Egad. I've been telling myself for the past week to get on here and redeem myself by updating this thing. And now that I see that my last post was in October I'm even more horrified. I thought of adding "update the blog" to my list of New Year's resolutions. But then I remembered that I no longer make resolutions. And when I do, I don't follow them. So there you have it.
Life at chez fab? Many changes since I last wrote. After hearing how delightful (i.e. snow-laden and freezing) the weather has been in Massachusetts, I am somewhat relieved that I didn't make the move home this year. I mean, I sulk here when the temperature goes to 40 degrees. Who the hell am I kidding?
I did, however, leave BSMC (Big Scary Medical Center). I went in to work one day in November and around 11am, for no clear reason, decided that that was the day I was going to give my notice. And I did. And it was good. My last day was January 2nd (because I am a nice person, I gave them oodles of notice, not that they did anything useful with it, like hiring a replacement that I could train before my departure). I didn't have another job lined up at the time but had interviews set up within a few days, and have been working at a new job since the second week of January. And while everyone in this new office has their quirks, I feel genuinely appreciated and respected. And when I leave the office at the end of the day, I leave. My cell phone isn't constantly ringing, I'm not staying late untangling problems while everyone else goes home, none of it. I actually have a life again. I have personal time. Am I using that personal time for anything useful, like writing, or learning French, or doing more cooking? Not yet. But for now, it's enough that I have it.
