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The Last Day...

Well, here it is, my last day working for the State of Utah. Everything's been packed up and taken home except for a few miscellanous things I can carry in my brief case. I've converted all of my "keeper" email to rtf and copied them to a dvd. (Jim will be so happy to get the drive space back from my email account!) I've written my "farewell" email and sent it out; several people have wished me well. All that's left is to turn in my key and badge, and wait for the bus home. Which won't be here until 4:45... almost 4 hours from now.

There are some things I am going to miss. The air-conditioning is the first thing that comes to mind! And having two flat-screen monitors. The friendships with some co-workers, but there are really only a few: Brent, Bob (most of the time), Brett, Ryan, Rachael (but I haven't seen much of her for a long time), Laurie, Kaye, Janet, Bill C. Stealing pretzels from Laurie Lieb. Walking to the Tax Commission cafeteria and getting a mug of soda.

There are a lot more things I'm not going to miss: Powerbuilder for a larger scale application, business rules designed to drive a programmer nutty, phone bills for pennies, living in a cloth cubicle, headaches and high blood pressure from staring at these two monitors for more time than I should, lack of support from DDW, the feeling of "I don't want to go to work today" every morning. Rush bug fixes that shouldn't be.

What I'm looking forward to: spending time with the kids and doing our homeschool. Getting OHPAA fully funded. Organizing my office and library (both the physical, hard copy stuff, and the electronic stuff!) Working on my house (Man have I got a bunch to do on that house!) Being able to walk or ride a bike to work at the Empress. Creating the Oquirrh Hills Performing Arts Complex. Having time to do stuff like lighting for shows.

What I'm not looking forward too: Taking over the budget and household financial management from Amy. Grocery shopping. Amy working 12 hour days. Planning and preparing meals. Working in an office without airconditioning (but only for a couple of months). Taking care of the garden.

What scares me because it's outside my comfort zone: Cold calling potential donors.
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