Arriving

It's been 3 months since I arrived in the UK. That seems like lots of time to settle in and set up shop, but in some areas I'm still just getting started.

Settling in to our home and the B&B job has gone smoothly enough. Being back to living and working with Joanna has made us both very happy. Plus the in-laws are nice to work with and be around.

The things that made it seem like I wasn't really "here" yet were various delays and red tape. To try to be brief I'll just make a list:

• The belongings I shipped from the US late September arrived only 2 weeks ago.
  
• I received my UK driving licence only last week (and it's provisional). 
  
• Resource contentions getting some things, including my National Insurance Number.
  
• Red tape even just getting added to Joanna's bank account.
  

Dealing with the companies and bureaucracy has been a source of regular frustration these past few months. I wonder if it's the universe training me for more such battles to come. Maybe, "How I learned to stop swallowing anger and really tear into those so deserving of it."? :-)