Gainfully unemployed

Posted on March 17, 2005 by Gene

I keep moving toward the goal, step by step, fear by fear. Today, I told my parents and submitted my resignation at work.
I’ve threatened to quit several times in the past, but that was usually accompanied by tantrums and screaming; I think the written resignation offering to continue to work freelance was a little more realistic… and kind of cements my decision, because I’ll look like a real idiot if I don’t go through with it now.
My mother was surprisingly okay with the idea; strange because she is the retentive, planning diva; my dad was wary of the whole thing, but I think he’ll grow to be more comfortable with it.
It’s astonishing to me how many people think it’s not a bad idea to quit my job, sell my home, and move across the country with nothing lined up there. In fact, it’s starting to look as if I’m the only one who is concerned that it might not work out the way I hope.
Maybe it’s time I think the same way they do.