Well, my inner child and inner adult had quite the discussion, and agreed that I'll take the work, and make sure I get good value for the five weeks of freedom I have left. Until the two weeks in mid semester (late September/October) and six weeks over summer...
I plan to get done a bunch of overdue life stuff and then visit Melbourne (800ks southwest) and if possible do a hike in the Flinders Ranges (700ks North).
I'm also looking at moving house. What I have is adequate and okay and quite cheap, but in the suburbs with traffic noise and no real nature. I'd much rather be living in the hills. I've seen a place that is a little expensive but bloody awesome and still affordable provided I have a job, and reasonable for commuting.
So yeah, I went in to talk with them and the person I'll be covering for is uber-hyper-organised. She has already prepared a spreadsheet as the master sheet for all the various projects I will have to manage, and each project has a link to another spreadsheet for that project with all the specific tasks spelled out, contacts listed, timelines, etc. etc.
Scary.
Only hitch is they will probably want me to wear business clothes. I tried on my business trousers today. Seems if you leave them unworn in the wardrobe for four years, they shrink around the waistband by a few inches.
