Breaking Up Is Hard to Do....

Especially when the relationship is a long one, let's say three years.

No, I'm not talking about a boyfriend... I'm talking about my job. We all know I could never make that kind of commitment to a guy. So I found out on Wednesday that I will officially be leaving my job on May 10. This kind of came out of nowhere because I thought I had until June 30, and I was planning on working up until the week that I moved to Arizona. My STEP (Student Temporary Employment Program) agreement is actually up on May 10 because that is when they started the paperwork back in 2008 when I first got the job. I understand that they can't keep me due to funding issues, but that doesn't make it any less hard.

I knew that I would eventually be leaving my job this year, but now that it is becoming more real and happening faster than I expected, it's making me nervous. I do not like change, and when I get used to something, it is very hard for me to let something go and start down a new path. I know it is inevitable in life, and I know I can't take my job with me to Arizona, but I just feel weird about leaving. It is going to be so strange not waking up super early (I'm not complaining about this part of course) and heading down the 8 freeway to Point Loma. This is making the fact that I am moving in just a few months so much more real and I would be lying if I said I wasn't freaking out about it.

I am truly going to miss all of the amazing people I work with, especially one of my best friends Amanda. It has been a blessing being able to work with her and when I would get bored or stressed out, I could just walk down to her cubicle and we could talk and joke. I would always have someone to go to lunch with, and someone to help me out if I needed it. I owe having this job to her, since she is the one that got me an interview there three years ago. I was also blessed to have the best boss in the world, and the best secretary that was always helpful and so sweet.

I really am going to miss my job, but it's time to start on a new path. I know God is guiding me in this life and he wouldn't do something unless there was a meaning behind it, and I know I'm meant to move on and start working towards my passion of broadcast journalism.

I am glad my job and I had a clean break up and not a messy one, and I am so thankful for the lessons I have learned there and the experiences I had. They not only have made me a better and harder worker, but a better person as well.