Humans tend to be such scheduled, repetitive creatures. We like most things to stay the same. Or, at least, I do. I don’t like it when my life gets turned upside down, or when too many things start happening at once. So this last month has been quite difficult for me. First of all, and maybe the most difficult to deal with, is that Pete has been gone on a business trip. He was gone for three days one week, and for five the next week. I missed him. A lot. I had no one to talk to, no one to cook with, and no one to cuddle up to at night. Being alone in bed is a cold, difficult thing to bear. Granted, this was the best two weeks for Pete to be away, because I had a TON going on. 

Inside Out

I quit my job at Starbucks for one. Handing in my two weeks has never been so contradictingly easy and difficult. I loved the people I worked with, each of them added their own uniqueness to my day. I will also miss the simple pleasure of baring. Explaining how satisfying it is to make coffee is difficult. There is something beautiful in the moment, something almost magical in crafting drinks… Saying goodbye to my regulars was also heartbreaking. I learned their names, their favorite drinks, and snippets of their lives. Whenever they came in, my smile would grow genuine.

But, man, oh, man, there’s a lot I won’t miss, either. The stress involved in working at Starbucks is insane. You don’t want to know how often my smile was forced. And it’s a pretty thankless job, too. There are other issues at play, but I won’t go into them now. It’s enough for it’s own post, that job!

Why did I quit? Well, I got offered a job as a dental assistant, and I would have been pretty crazy to pass on that offer! So, now not only did I quit a job I’ve had for almost a year, but I got a brand new job with a VERY steep learning curve, and I have to go to school for it, too. That’s right! I’m back in school, baby! Night classes all day long!

Of course, that was not enough, to top it all off I’m two weeks behind my courses because I got hired after school started, so any spare second I have between all of that I’m spending studying to catch up. It left very little time to miss Pete, but all that meant was that he was every fourth thought instead of every first.

Right Way Round

I don’t like change, I don’t like having too much going on at once. To have chosen these things is hard, and while my brain does currently feel like it’s melting, and all I want to do is take a nap, it’s good. Because change doesn’t stay change. Pete came home safely, and my new job will become familiar at some point. School, while I’m not used to it just yet, is old hat. I mean, I did it for years in a row not that long ago! Besides, learning is fun. I enjoy it and will seek out opportunities to continue my knowledge for the rest of my life. Sure, the second none of this feels like change anymore something new will come along and ruin it, but I guess that’s life. And life, we can be sure, is a constant change.

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