was not prepared for that and I know that in time I will get used to it but at the moment it is just so surreal. I take my hat off in respect to all the parents out there for who work far away from home. That is a major sacrifice and certainly not an easy decision to make.

I miss seeing my hubby at the end of the day and being curled up in his arms, I miss my little girl and her antics, the energy with which she can just get up to mischief and not listen when I say no. I miss going home to cook for them and then having the pleasure of seeing them going to bed full and happy. It is amazing how all the small things that seem tedious as you do them, turn out to be the very things that you miss when you are away from home.

Weird how we get home and start chatting on whatsapp, doing this and that yet when you are alone in a hotel room with all the time in the world, all you want is to be home and have someone to talk to, to laugh with and to vent to about your day. Somehow phone conversations, no matter how attached we are to our phones, are not the same as actually having someone there and talking to them.

It is going to take some getting used to but I love my job and wouldn't want to change anything about it. I just have to keep reminding myself of the reason why I am here and that I am ultimately doing this for my family.