When I was younger...

I initially titled this email as "When I was young..."  But for the purpose of accuracy, I changed it to "When I was younger..."

I am still on my journey to simplify my "STUFF".  Stumbled upon 4 calendar books I used from 1996 to 1999 when I worked with Blue Cross Blue Shield plans nationwide.  Why on earth do I need to keep them???  I randomly flipped through a few pages as I was walking downstairs to throw them away.  However, something totally shocked me -- WOW, I used to take such detailed, thorough notes on every single one of my projects...  It reminded me of an interesting question my little Michelle asked recently.  "Do you love your job?"  The question caught me off guard, and it made me realize there is really no simple answer to it.  So I said: "Michelle, remember, I am extremely good at what I do for my job."

The notebooks and notes from 18 years ago made me think again.  Yeah, I used to LOVE my job and I did devote my heart and soul to my jobs for many years.  It's not that I don't love my job anymore, I just don't love it the way I did 10-18 years ago.  There is so much more in one's life than his/her JOB, and I truly believe that each of us should (or at least deserves to) live several completely different lives as we move through different phases of our lives.  I am patiently and gracefully waiting for the day when I can start a new, exciting life -:)))      

Sample notes from:

Week beginning on 9/2/1996

Week ending on 11/16/1997

You don't really need to understand what the notes said, but the ugly little hand-writing framed a picture of a devoted worker-bee who was trying to be precise about EVERYTHING!!  Why can't I find a good analyst like that today?? -:)))