Yes, that’s right — only five days left sitting at this desk!  I’m ecstatic.  I’ve never been a lover of Mondays.  But I must say, this might be the best Monday yet.

Although I’ve had a few freak out, I-can’t-believe-I-just-quit-my-job, moments — it all actually feels really good.  For the first time in my life, I don’t have a plan.  I mean, I have goals and projects I’ll be working on, lots of things to keep me busy.  But I don’t have my usual step by step plan for mapping it all out.  I have an idea of my desired end result, but I’m not at all sure how I’m going to get there.  And you know what?  I feel great.  As a matter of fact, if nothing turns out quite as I expect, I am completely okay with that.  Somehow, I know that just by taking this step, I’m moving toward a place that I actually want to be.

For me, that’s HUGE.  You see, I’m a worrier.  I worry about everything.  Seriously, there have been days when I’ve wondered if I should be on medication.  It can be that bad.  But for once in my life, I don’t feel like there’s any reason to worry.  Maybe when something is really, really right — you just feel it, you just know it.

I can honestly say, at this moment in time, I’m doing exactly what I should be doing.

So what are some of the things I’ll be working on next?  Once the day job is over, I’m going to start work on my blog redesign project.  So much fun, so much learning and so much creativity involved — I love it!  I hope to have the new and improved blog up and running by the end of February, mid-March at the latest.  I also plan to do a lot of writing.  I’ll be working on the novel — woohoo!!  And I’ll be guest blogging over at Stratejoy, talking about my experience as I leave the traditional work world behind.  I’ll be sure to keep you in the know as to when my first post hits – should be the first week of February.  I’m making a 20 Things for 2010 list, that I’ll be posting here shortly, to make sure I get the most out of this incredible year and the opportunity I’ve taken to break out on my own.

I can’t wait to share it all with you!

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