Jumping off a cliff without (much of) a net.

[rsadelle]

I quit my job today. More precisely, I tendered my resignation and my last day will be August 22. My plan, such as it is, is to spend some time just writing, and then figure out what else I want to do next with my life. I could live without a job for at least a year, although I'd be broke at the end of it; I suspect that I'll start to both fret about money and go crazy without a job after a couple of months (although I might be wrong about that), but those few months are going to give me uninterrupted time to write and relax and learn how to make spaghetti sauce from scratch.

The scariest part of this isn't not having any income or having to find and pay for my own health insurance. The scariest part was having to tell my team that I'm leaving, which turned out to be so much easier than I thought it would be. The most surprising thing is that everyone I've told about it now that I've actually done it (I've been considering it and fretting for a while) has been excited for me. I expected at least someone to think this was stupid and crazy, but instead they're all very encouraging. The other surprising thing is how good I feel about it. I mean, I knew I wanted to do it, and I was ready, but I thought I'd be scared even so. Instead, I've just been so happy all day.

Special thanks in this endeavor go out to schuyler and thefuturenow who let me talk and talk and talk about this over the last couple of months, and B from my dance class who helped me shift my thinking and let go of my guilt about abandoning my team.

Comments

[meacoustic.livejournal.com]

*big hugs*

[rsadelle]

*hugs back* Thank you.

[meacoustic.livejournal.com]

Also, fresh tomatoes or canned?

[rsadelle]

Fresh! I can already throw together something with canned (sort of - tonight I sauteed some garlic, added in a can of diced tomatoes, and sprinkled in some varying spices), but I've never started from absolute scratch.

[meacoustic.livejournal.com]

I like starting from canned. I've never started with fresh, though. Mmm, now I want to make spaghetti sauce even though it's a billion degrees outside.

[rsadelle]

I've been wanting pasta even though it's hot, so yesterday was the day.

Making real spaghetti sauce is one of those things I've never done because it takes too much time. But now that won't matter!

[dine.livejournal.com]

congratulations on your big step - it's a huge change, to leap like this, and you're really brave. enjoy the process and time being your own!

[rsadelle]

Thank you so much!

[j-crew-guy.livejournal.com]

Wow, congratulations! *hugs*

[rsadelle]

Thank you! *hugs*

[fuseji.livejournal.com]

INTENSE. You are my new role model.

I kind of did the same thing by quitting school for the working world and while I'm not exactly where I want to be, I'm evolving at my own speed enough that the time I've taken off has taught me more than higher learning ever did.

fuseji is an Agent of Chaos.

[rsadelle]

Thank you!

We'll raise the proverbial glass to alternate paths for following our dreams.

[meaganola.livejournal.com]

Dude! Congratulations! I just gave notice today (last day: 05 September) with no next job to go to! It must be going around. My plan is to temp for a while and figure out what I want to do next, aside from "move to Berkeley, assuming I can find an apartment."

[rsadelle]

Thank you! And huge congratulations back! Isn't this exciting?