Ask and You Shall Receive

I have been very unhappy lately. Bitter and angry, too. So I’m doing some soul searching and wondering what area of my life is pissing me off the most: Boston – too cold; job – unfulfilling; boyfriend – none; friends – all over the place but not here; health – stiff neck and the pain in my left ovary won’t go away; Switzerland – too far away. (And this is the short list, too. I really could go on with my discontentment.)

I’ve decided to tackle one of the nuisances first and picked out the j-o-b. It’s unfulfilling for one, but most of all, I’m lonely at work. I sit alone in my corner all day. I come out of my area around lunch time and go right back to it after I eat. Maybe it’s fine for some, but for me, I need some noise, I need conversation, I need teamwork, I need to disturb, I need to be disturbed. Is being lonely at work a reason to quit? Is it reasonable to approach my boss and ask for a raise and a few co-workers? I don’t know, but it’s definitely a good reason to complain about it to all willing to listen.

So a couple of days ago, I was complaining to some friends (over a meal of champagne risotto to die for) when one of them offered me a job. Not only does the job sound hella good, but it’s in Atlanta. In Hot-lanta. How appropriate. Not to get ahead of myself here, but if I ended up getting the job, I’d kill two birds with one stone!

Yesterday, on my way back to Boston from Switzerland, I was sitting at my gate in the Paris airport eating a delicious baguette sandwich and reading a magazine when the PA announced a gate change. The Boston flight had been moved down the hall and I was now sitting at the gate for the flight to… Atlanta!


PS: thanks to all who have listened to me when I was in Switzerland. It was so good to see you and so good to unload.
To those I haven’t seen, you’ve been spared this time around, but I’ll catch up with you!!!