Happy New Year!!! Yeah, I know, I see the date too. Don't get me started about the reliability of our DSL and the fact that Internet Explorer seems to exist for the sole purpose of cheesing me off.
The big development of the week is that I am officially off the payroll now. Yep, for the first time in over thirteen years, I am not earning a paycheck. During the months between my return to this side of the Atlantic and now, I was burning up paid leave. I went into HQ two weeks ago to do the paperwork, and here I am, sabbatical commencing. I wanted this more than anything in the world a year ago. Now I'm scared to death. No income? We're paying this mortgage on my husband's salary alone? And oh yeah, there's a baby to feed?
At the same time, it's very exciting. Beholden to no one, no performance reviews, no micromanagement, no bureaucracy, no alarm clocks. (But then, who needs alarm clocks when you have a hungry infant at 4 a.m.?)
Okay, I have one boss. She is unpredictable, demanding, can not be reasoned with, and I am constantly cleaning up after her messes. And I love her more than life itself.
Happy New Year, indeed.
About Me
- Mugs
- I'm originally from North America and I work in the travel industry. I started this blog when I was living in Baltic Europe and wanted to keep family and friends updated on my first pregnancy. I took maternity leave for a year, and came a little closer to figuring out what I want to be when I grow up - but alas, the job of "Katharine Hepburn" was taken. So after fifteen months of Stay-at-Home-Mom-hood, I returned to the workforce in January 2006. My husband and I have a daughter born in 2004 and a son born in 2006 (known on this blog as "Gigi" and "Halley" respectively). My company transferred me to a nice warm island in July 2006, where I get to spend the next three years (at least!) So why the name "Purple Scare"? Because when I created the blog, I was living behind the Rusted Iron Curtain, and I like the color purple more than red. Write me at purplescareblog@gmail.com.
