353. Hiatus

I know it's been a few weeks since I've posted anything... my bad. There's good reasoning...

ON Valentine's day (Feb 14th) I got balls and decided to take a completely different/random job offer. I walked into my bosses office w/ a smug grin and told him to shove my 4.2% = 0.62 cent raise and put in my 2 weeks notice. After that I put in my request for 4 days off (yes - I worked the shit out of the HR system).

It's been 3 weeks since I started in this new job and I can't complain too much. I am at rock bottom of a very tiny company (28 total employees, inc myself). I am learning all kinds of things that I am not privy too and that have absolutely nothing to do with my previous 5.5 years of the travel industry. I have to learn techy lingo and am constantly googling words from conversations I am overhearing. I also am learning new terms like "OOO" which I thought was just another pretty way to intro something like ~ or * but it actually means "Out Of Office" yeah like I'd know that?! In between washing dishes, making coffee, and going on beer runs - I find myself studying our software manual and comparing it to the actual product. I am told that if I want to move or progress here - it's up to me. That's a nice feeling; my destiny is actually in my own hands instead of some maniacal ass bag who bases my progress on who I know and what I'm willing to do not what am I knowledgeable in and capable of.

I'm commuting now - which is something kinda new. I filled my gas tank up on Feb 28th and I drove to and from the Park and Ride everyday - I filled my tank up again for the first time this month on the 19th. 20 days on one tank of gas!? AWESOME! I just have to get used to remembering to bring my bus pass daily and remember which Park and Ride I parked at in the morning lol - I have forgotten twice (typical of me I know)

SO I feel like I made the right choice in jumping from the sinking ship that was Holland America as they just did a St. Patrick's Day Massacre and let 25 people from the Sales Department go... I would have most likely been on that ship. So starting anew, at the bottom again, BUT with more money, more options, and a clearer head.

Sometimes you have to go backwards to go forward...

So please bare with me as I get my shit together and start posting when I can... thanks much :)