I missed postng here last week. There has been a lot going on, and my daughter was here for Mother’s Day, so I missed the week. I will be back on schedule now, and I have some news that I have been sitting on for a couple weeks - partially for fear I would jinx it by sharing before it happened.
Read on for an explanation!
Well, sort of.
Yesterday I walked out of the day job office for the last time.
That doesn’t mean I won’t be back occasionally; I have already agreed that I will come for lunch a couple times a month and answer any questions that have come up. But for all intents and purposes I am no longer a full-time employee. I cleaned out my desk, had a couple cocktails in the bar with friends from the office, collected hugs, and shed a tear or two.
I will miss my ocean view.
There were several clues tha it was time for me to go. My patience had worn thin, I tired easily, and I’d reached the point where there was down time in the day - a clear indication that I’d completed most of what I was there for.
It does feel as though we have turned a corner. The department that was in disarray with the departure of the second manager in 10 months is running smoothly. The months of work left undone have been completed, as well as keeping the current tasks on schedule. The underlying structure has been rebuilt better and stronger, not just patched together.
I leave with a feeling of accomplishment, and no regrets.
This is perhaps the very best outcome I could have hoped for. The hours were long, the work was mentally, and occasionally physically, demanding, and my self-imposed standards and deadlines added to my stress - but in the end I accomplished everything I hoped for.
Today I went to lunch with friends, and Monday I am going to see a movie. In the middle of the day. Next week I am going to a trade show directly related to creative pursuits. In short, I am back in the world of being my own boss - I just have to figure out what kind of a boss I will be.
Let the adventure begin!