I have learned a lot this year. I changed jobs and found that I traded one kind of crazy for another. I wonder if that is a middle management requirement because that could make me reconsider advancing in my field. It is kind of like becoming a parent. You spent your whole childhood saying you would never be like your parents or say what they say and the first thing out of your mouth is something like "because I said so" or "while you live under my roof, you live by my rules". It is kind of crazy how fast it turns on and I really don't want that to happen to me at work the way it has happened to me at home.
I have also learned that crazy and stupid are not the same thing. My boss has admitted that she may be crazy, but not stupid and I believe her because from the moment I talked about and applied for a department transfer she has started to come up with opportunities she had previously reported to me as not being possible. I can now work days instead of nights and with the population I love.
In the spirit of not being stupid, I would like to thank God because I know that this did not happen because of something I did. He has totally made a way out of no way. He made my census low right as the other census rose and gave me the courage to make myself available when it is usually my nature to quit while I feel like I am ahead.
After this, I may never have to miss my son in a school play again. That feeling is the greatest gift in the world to me right now. It is finally starting to feel like Christmas and I am feeling both joyful and triumphant.
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