I put in my notice on Tuesday. "This is extremely bad news", my new boss said, and he was right. I do feel genuinely bad for leaving my co-workers short staffed, and I am sad to be leaving a job that I love. But - I am SO EXCITED to be a step closer to my dream of thru hiking.
It is also a huge relief to have announced the big news. I'm not very good at keeping secrets.
Reaction to the news has been overwhelmingly positive. One co-worker said "you can't go *hike* for six months...life isn't a tv show...you can't just take off whenever you want!" - sort of joking but also sort of serious. I'm like - why not? I am not shirking responsibility This isn't a mid-life crisis (my life is really truly awesome!). If my employer offered a 7 month personal leave of absence, I might have thought about taking it instead of quitting. But they didn't, and so I am left with the responsibility of deciding my own fate. I have a super supportive partner, we have money in the bank, and I have time to chase my dream. And so I will take my own leap of faith, thank you very much.
I've also had a couple people say they want to come hike with us - which would be pretty great - and found out someone I know has a house in Virginia they will let us stay at...and they may even be there around the time we'll be there. Which is awesome!
I am a little nervous about keeping pace with OWL. But she knows I am slow - and she is also one of the most patient people I know (except in traffic) - so I am not too worried about it, just nervous (if that makes sense).
I am a dehydrating fool.
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