I Jumped, I Flew, I Landed, I Lived

I never really talk about work in this space. I can’t pinpoint the exact reason why. It’s a combination of things. Mainly because I’m always nervous about mixing up some bad work/personal life cocktail that makes me wake up the next morning filled with regret. (Says the hypocrite who married the guy who was once her boss for a short period of time. Whatever.) I also never say much about work because what I do isn’t the most exciting thing in the world. To others, it’s always seemed fairly glamorous, but to me, it can be a bit tedious. Except when I’m meeting famous people. That bit rocks. But I really haven’t talked about work much recently because I didn’t have lots nice to say, and well, you know what your mama told you about that and all. It’s not that I didn’t like my job. It’s that I didn’t like how I was having to do it. And I just don’t want this space to be the place where I whine about work all the time. I bore you enough already, I’m sure.

But recently, things have changed. Remember that leap of faith I told you about yesterday? Well, I took a new job. It wasn’t an easy decision. I left a perfectly adequate, well-paying position to take a job in an unknown field, with unknown people, with a less certain paycheck. It was scary. But God help me, I had to do it. For my career. For my family. For me. I’m in my third week at me new job now, and I LOVE IT. I’m getting to do exactly what I enjoy doing, and I’m learning so much. Plus, I’m commuting less and getting home at a decent time each evening, which has done loads for my mental health.

What am I doing, you ask? I won’t go into lots of details, but I will say I’m getting to work with this awesome gal. Before she ever even had an open position, I admired her talent, her drive and just plain liked her as a person. I used to dream about getting to collaborate with her one day. And now, look at me.

I probably still won’t talk about work much here. I do prefer keeping my professional and personal lives as far apart as possible. Plus, I’m working on launching a business-type site where I will have a forum to talk about what I do. I’ll be sure to give you details on that when it gets up and running, just in case you’re interested. So yeah, I’ll still be here, making fun of my kids, talking about my travels and sharing recipes from time to time. But just know that there’s a happier me behind this blog now.

I’m glad I leapt.