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I Thought Quitting My Job Would Make Me Happy
But I was wrong
My birthday is coming up on October 31st (or has already passed depending on when this is published). Halloween, a day of fun and costumes, and candy and I couldn’t care less.
“I’ve never been the I don’t celebrate birthdays type. Usually, there’s reminders and countdowns and putting together a costume… but this year none of that… it’s the least excited I’ve been about my bday since 3–0 but I had people around me that wanted to celebrate me and so we did! This year feels like I forgot to remember.”- A post I wrote on my personal Facebook page which recieved a total of 4 likes.
Honestly, the lack of excitement about my birthday was a little alarming. I’ve been so absorbed in writing, focused on the goal of submitting 30 articles in 30 days, that I got comfortable with the feeling of not being okay. In August and part of September, I was sad. I wasn’t okay then and I knew it. But things changed and I learned to move past the things that were making me sad. I was determined to be happy and while I’ve had days where I felt happy, those days were not consistent.
When I started the challenge, I was just distracted enough not to notice, until there were five days until my birthday. Usually, when there are less than 5-days until my birthday my enthusiasm increases as the…
