A New Beginning...

(cue the damn John Williams music)

Tomorrow morning, I will get out of bed at 6am, take my dog for his morning constitutional, have coffee & breakfast & a shower, dress & prepare for my first day of work in 3 months...

This is a new chapter in my life. I moved back to Florida for a few reasons: first, because after my divorce, I knew I needed the support of my family (I had none where I was, due to the controlling, jealous aspects of my second husband). And second, because I had been out of work since Nov 2008, except for 2 short-term temporary jobs at the beginning of this year. And third, because my dad invited me, both out of concern for me and out of concern for my mom; see, he isn't convinced his heart will hold out more than another 8 years, and he wants to know that someone will be able to live with mom & take care of her when he's gone. And he knows I am the one to turn to for this, not my younger brother. And I am willing.

So, now that I'm here, and my unemployment ran out, I was fortunate enough to find a job...one that barely pays more than minimum wage for something I used to be paid twice as much to do in OR, unfortunately, but - hey, that's the job market. Better than ruining my credit and sponging off my parents. Meanwhile, next October (God willin' and the creek don't rise, as they said in the old days), I'll have my bachelor's degree in accounting, and have more options. So, I can pay some more dues...this is only a temporary setback, and really not even that. As my dad taught me, never be ashamed of doing a hard day's work at any job...the old Protestant work ethic he most assuredly had handed down from his Swedish Lutheran dad and his southern mom.

I hope this situation will open new doors to me, in experience gained, new friendships and networking, etc. I look forward to the positives I have to gain from it. Life continues to be better than it used to be.