This is my last week as an unemployed worker and it is definitely a double edged sword. I have excited to be moving forward in a new career, but am hear-broken at having to put my son into daycare full time again. This morning when I dropped him off, he started crying in the parking lot and was completely inconsolable by his teachers.
Losing my position in the advertising world has definitely served as a wake-up call for me on many levels, none so much as the amount of time that I was dedicating to a career that obviously didn't share my devotion. Although I am still passionate about art, design and advertising, I am putting the breaks on a break-neck pace and an over-filled schedule. Last Friday I went to dinner with a friend and was completely shocked at being unable to recall the last time that I had gone to a restaurant on a Friday night for dinner. I simply couldn't remember the occasion, and was flabbergasted by how little I have devoted my time to my family and friends over the past three years. My new position will hopefully help me bring some of that missing balance back into my social and family lives.
So, goodbye crazy career with an unclear and uncertain ladder. Goodbye 12-15 hour days and little opportunity for advancement. Hello creative collaboration, inspired teaching and building bridges. I will now be working on design for fun(!) as a way to help causes that I am interested in and a way to express my creativity. My work life will be centered on my teaching and building business relationships; and quite frankly I am looking forward to the change with a great deal of excitement and anticipation.
Right now I am working on putting together my new home office and will have images posted in my next update. Wish me luck and most of all balance!
