, by FashionMista
Hi.
The revolution for this year was quitting my day job. It actually happened just before the holidays, as I wanted to enter the new year with a clean mind to fill with new dreams. This is something I've been thinking about for over a year and asking anyone who will answer how they did it.
That new place in my mind has been bombarded with exciting new ventures, but I would not have done it without the motivating push from the electrifying confidence gained from my incubator. All of my ladies: ReelInvitations.com, The Evelynne Grace Group, The Matchstick Group, RedBranchPR.com , MyPerfectPenmanship.com, Acupuncture Remedies, Jillian at Inform Fitness, Karla, Beth, and everyone else that does not have a website yet.
Normally I don't tease-post - the kind where writers give the first few lines of the post and then want you to click away. But I'm doing it tonight, only because my writeup on my blog became kind of a long, quiet piece on finally giving notice at a job where I work with good and inspiring people and have learned so much. So if you want to read it, here's the teaser, and you can click to get it in full.
Title: Flowers for the Day Job
I bought myself flowers today. Roses. White ones. I know that Valentine's Day is getting closer, and I should wait to see if the man buys me flowers, but it's only February 2nd, and I needed to stop and buy myself, and my new office, some flowers. Because I gave notice at my job. Two months of notice, but notice nonetheless. Since then, I've been completely bombarded by my to-do list, and it is taking over my life. So I bought roses just because they are beautiful and I can stop and stare at how the petals curl and pucker around each other. If you didn't know, I work for a very respected nonprofit that helps women and health professionals make informed maternity care decisions. I manage their website. And various other things that come with being one of six people working for a national organization, such as configure emails, manage databases, insist on systems to track publication inventory.
Before the holiday, I finally spoke a decision that I had made long ago, but became too complacent to make. Normally when I make a life altering decision, it is a defensive decision, like the next move after a fiance decides he's not ready to be married.
You deserve some serious congratulations, FashionMista! I actually did the same thing just a couple of months ago. Gave my notice at my job last fall -- I too stayed for another two months to give my small company time to fill my position. Now, I'm working as a freelance writer/columnist/aspiring novelist at home. It is an interesting and challenging experience, and I wish you all the best of luck. I'd love to compare notes on how it is going!
Posted by: Shanna | February 04, 2007 at 03:21 PM
Congrats to you! Yes, I'd love to compare notes. It's already interesting, and I'm in my final month for the countdown...
Posted by: Katie | February 05, 2007 at 12:03 AM