wordchild

First day back at work after a two-week break. I’m doing a late shift, starting at 5pm and finishing just in time to get the last tube home, having spent the daytime looking after the kids because their nursery was closed for staff training. I thought I was unlucky, until I discovered that 1) the central heating in my workplace was only turned on this morning, and it wasn’t until late afternoon that the place had warmed up; and 2) I’m getting a lot more done than usual, as I’m the only person here. According to this article first-day-back chat can be important in “building good working relationships for the new year”. But then again, so can peace of mind….