No safety net required

The first thing I learned after I was diagnosed with MS was to live without a net. This week I put in my notice at work. No I don’t have another job lined up, I didn’t really have a plan but I knew it was the best thing for me. I had writer the letter the month before was asked to hold off until after my anniversary and eval. It was clear that the decision made a month before to make a new start was the right one. I updated the letter and turned it in ending my time here in four weeks. My manager asked me if I had something else lined up. I said no. He asked me if I was sure I wanted to do this given I didn’t have anything lined up then said he’d give me until Friday to make up my mind. By Wednesday night I started my next steps in my head. I wasn’t going to change my mind. As scary as the idea of potentially being unemployed is I have never felt so good about a decision I have made. I want to be my own boss. I have run my craft business on a small scale for five years. I think I can take it to the next level. I also have twenty five years of administrative experience which I would love to share, IE starting an administrative consulting firm. I can work anywhere to make money but I don’t just want to work to make money. The second thing I have learned since I was diagnosed with MS is that life is too short just to be a passenger you have to be the driver to actually live. So live I will. I am not saying the next few months will be easy but they will only be hard if I don’t stay focused. I am lucky because I have people in my world that will help me with guidance in areas I am unfamiliar with. I have a great network that I can look to for my craft business and admin business. I am excited to see where I can take this. I feel great about it. And hey if it doesn’t work I already know how to ask “would you like fries with that?” Here is to the next chapter hoping it is a long productive one.