Since my new job will be taking me in the direction of my life's passion, I am compelled to write.
2012 was not the best year for me and I will be the first to admit it.
There were some incredibly bright highlights (don't get me wrong) but it was mostly just an uphill struggle for the majority of the year. I finished my 10+ year career with my previous employer when they decided to shut down the business. I knew it was coming and the last six months of 2012 were really tough...but now that a month or so has gone by since the company closed, I am grateful that it is finally ALL OVER. I am thankful for every single day I spent at that company and I will never forget the people it introduced to me and the places that it took me. Thanks for the memories! Ten+ years is a LONG time and now I am ready for a new thing.
Let me start this next part off by saying that NEVER in all my years did I think that this NEW thing could ACTUALLY POSSIBLY happen at this stage in my life. I did not even consider this when I knew that I would be needing to acquire new employment. The thought never entered my brain, so to say that this whole thing is crazy would be the understatement of 2013. I spent the better part of my entire career (almost 18 years) in a call center managing sellers of travel. After that I did administrative and human resources management. Very worky work. You know...the work that the company needs you to do. Fine. Doin' it well. Now switch to the nights and weekends Lauren. I LOVE to write...so much so that I started writing a blog about six years ago. Just for fun. For me and the people I want to talk to about the things in life that are important to me. My personal Passion Project if you will. For fun. Couple that with an amazingly supportive fan base of family and my Facebook and CrossFit ATP community and I could just write forever. So that was the set-up and now here comes the good part...I promise!
One of my biggest blog supporters just hired me! To work and write! For her. Did you hear me?!?! Getting paid to WRITE. I still haven't landed on the ground yet. You want to talk about scared and nervous?! Check and check. You want to talk about what just slightly outweighs the crippling fear??? PASSION and EXCITEMENT
The essence of me (Lauren!) got me this gig. The Lauren that gets down and dirty in the gym, cursing whatever comes to mind. The vulnerable and funny Lauren. The Lauren that loves food so much that I have been known to describe food in almost pornographic detail. 50 Shades of Grilled right here baby! The Lauren that struggles with all the things in life that makes me type up a blog post. The Lauren that lost 65 lbs and won a contest and lights up a like a Christmas tree when I get to talk about it. That one. That's the one that got this NEW THING going. As I type these words I still sit in amazement.
I am ready. Everything else leading up to this has prepared me for this day. I am going to put on my big girl boots, tie them up really tight, and start climbing this mountain one step at a time. I will reach the top.
I believe in ME...
Victorious.
