One year ago today our sabbatical began. In a delightful twist of fate, we both were laid off from our former employer that day. While our plans to start fulltiming were well underway by then, our joint layoff was just the kickstart we needed to give our full-time attention to pursuing our dream. Less than three months later, the house was sold and we were on the road.
It's hard to believe we haven't worked in exactly a year!
Throughout our workaholic careers, we often wondered what it would be like to take a year off from work. The whole idea sounded absolutely dreamy. Surely a full year away from the work-a-day world would be enough to restore our spirit and leave us recharged and yearning to get back to our work with vim and vigor. Wouldn't it?
Well, we wonder no more. Now we know. And, the answer is NO!
Are we recharged? Absolutely! Are we yearning to get back to work? Nope!
No, a year isn't enough. For us, anyway. And, that comes as a real surprise. I thought by now I'd be champin' at the bit to work. After all, a workaholic's gotta work! But, not so. We keep telling people we might work again some day. But, we have no clue as to when that might happen. I, for one, have no idea what I'd want to do!
While a year isn't enough time for us to be away from work, it is long enough for something else. For the last year we've harbored, shall we say, bad feelings for our last employer. As happy as we were to be free from the place, it has taken some time to process our experience there, especially the last year or so. To say it was hazardous to our health would be an understatement. Every reflection we've made on our experience there has included at least one expletive. Yes, we've been bitter.
But, it's a new day! Today we are determined to leave the bitterness behind in the Sonoran desert. We are declaring our "processing" complete. Our memories of that place are neutralized. Our departure a year ago was, indeed, a blessing. Each of the 365 days since has been an amazing gift.
So, on this anniversary of our extended sabbatical we'll celebrate our renewed freedom with a champagne toast and a tasty dinner. It'll be the perfect end to a very dreamy year.
Let the sabbatical continue!
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About 25 years ago as we relocated from Texas to California, we stopped at the Grand Canyon for a quick look. I had some very bad feelings (but now I don't remember what they were about) that I mentally put into a stone and tossed over the canyon rim. They are gone. I hope your bad feelings are left in the desert. There will come a day when you can't remember them. Peace on the road!
I can't believe it's a year!! That's a fast year! I remember you coming into the chatroom and saying you're selling your place. Congrats!
I had many negative feelings about my pre-retirement workplace and boss. It took me more than a year, but what a relief it is to let go of those feelings. The past year I've been working on ex-husbands, lol.
Happy Anniversary and congratulations of ridding yourselves of the bitter feelings. They can only serve to drag you down. Now you can just look forward to a future of your choosing.
Have a great weekend.
Happy Anniversary!! So glad you have found peace with your past working world. It must feel like a load has been lifted from your shoulders.
Blessings....sometimes we don't see them at the time but they are there. So glad you found your blessings in this lifestyle. :)
Happy travels!
Mike & Gerri (http://freedom2roll.blogspot.com)
Congratulations on your first anniversary! May you have many many more!
Congrats also on working through those bad feelings and hope we meet up some day.
Good on ya for that very healthy outlook!
happy anniversary to you both!!..here is to moving forward!!
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