Welcome back to the cemetery, my lovelies! I am writing this from my newly redecorated goth nook. I spent all day yesterday (literally about eleven hours) rearranging furniture, building a new shelf, hanging artwork, reorganizing, and generally just exploding my goth touch all over everything in my little creepy space.
I feel so cozy and at peace in here now. I feel like myself again! So, why have I not done this already? I have lived here for a year and a half. Well…the day job was sucking my will to live. Until yesterday, I had unknowingly been locked in survival mode. I was initially excited for the job when it came into my life. It is what I needed at the time, and it brought me here to Richmond. I love my life here. However, after the new wore off, I realized that job was draining me. It was technically a 40 hour a week gig, but it became all day, seven days a week, and I was consumed by it. My brain lost all creative ability. Any second I wasn’t working. I found myself thinking about work. I gave more than I ever got, and without realizing it, I put my passion on hold. True, I have blogged in that time, and I have done a few creative things here and there, but not like I wanted. You know how I shut down and die a little each summer due to the awful weather? It was like that all the time for me. You may be wondering, what changed? Why was yesterday so significant?
Your beloved Twisted Libra has scored herself a new day job.
I have known for a few weeks, but I haven’t really been telling anyone. But as of tomorrow morning, I am giving my two week notice at the soul-sucking void. So yesterday I stepped away from all things work related and took the entire day for myself. I have not done that since I began this job nearly two years ago. It felt good to finally disconnect and just be myself. I plan to do the same today. As for the new gig, it starts later in September and it is going to be a LOT less stressful. It will also afford me more time off each week to once again explore my passion of all things macabre! To say I am happy is a huge understatement. I feel like I am getting my life back! (And just in time for spooky season, too!)
Yesterday was a great day. Today looks to be the same. My future is brighter than ever. This Libra is fucking happy! New job, new work space, new outlook, and new chapter. I am so stoked to see what this journey brings!
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Until next time…
Dancing Among the Remains 