Monday

[ksmith]

Still a week and a half to go–6.5 working days–but I cleaned out my desk at the day job today. Photos. The dinosaur figures. The bust of Spike. The wildlife and GSD puppy calendars. The personal effects of 26 years, stuck in a box small enough to tuck under my arm.

Mirrored from Kristine Smith.

Comments

[technomage.livejournal.com]

Woa, a sea change comes. Best wishes!!!

[threeoutside.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you're retiring, or quitting to write full time, or what, but I've been there. Retired from 20-year career about a year and a half ago. That last day was surreal (by OMG do I love being retired!). Best of luck to you in whatever you're moving forward to!

[galeni.livejournal.com]

Wow. Best wishes. I didn't realize it was almost now.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Both--I am retiring to write full time. I hit 55 with 25+ years of service...although the 55 was more important than the 25. It was time.

I am very much looking forward to Doing Other Things. Many other things.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

At first, I was going to wait until the end of September. But there wasn't that much difference money-wise, and I wanted to have part of the summer.

I couldn't have waited. I'd have gone nuts.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Thank you--yes, it will be a big change. Almost 26 years at the same company. But I am in a good place--::knocks wood so as not to tempt Fate::--and it's time. I want to do this while I still have my health and am relatively youngish.