Meeting ex colleagues

On Monday I had lunch with two ex colleagues, very good friends. One had already left the company and the other still working there.

So it was a mixed dynamic, but very interesting. My two friends are the same age as my daughter. Both have young children so both need a regular income. But, despite the age difference and their different circumstances, all three of us were content, happy and really enjoyed our time together. The sun was shining, holidays were imminent and the summer stretched before us promising days of rest and relaxation and balmy evenings sipping cocktails watching steaks sizzling on the barbecue.

So there I was, listening to my two excited friends, both taking time off in August, one jetting off to Spain and the other to her caravan in Wales. But I was already enjoying a long relaxing summer holiday which had begun on the 8th June and will last as long as this unusually hot and dry summer weather will allow!

I’m meeting another two friends for lunch on Friday. One has recently retired and the other is self employed. Once more the joy of having time during the day to meet friends feels like an indulgent luxury, but I’m worth it! Of course I am! Sometimes I do feel a tiny pang of guilt, but then I move on ….. 👠