Six Feet Under the Table

I've been absent for quite some time now. Which excuse would you like to hear first? If I'm going to be honest, the only real reason is simple: I got lost in life, and I only just recently discovered the way out of the tangle. Just before Christmas, I found out that the current business structure of my employer was changing. And though I wasn't losing my job, it was clear to me that my needs and the needs of the business no longer matched. I LOVED my job. I felt empowered. I knew how to do my job well. And I was good at it. I had friends that felt more like family. My family and I had a good schedule; a cadence. So when I decided to leave this job and these people I loved so very much, it felt like my world was flipped upside down. Who knew that 12 hours after I applied for a particular job, I'd get a call to interview. Two weeks after that, a job offer. There was a lot of fear. No longer would I be working from home three days a week. No more "best of both wor...