It is possible I should not be telling you this but......
I left my career to start life over again at the age of 37. I made great money and as a family did great things. So I left to become a legal secretary and make a fraction of what I was making. In this day and age of economic uncertainty and keeping up with the Jones' I am sure you want to know WHY?!? It is simple, one day while taking a shower to go to work I step out to a Bathroom suite of my kids. In shock I asked why are you all here? The response was simple 'because we wanted to see you mommy." It broke my heart, it was the moment I realized something had to change.
So I left my career of Retail Manager, swing shifts, emergency Corporate visits, no Holidays with the family (that's when we made our year in sales), missed birthdays, missed family get togethers but really great pay. I realized that my really great pay allowed my husband and the kids to go to great dinners and movies and play dates and parties etc. While all I did was get to hear the stories. What is the point of the money if I miss out on it and my kids get up at 6 am on Saturday to catch me before I run out the door?
From that point forward which was about 3 weeks ago I made the most drastic change in my life in 10 years and haven't looked back. Why would I life out here is great!
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