Moments Worth Mentioning

I walked into work today and, within 10 seconds, was hit with a hard blow. The glamorous promotion was taken away as quickly as it was given. No fault is given to anyone in the situation, but I am not ashamed to say that I am mad, very mad.

I excused myself from work for a few hours to make some phone calls and do some “damage control”. I undid the upcoming lease signing, canceled the transferred utilities and went crawling back to my apartments leasing office to ask for my early termination letter to be torn up. That was the easy stuff… calling home to let my family know that the good news had turned bad was the hard part. Once again, they amazed me. What an amazing support system I have. My tough dad knew exactly what to say. My mom listened to me cry. I love them so much.

To be perfectly honest, its not the actual job that I am mad about losing. Its the new opportunities that were dangled in front of me that I am so sad about giving up. This promotion was going to allow me to let go of the second job (that I have had for almost a year and a half). It was going to allow me to move into a part of town that guaranteed new friends and social networks. This was the chance to once again have normal working hours. This was my open door, my opportunity… and it was just slammed shut.

I would normally take this opportunity to say great things about looking at the bright side, and remarking about having a glass half full vs. half empty. But, instead, for now, I am choosing to be angry and frustrated.

Excuse me while I unpack my apartment.

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