Back on Deck...

Last week I was in Perth and this week I'm back at work in the Melbourne office.  I started my day off yesterday by meeting with the onsite nurse to talk through how I felt and what my plan was about returning to work. 

The discussion went something like this...

Q:  How do I feel?
A:  I feel really excited to be back at work to be honest.  I have a great team and wonderful people I work with so it's fantastic to be around such great people.  When I walked through the doors my whole team stood and clapped and came over to greet me...how good is that?! 
(the nurse smiled and said that made her hair stand up on the back of her neck)

Q:  Am I felt fatigued? 
A:  No.  I feel normal...except for sporting my new haircut that is.  Maybe a bitter cooler than normal.
(She laughed and said she could well imagine)

Q:  Is it hard to get back into the routine? 
A:  No.  My challenge though is to ensure I don't get caught up in working too many hours like I have in the past year. But I promised my husband and all of Team Laurice that I would not work those hours so will be asking for assistance to make sure I get out the door early/ontime.

So we started to wrap up the conversation and I mentioned how I wanted to bring in Breast Cancer Network Association for a healthcare discussion for others in the company (my team have been working on such an event for me).  The nurse said that if I didn't get any support from elsewhere in the company that she would ensure she would sponsor the initiative.  Fantastic!

She concluded our chat by summing up:
1.  that I seemed to be a very positive person
2   just let her know what I needed at any time

Later on I chatted with my dear friend Gavin and he laughed as I told him about how good I felt...he reflected upon our similarities.  He had said that he had some sort of personality assessment done about 8 years ago at work and he was deemed, "Dangerously Optimistic".  We both laughed and understood why we were such good friends.

Laughter is good for the soul.