No turning Back

My job was posted today.

It's bittersweet.

I can't tell you how blessed I feel to have the opportunity to stay home and raise my children. We've worked hard to get to this point. I've raised so many other people's kids I'm looking forward to the rewards of raising my own. I can't wait to teach them, love them, and not so much the discipline them part, but you get the idea. However, there is some sadness. I loved my job. Some days more than others depending on who I had to interact with. But I enjoyed the challenges, the projects, the team work experiences, and the sharing of new ideas (and even better when they were successful). I really enjoyed working for my boss. When I first started, and maybe I shouldn't be admitting this but he's gone now, the boss I started with drove me crazy. Leaving wouldn't have been so hard had he still been here. But my new boss has taught me so much. He is a great teacher and he loved to teach. I enjoyed being under his direction. I can honestly say I have never learned more from anyone [ in the professional world] than from him. Now, I remind him [daily] that I would love a part time assignment that I can do from home. However, I know it can be difficult with budgeting, but I can try!

Anyway, I think there is always a bittersweet feeling at the end of a chapter. I have loved this chapter of my life [our life] and so with sadness/fondness I close it. That doesn't mean I'm not excited or looking forward to [with some anxiety] the next one. I know I will love it as much and probably more. But as I said, there is no turning back, and I'm happy about that.