Today marks one month since I left my old life behind and moved onward to a new one. As I've posted before, it was not an easy decision - and I honestly kept thinking that I wouldn't be where I am today when I walked away. I kept thinking I would wake up and the nightmare would be done. But, that didn't happen.
I spent the first week very angry. And when I realized that my life was moving in a positive direction and not a negative one - I moved on.
The last month has been a whirlwind. I started projects, none of which are finished. I went on an amazing road trip - that had to be cut short. I started a new job. That is a pretty full month.
The new job started out pretty shaky at first - well, shaky for about two days. The intimidation of the reality had me a little freaked out. I am the oldest of the new hires. That came with perks, too - as being oldest made me first in seniority. But, for the next three months, I don't have weekends off - I have days off during the week. That doesn't bother me - at all. I am pretty adaptable to shift work, different hours, so on and so forth. It's a temporary job and there are no guarantees that after the summer I will be continuing on - but, that isn't important to me. This whole experience is what is important to me.
The last two days, I have been able to be out and working with customers. I have been able to be learning - hands on. I have been helping people and doing it with an honest to goodness happy smile. I have been meeting new co-workers. I have made a new friend - a couple of them, but one in particular.
Ted and I were having a conversation. I still love the people from my old life. I love them very much. Almost daily, I hear from different people who tell me that things are still horrible and getting worse. I hear from them how they are looking for new employment. How they wish I was still there, as I was the sanity in the old place, that I understood them and I cared about them - which they don't feel that anyone else does now. While, deep down that makes me so sad for the friends I left behind, it also validates my feelings. I miss them all, but I made the right decision. When Ted and I talked about this, he looked at me and said, "I have never seen you happier than you have been in the last two weeks, I'm glad you walked away". I guess that says it all.
I spent the first week very angry. And when I realized that my life was moving in a positive direction and not a negative one - I moved on.
The last month has been a whirlwind. I started projects, none of which are finished. I went on an amazing road trip - that had to be cut short. I started a new job. That is a pretty full month.
The new job started out pretty shaky at first - well, shaky for about two days. The intimidation of the reality had me a little freaked out. I am the oldest of the new hires. That came with perks, too - as being oldest made me first in seniority. But, for the next three months, I don't have weekends off - I have days off during the week. That doesn't bother me - at all. I am pretty adaptable to shift work, different hours, so on and so forth. It's a temporary job and there are no guarantees that after the summer I will be continuing on - but, that isn't important to me. This whole experience is what is important to me. The last two days, I have been able to be out and working with customers. I have been able to be learning - hands on. I have been helping people and doing it with an honest to goodness happy smile. I have been meeting new co-workers. I have made a new friend - a couple of them, but one in particular.
Ted and I were having a conversation. I still love the people from my old life. I love them very much. Almost daily, I hear from different people who tell me that things are still horrible and getting worse. I hear from them how they are looking for new employment. How they wish I was still there, as I was the sanity in the old place, that I understood them and I cared about them - which they don't feel that anyone else does now. While, deep down that makes me so sad for the friends I left behind, it also validates my feelings. I miss them all, but I made the right decision. When Ted and I talked about this, he looked at me and said, "I have never seen you happier than you have been in the last two weeks, I'm glad you walked away". I guess that says it all.
Glad everything is going so well
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