4 Days In...

So...I, who never, ever thought I'd write a blog, and was never any good at keeping a diary, have evidently changed my mind. Why? Maybe because I'm somewhat excited about this new phase in my life. That, and my brain doesn't work very well when it comes to retaining memories and details, and something tells me I'm going to want to remember this new adventure. Anyhoo...I said my goodbyes on Friday, November 12, 2010 at Day & Zimmermann, was hit with a wave of extreme sadness, shed 4.5 tears, and pulled myself together in a few minutes. "What am I going to do?" is a question that has been asked of me and I have been asking myself. And you know what? I'm ok with the answer right now, which is "I don't know." I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, but for the 1st time in a very long time, I'm ok with that. I can't say the same for some other folks who are concerned about me ('in this economy..."; "you NEED insurance...what if something happens and you have to go the hospital?"; "unemployement will run out, you know"), but giving in to their fears will only put me back on the path that got me here in the first place...working in a job that is not fulfilling and does not pay enough...(although I was grateful to have it and meet the people I did). I graduated from Temple University with a degree in Theatre (my dream...well, that and singing) and took a full time job at a local retail store, Clover. Why? Wanted to please Dad...be responsible...pay bills...plus I was a really screwed up emotionally (although not very aware of that at the time). So this time around? I'm going to take advantage of something I was running short on...TIME. There are 4 billion things I want to do, and now I can start checking things off of that list. I will be poorer (financially) for a while, but most likely richer in spirit (and happiness!).
So what have I done so far? Well, since Monday  (11/15 - 1st day 'off') I've run some errands (with my 14-year old pup, Jack), taken him for a few longer walks, gone to the gym several times, vacuumed and cleaned my car, gave Jack a long-overdue bath, did a TON of wash, had some friends over for pizza (and their wash), had lunch with my great (and great!) aunt Teresa, gone to the dentist, visited a few friends, watched a couple of movies, visited the Art Museum, and...drum roll please...applied for UNEMPLOYMENT! Not too shabby, eh?
Well, surprisingly I think I could keep typing, but you may have already fallen asleep...
More tomorrow...(this is fun!).  Kat  :-)