Farewell Fatigue

Now isn't it interesting what happens when you join 2 words that don't normally go together? How established meanings are completely transformed?

"Farewell Fatigue" is not a term I was familiar with until Friday when we had some drinks for a variety of people that are leaving SL next week. One of the girls I was chatting to mentioned that given that she'd been working in this field for a number of years she had developed the afore-mentioned syndrome due to the number of people that she had said goodbye to, and was now almost pathological in her aversion to any kind of adieu. Consequently I was only allowed to say "until next time"!

But for me whilst I'm not suffering from fatigue, I am really sad to be leaving some very good friends made in the short time here. Yesterday was a case in point with a sedate lunch in the sun at a local watering hole followed by goodbyes. The friends I'm talking about are probably those whose company I have enjoyed the most and with whom I feel we've struck-up a special connection. I know we'll keep in touch but given the industry it won't be easy. With that in mind, I only just managed to get outta there without crying! sniff