Hi Gang!

I know it's been quite a while. Yes, I'm still alive on this planet. Many of you may have wondered if I had taken my leave. Only a temporary haitus.

I wanted to let you all know that I am leaving the workforce of corporate America. This is something I have wanted to do for some time now, but always had a compelling reason to stay. Walter's business is picking up speed and he is at a point where he could use extra help on the administrative end, as well as the marketing strategies. David is not interested in coming aboard, and I am the next most affordable person Walter can hire at this juncture. January 2nd will be my last day with Castle.

At first I felt guilty about wanting to leave the workforce because of the earnings and health benefits I was able to supply for my family; but once the decision was made, everything else started coming together. Walter's business started expanding immediately, we were able to find benefits, and most importantly (to me at least) I started to embrace this idea as a gift of God. What time could possibly be more optimum for me to start focusing efforts on my writing while still able to contribute to our business? Why not now? Now my excitement is building!

Granted, there will be time of re-focus with the transition itself; and there will be the need for catching up on things that neglectfully fell by the wayside in having to prioritize my time. (I barely had time to even move into this house when we first got here, and certainly not time to go through things in storage, to organize and weed out "stuff".) I will need to set up workable systems with my time and physical surroundings, and then begin the actual daily work for our company. Once I get my general schedules in place, I will begin to add daily writing and marketing to a fledgling writing career.

For now though, I am wrapping up work at Castle, including putting on a holiday luncheon & company wide food drive, finalizing some new hires, completeing affirmative action plan reports (our biggest reporting endeavor each year as government contractors), holding down the fort while my boss goes on vacation, and finally, training the new guy who is to replace me as the human resources administrator. All before I leave!

Meanwhile, Walter's birthday is today, David's was two weeks ago, and the holidays are upon us. My goal each year is to get through the birthdays before I start with the holiday rush.

So, while I plan to take up my writing with greater frequency, do not hold it against me if I put it off posting to my blog just a little bit longer. Life is still busy and I am in transition!

God bless you, one and all!!!