With a tear in my eye

I say goodbye. That's it, no more. As of seven minutes ago, when I said goodbye to my old boss outside my ex office I am no longer an employee of Standard Life. I have escaped.

Yet the one word that most fits how I feel is bittersweet. It is such a powerful word that fully encapsulates the range of emotions. It has been five years I have worked with the same people, many of my colleagues I consider to be very good friends and saying goodbye to them was much harder than I thought.

I know it is the right thing, and though I feel at a bit of a loose end just now I'm sure that will pass. I have two weeks of holiday before a new chapter in my life begins.

Bring it on.