tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12508552.post9007817764281187699..comments2023-09-05T16:22:15.151+02:00Comments on Martinis For Two: Begining of the endDiane Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00059365308496711788noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12508552.post-77805823543666785632007-09-22T08:24:00.000+02:002007-09-22T08:24:00.000+02:00You know they will give you a surprise party anywa...You know they will give you a surprise party anyway, right? Or something. :)<BR/><BR/>It must be really tough but it's the start of a great adventure too. YAY for that!Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10436989792381600168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12508552.post-36167741908819166282007-09-21T20:17:00.000+02:002007-09-21T20:17:00.000+02:00I was over your way on Monday when I picked up a p...I was over your way on Monday when I picked up a post-doc at the airport. I got there early and went to Umstead Park to wait--I should have dropped in on you instead, Diane! LOL Until I read your post today bout work, I didn't even think of how close you were.utenzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12508552.post-71246418157990324332007-09-21T18:46:00.000+02:002007-09-21T18:46:00.000+02:00Nice wish, but I'd be VERY surprised if your workp...Nice wish, but I'd be VERY surprised if your workplace doesn't do something special in your honor, so don't act all surprised when it happens! ;o) <BR/><BR/>As for feeling sad, this is a huge step! So many changes in your life, and writing that letter was just one more reminder of everything coming closer to the end - for now. Mourn it, but also celebrate what is yet to come...there are so many great things ahead for you, lady!AmyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11316872759420805485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12508552.post-42035872847632525172007-09-21T15:18:00.000+02:002007-09-21T15:18:00.000+02:00I hear you. I way better with a bottle of tequila ...I hear you. I way better with a bottle of tequila than with goodbyes...Just a trumpet playerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392398536254080285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12508552.post-16945336356546894152007-09-21T01:10:00.000+02:002007-09-21T01:10:00.000+02:00Wow, you really ARE moving huh?Wow, you really ARE moving huh?Loves2Dancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032469393241626807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12508552.post-72709998828084278322007-09-21T01:09:00.000+02:002007-09-21T01:09:00.000+02:00I quit my job in June, so I know how you feel - we...I quit my job in June, so I know how you feel - well, not the moving-to-Germany part, of course. I felt similar pangs of dread in the leadup to moment when I gently tapped my leader on the shoulder, pointed at an office door and told him we needed to talk.<BR/><BR/>But in the end, I felt a wonderful catharsis, a release of pent-up stress that I hadn't anticipated. I realized that staying too long in one job can slowly turn the soul gray. I was spending entirely too much time away fro my family, and I wasn't seeing any kind of worthwhile return.<BR/><BR/>Now, I work from home. I work harder than I ever have, but I'm there for all of them. I can't put a price on it, of course, but when I get to walk the dog in the middle of the day, then meander down to the kids' school in time for pickup, I realize that resigning was the best thing I could have done.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.com