On Goodbyes
Today was my last day at Speakeasy and it was much more difficult than I had anticipated when I gave my notice 3 1/2 weeks ago. I was able to remain focused during the first couple of weeks after I said I was going to leave but I struggled in the last few days which went by all too quickly.
The two years I spent there were by far the most challenging in my professional life and despite all of the recent problems, we accomplished a lot. With that said, I feel burdened with tremendous guilt, as if I left my platoon in the heat of battle so I could go sit at the beach. The guys I worked with are awesome and I really hope our paths will cross again. The sendoff was appreciated even if I seemed a bit uncomfortable. I honestly hadn't felt like a quitter until today and I'll have to live with the fact that I couldn't tough it out or be there until the very end.
I guess I'll have some time to think about it now. I'll write more on this later but now I just want to sleep it off.
September 5th, 2006 - 05:25
Different look!
It’s hard to leave friends behind that you have worked with. I still see the gals from Roberd’s. We get together about once every three months. It has been 11 years since I worked there. The store is long gone and all the employees have scattered. I too saw the writing on the wall and left about a year before its demise.
Check out your email. I sent a pic.
Love, Ma