Post by OrangePixyStix on Apr 16, 2015 10:21:49 GMT -5
Things have been okay for me. I miss you, too!
I got a new job and put my notice in yesterday at my current place. It's similar type of work that I've been doing but a completely different industry, so hopefully it will be a good change for me. I feel bad about leaving after just a year (I've NEVER stayed at a FT job for that short of a time!), but it's been a rough few months and I just felt like it was the right choice for me long-term.
2 days ago I found out a friend from high school passed in his sleep, he was only 35 years old. He had infrequent seizures and his girlfriend happened to be out of town earlier this week when it happened, so I guess he choked during the seizure and when he was found it was too late. The girlfriend had been afraid of that happening when she wasn't home, since she had been there most of the other times to help with seizure episodes, so I'm heartbroken for her and his entire family. He was a genuinely sweet guy and had such an awesome creative talent. We're going to a remembrance gathering for him tomorrow, I'm going to have to remember to skip the eye makeup before I go.
Things are good at home. We have a concert festival to go to this Saturday, going camping with friends next weekend, and we have a vacation in May in California and Seattle. Looking forward to all of those things!
Glad to hear about the new job. I think this is the perfect time to get out of that industry, so that's exciting! Hopefully you'll have more time to post once you get up to speed there.
So sorry to hear about your friend, that is awful. His poor gf, I can't even imagine.
Wow, that is a lot to go through. I am so sorry about your friend. How scary.
Glad to hear that you are moving onto another job. Life is too short to be that unhappy. I am sure it was a tough choice, but you gave it a year.
The festival sounds super fun!
Oh, we are good. Just chugging along! This winter was very rough (weather was worse than normal) for both of our businesses, but it has been steadily picking up since April 1st, so that is good.
Post by OrangePixyStix on Apr 16, 2015 10:46:30 GMT -5
Thanks, @jennynumbers , it sucks to have that type of reminder that all lives have an expiration date, but I do feel lucky to have known him and admired the work he provided while he was here.
Glad to hear about the new job. I think this is the perfect time to get out of that industry, so that's exciting! Hopefully you'll have more time to post once you get up to speed there.
So sorry to hear about your friend, that is awful. His poor gf, I can't even imagine.
I think I will have plenty of chances to post more frequently once I settle in, as it seems like a much slower pace work environment than what I've been dealing with lately. There's still plenty to do but the company is much smaller and way less moving pieces to watch out for & keep track of. The other good thing is this new place has a firm in Austin, so I may set my sights to moving over there if given an opportunity in the future since I would love to be living back in that town at some point.
Wow, that is a lot to go through. I am so sorry about your friend. How scary.
Glad to hear that you are moving onto another job. Life is too short to be that unhappy. I am sure it was a tough choice, but you gave it a year.
The festival sounds super fun!
Oh, we are good. Just chugging along! This winter was very rough (weather was worse than normal) for both of our businesses, but it has been steadily picking up since April 1st, so that is good.
Sorry to hear about the lull in business, but glad to hear it's picking back up again. I hope your fundraiser exceeds last year's donations! Hopefully only good weather days are in the forecast for you.
Funny enough, I didn't realize one of the instagram boutique shops I follow (ShopTheMint) is in your town and I think you actually posted on here a while back about going there. I was looking at their posts one day and it clicked that they are in your neck of the woods, and I don't even know how I started following their instagram page so that is really random. Made me think about you, though, and if I ever come up that way then I'll need to go to their real store for some shopping since they have adorable outfits!