Today is the first of many days of work and at the time I stared drafting this post, I was on my way to the busstop. It is a 4-minute walk to the stop and then another 30 minute ride to where I work.
Actually, after reaching the stop, there's another 6 minutes walk to the warehouse. It was easy to find and google map made life very easy.
Most people that I tell of the fact that I've started working are surprised that a job materialised so quickly. Alas, my work rate has been high for the past couple of days and my email has been buzzing since.
Overall, I am very pleased with where life has gotten me and despite the challenge that it presents, I intend to continue soldiering through. This time, the challenge in front of me is dealing with a very cold room and after my first day, I think I can handle it.
For what it's worth, this is my first on site job in a very long time and so, I had plenty anxiety the night before. I didn't know what to expect and simply diving into the unknown was a very scary proposal.
At the end of the day, it turned out to be a brutal but rewarding experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. Not necessarily because it is an amazing job or anything like that but because it represents my first step in a journey to self discovery.
I did a 10-hour shift working in 5 degrees celsius and I felt every single degree. It is the coldest I've ever felt in my life.
It got so cold that when we came out to 18 degrees in Nottingham, I felt hot. The human body is an amazing adaptable machine.
Today is the first day and as said, the grind begins here. This is not the end, this is just the beginning.