I just breathed a sigh of relief. A big, fat, enormous, sigh of relief.

Want to know why?

A few moments ago I handed in my resignation letter. Yes, you read that correctly. Seven weeks from today will be the last day I will ever have to work in an office. Let me repeat that. It will be the last time I will ever have to work in an office!! I am giddy with excitement just thinking about it.

Let me preface all of this by saying that I have been sitting behind a computer working a 9-5 job for the past nine years. “Do you have my stapler??”

I’ll never forget when I was applying to colleges and these exact words came out of my mouth – “I will never sit in a cubicle in front of a computer all day long”. That’s exactly why I majored in Exercise Science and minored in Nutrition.

But then 9/11 happened a few days after I moved to Boston. I was unemployed and people were getting laid off left and right. So I panicked and took the first job I could get at  mutual fund company. I was actually quite intrigued about entering the “business world”. I hadn’t even taken one business course in school! But it wasn’t for me. At all. Don’t get me wrong, I met some great friends at that company and learned a ton. 

Three and a half years later I starting working for a non-profit and thought I had found exactly what I wanted to do with my life. I was making a difference and felt good about the work I was doing. Whenever someone asked where I worked, I found myself answering with pride – “I work at Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund and love it!”. Not to mention I made lifelong friends there. The only problem was I was still sitting behind a computer all day. And I was always on someone else’s time, not my own. I dreamed of having more flexibility.

Three and a half years after that we moved to Durham and I took the first job I was offered. With Chris in school and me being the sole bread winner, I didn’t think it was a wise time to “figure out what I wanted to do with my life”.

And so here we are now, two years later. I am finally ready to follow a new path.

However, I’m not sure what that path is yet. But it will most certainly be one that makes me happy and look forward to Mondays :)

Believe it or not, blogging and reading other blogs is what gave me clarity. Blogging has made me take a step back and realize just what  it is I am passionate about.  So I owe many of you a big thank you!

Am I scared or worried that I don’t have have a plan yet? Nope.

I am excited!

There is a lot of uncertainty going on in my life right now, but I am taking it one day at a time and making sure I maintain a positive attitude. Something is going to work out, I just know it!

Oddly enough, Caitlin wrote a similar post about careers yesterday and received some wonderful comments if you have time to scoot over there and read a few.

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Phew, that was a lot. Sorry!

How ‘bout some eats now?

We are out of milk and eggs, so our options were limited this morning. I went with a bagel thin with peanut butter. And 1/2 of a juicy grapefruit. With just a wee bit of sugar sprinkled on top.For some reason I prefer to eat grapefruit with a spoon as opposed to peeling it and eating it like an orange. Even though it’s a lot more messy and squirts in my eye every now and again.

Anyone else?

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When I went home for lunch a did a few quick leg strengthening exercises to hopefully help my knee/misalignment issues.

Then I made a gigantic veggie & hummus sandwich! This was a tasty one!

One side had hummus, mixed greens, and pickles. The other had hummus, roasted red peppers, cucumbers, feta, and banana peppers. Why are sandwiches so darn GOOD?! I had a hard time fitting my mouth around it!

Now I am munching on strawberries and blackberries and waiting to head to Fuqua Friday. Tonight we’ll be chatting it up with some prospective Fuqua students!

Happy Friday and have a wonderful weekend!

Tomorrow I’ll be participating in a really fun and unique opportunity. Can’t wait to share it with y’all!