Hello again, friends! I've mostly been lurking and not posting for a while. I could blame work stress, perimenopause, brain weasels -- take your pick!
For about two years now, I've been putting serious consideration into quitting my job, as things have been slowly sliding into resentment and misery. I've been doing a lot of prep over that time and had just started working with a financial advisor when my work org sent out a notification at the end of September about a voluntary severance program. These had been offered in different organizations at my company and I'd had my eye out, as with my 17.5 years of service I'd qualify for about 8 months of severance pay. And I was like, how fortuitous that I could get paid to leave when it's something I desperately want to do anyway!
So I went for it. This will be my last week before my separation date where I enter into the great unknown. Other than recovering from burnout and spending more time on creative shit, I don't have any immediate plans other than to go to the Art of Manga exhibit before it closes.
I still owe David a drink. But hopefully we can make that happen now that I'll have a lot more free time.