My last day of work

Today was my last day working for Volocron. I am hoping it is my last day working outside my home for some time to come. A few years ago, when I worked for the school, I worked from home and my time was very flexible. I always had holidays off and at least a week during the summer and a week during the winter. If I wanted to run to the store or run a load of laundry, work didn't get in the way. Once I started with Volocron, I was much more tied down since I worked in their offices, not from home. It was a difficult adjustment and after being there for a year and a half, I am quite glad not to be so tied down. I will always be glad of the things I learned there. Each job has given me new education into the accounting/bookkeeping field.

But now I would like to leave bookkeeping behind me and focus on my art. I may need to do some part time bookkeeping to help that to happen and that's okay. I just don't want to be working so many hours that I don't have time to do things at home and work on my art. I'm looking forward to painting hibiscus, plumeria, and other native Hawaiian flowers, as well as fish. I have some fun ideas for painting fish and I can't wait to get started.

While I've been cleaning out the office, I've also run across several stories that I've written. One is mostly done; one is in the editing stage; one is started; and the last one is only outlined. I really need to get back to my writing. That's another goal of mine once we are settled in Hawaii.

Every day I get closer to the time when I get to go out there. Everyday something gets done. Once we have a new car, I won't be quite so uptight. I'm sorry the Grand Prix was totaled from the accident. I'm just grateful no one was hurt and it wasn't my fault. I count the days off the calendar. We're about half way there from the time Bruce left. There is much to do, but I feel mostly calm about all we are doing. Maybe I'm getting so used to eating elephant that it just comes natural now.

I keep looking at my suitcases and thinking that when I leave here, that's all I'm taking with me. Bruce said the boxes we shipped earlier arrived today. It's hard to believe that everything I will need for the next year at least is gone and I still have a full house to pack up and/or sell. The garage sale is slated for May 22nd. I'll be glad to have all the garage sale stuff gone.

Now I enter a new phase of our journey. Here I come!