Because I like to make lists.

Here are the things I will miss:

1. Talking about what is for lunch. Usually beginning around 10:00 am. WTFIFL

2. Never having to worry about saying something inappropriate.

3. Being in an environment where saying inappropriate things is encouraged.

4. Being around some of the most talented and interesting people in the world.

5. Morning coffee stops, alternating between Biggby, Dunkin Dounuts, and Starbucks. But never the Hot Spot.

6. Snack time.

7. My snack time friends.

8. The coolest bosses ever (no, I'm not just sucking up, I really mean it)



Here are the things I won't miss:

1. "The Mondays". This is what I refer to as our monday evenings. Baby starts yelling 10 minutes after I arrive home and doesn't stop until she falls asleep. Every. Monday.

2. Driving by the Hot Spot. I don't know why that place annoys me so much. Maybe it's because they started advertising "topless tuesday".

3. Traffic. Construction Traffic. Snow Traffic. Rain Traffic. Accident Traffic.

4. Having two jobs and feeling like I'm not fully committing myself to either one.



Things I am looking forward to:

1. Not missing anything that my daughter is learning. These days are really flying by so fast.

2. Never feeling jealous of the time somebody else is getting to enjoy with her.

3. Hopefully feeling a little less overwhelmed with trying to manage this house and family.

4. Learning some new skills and revisiting some skills that I haven't used in a while *more info on this to come*

5. Giving myself fully to this crazy job and this incredibly demanding (but oh so cute) boss.


I know I'm not the only person who has come to this decision. It was not an easy one. Part of who I am has always been what I do. And I am one of the fortunate ones who loves what I do and the people I work with.