Moving forward
Oct. 17th, 2010 10:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missroseroseIt's a bit bittersweet, waking up and realizing that your life is in flux again. Even when it's good change that you've been looking forward to, it's still change, which is by nature stressful. And no matter how much better the new situation will be, there are almost always good things about the old one that you'll miss.
Yesterday was my last day at the winery. It was a good day, all told (all of my last few days were) - pretty much everything I liked about the job was in full swing. I got to meet some nifty people and share something I enjoy with them; I got to work with cool people (including the girl they hired to replace me, who's very cool and will probably be even better than me after she's had some experience); I got to sit in the back and listen to an audiobook while I put labels on bottles. And after work, we all got to taste-test some excellent food in hopes of finding a good wine pairing to go with them for the next festival.
But I can't say I'm entirely sorry to be leaving. I've enjoyed the job quite a bit, but I won't miss the crappy pay or the commute. And it'll be really nice to have weekends to myself again - plus, I might actually get to *attend* the next festival, instead of being stuck in a booth pouring wine for folks. Besides, we'll be living in Bisbee soon - and I'm sure I'll be able to find something I enjoy just as much there. (Or something that pays better. Or both.)
There's also a wonderful sense of just general revitalization that comes from moving forward with your goals - it makes your other goals seem less unattainable, somehow. And I'll take that over being stuck in a rut pretty much any day.
Besides...we're going to have a rockin' housewarming party.
Yesterday was my last day at the winery. It was a good day, all told (all of my last few days were) - pretty much everything I liked about the job was in full swing. I got to meet some nifty people and share something I enjoy with them; I got to work with cool people (including the girl they hired to replace me, who's very cool and will probably be even better than me after she's had some experience); I got to sit in the back and listen to an audiobook while I put labels on bottles. And after work, we all got to taste-test some excellent food in hopes of finding a good wine pairing to go with them for the next festival.
But I can't say I'm entirely sorry to be leaving. I've enjoyed the job quite a bit, but I won't miss the crappy pay or the commute. And it'll be really nice to have weekends to myself again - plus, I might actually get to *attend* the next festival, instead of being stuck in a booth pouring wine for folks. Besides, we'll be living in Bisbee soon - and I'm sure I'll be able to find something I enjoy just as much there. (Or something that pays better. Or both.)
There's also a wonderful sense of just general revitalization that comes from moving forward with your goals - it makes your other goals seem less unattainable, somehow. And I'll take that over being stuck in a rut pretty much any day.
Besides...we're going to have a rockin' housewarming party.
