Back once again!

Hi folks!
It's been a couple of weeks since my first blog on this new google account. I find it difficult to get into the habit of bloggling. The habit will build with time, I reckon.

It's been a good couple of weeks for me. I got meself some new glasses last weekend, (2-4-1 at Specsavers, I recommend it!) It's been a few years since my last new pair, and my eyes had gotten worse, (I'm short-sighted). The optician also said that my old frames were bent, (I'm sure I must have dropped them more than once!), and this combined led to my noticeable decline in my vision. Also, I didn't realise that they cut the lenses and sorted the frames on the premises, like they do at Vision Express! So I had my pair in about an hour and a half! (Free advert for 'em!)

Anyway, when I finally started to where my new glasses, everything was so much clearer, and the ground seemed closer than it had been b4. (The optician said this might happen). I suppose the parts of my brain that process vision must perceive that for the floor to be that clear when I was wearing my old pair of glasses, I would have needed to be closer to the floor! That's fine, (well it's better than fine, now I can see clearly again!), except, I feel a foot shorter when I'm walking! Also, when I was driving, I felt as if I was sitting closer to the ground. Actually, that reminds me of when I was a child, and we all used to go with my parents, on a Sunday afternoon, while my mother was learning to drive. My Dad had a Land Rover, so being in Metro, which my Mum was learning in, seemed so close to the floor! ANYWAY, at first the clarity of my vision made me feel a bit dizzy when I was driving, but I got used to it within a few days. Also, things seemed to move around in relation to each other a little bit, when I turned around. Never mind. And I picked a pair of frames that look really good on me as well! And they're so much more comfortable and secure than my old ones! Ah! The perks of working!

Well, on that subject, I had a haircut that same morning when I went for my eye test and to get my new glasses. I actually went to the hairdressers, instead of my sister doing it for me, which she does very well; she's self-taught, you know! But she's moved away to uni now, so it's back to the hairdressers 4 me when she's not here! (I'm getting to how this connects with work). Anyway, I had my hair cut shorter than normal 4 me, and this coupled with my new glasses constitutes noticeable changes to my self-image, (how I see myself as a person). This is a sign that I am somewhat more settled in my new job, which I started last December.
At first, I went through a period of uncertainty, as in any new job or other significant life change. There was increased anxiety, and some tears (I'm a bloke, and I'm not ashamed to admit that!) I talked to my Dad tearfully one Sunday afternoon. I have chosen to have plenty of people in my life who I can trust and talk to, but sometimes, I just want me Dad! So anyway, that's the way any significant change in your life goes: the way you used to see yourself goes, but you're in a bit of a limbo period until you've fully taken on you new identity/self-image. Well, I've learned, several years ago, that a change of appearance, especially hair, can be a sign of a change in self-image. Plus, yesterday, I bought a new office chair for my desk at home. Changes in your living space can also be a similar sign. So this is all good for me.

I'm still in a steep learning curve and gaining more and more experience at work, and I'm still settling into my new role, but that's ok. I know it's 'normal' and healthy, and my awareness of all these things makes the transition somewhat less difficult (but never easy!), than it might have been, in my past.

Anyways, I've talked enough for now, (catch up for all the time I missed when I couldn't access my old account, or was too busy!)
Bloggling is still fairly new to me, so I don't how people are going to respond to my mundane tales of glasses, hair and chairs! So please be kind when you post your responses! (I'm sure you all will!) So I'll post again soon, and bye 4 now!

Defiant