Yes, I am on a personal "hiatus" ... from work, corporate America, one can say, life itself. It's not like I'm a society drop-out. I've had a rough go of it lately. Two years ago, this Thanksgiving, my mother died and one year ago, this Christmas, my father passed away unexpectedly. Both deaths were horrendous and my father's was truly unexpected. Dealing with their estate, their loss and my own feelings of grief and loneliness became overwhelming. This, coupled with a stressful job in the financial industry (during one of the worst recessions since the Great Depression nonetheless ... ) was about to send me over the edge. My new therapist urged me to take some time off (her reasoning: I have the rest of my life to work which I happened to agree with...) and so that's exactly what I did in late August. Was it a good decision? Right now, the verdict is still out...
In any event, like I mentioned, starting this blog is one of the goals I wanted to accomplish on my personal "hiatus." A few other goals:
- Remodel my bathroom (an ongoing saga...)
- Spend time at the beach during the summer and early fall (check!)
- Volunteer more (ok, I'm still working on this...)
- Find gainful employment that will inspire me to wake up on time and actually get to work ontime (ongoing...)
- Start writing more (while I have the time)
- Start dating (midgets and old men need not apply ..this blog will be a record of my adventures during my hiatus.
I plan on holding nothing back--in my opinions, my emotions and my anxieties. Hold on, because I'm sure it will be a bumpy ride! Hopefully somewhat entertaining, too!
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