Yesterday, I wrote my resignation letter.  I wanted to touch upon some of the reasons that made me decide to leave, but I didn't want to burn my bridges.  You never know who's help I might need in the future. 

So I wrote a nicely-worded letter of resignation.  I had it sitting in my desk all day, waiting for the right time to deliver it.  Every time I thought about it, my heart began to pound and my palms got sweaty.  I was so nervous.

Finally, 4:00 pm rolled around.  I couldn't put it off any longer.  It was time.  I took a deep breath and gathered my letter in my damp hands.  "After this", I told myself, "there's no turning back."  But I knew that this was right and that for me, the point of no return had long since passed.  So, I stood up and marched to my boss' office.  But there was no one there.  Lets make a hard thing harder, shall we?

I walked around the offices looking for my boss, but could not find her.  So, I left my letter by her keyboard with a note appologizing for not being able to do it in person. 

Half an hour later, I got an email from her that said that she respected my decision with a heavy heart.  She congratulated me for going for my dream and said that she thought I had a lot of ability.  It was so nice to receive a compliment like that, it almost made me cry. 

So, it's done.  All I have to do now is get my loan papers signed and put in my last two weeks at work.  I'm in the home stretch.  I know that for most of you, going to University is no big deal.  You've been there or are there now and it's probably not all it's cracked up to be.  But I can't tell you how exciting this is for me.  I thought that being a single mom would prevent me from doing anything with my future except get through it.  I never ever thought I'd have the opportunity or the ambition to actually do this.  It feels really good, even if it is a little scary.   There's just so much out there....I have to jump at it.  In a couple of weeks, my entire life is going to change and I've never looked forward to my future as much as I do now.