[Closed Door] Open Door

November 8, 2006

Yesterday was my last day at the hospital. It hasn’t really sank in that I won’t be going back there. As I left yesterday, I kept trying to make myself realize that it was the last time I’d be entering the hospital as an employee.

Maybe I’ll go back as a patient some day… who knows.

An interesting time period of my life has just come to a close. I spent years in school preparing for a job in mental health. I was so excited to find a position in the field working with patients (as I’ve said before, it’s hard to do with only a bachelor’s degree). And while I loved my job, it’s a good thing I’ve moved on. It only took a year for me to become disillusioned with the entire system. I’m afraid a long-term career in mental health would have been too stressful and too irritating.

Now I’m free to dive full-force into my new career direction. Where it will end up is a mystery.

Writing has always been my passion. I’m the nerd in school who loved writing essays and papers. I’d rather write a five page essay than answer 100 multiple-choice questions. I’m really excited about the prospects of writing for a living. I’d heard it was possible to do that… I just never thought I’d stumble upon the chance to do it.

So… a few more details about the new job are in order, no?

I’ve mentioned that I’ll writing a blog. After two years with RMA, I’m no stranger to the blogging world. What’s really awesome about this job, though, is that it combines my two favorite things: writing + the internet. Yes… the blog I’ll be working on is an internet related blog. Internet marketing to be exact. I was hired as a ghost writer. For those not familiar with the term, a ghost writer is basically someone who writes for someone else. Except that it’s turning out to not be as “ghosty” as I originally thought. My name is on the “About” page (which I’m very excited about).

I’ve spent a couple of hours a night the past two weeks working on preliminary stuff: static pages, the “About” page, research, etc. We’re getting ready for a launch sometime this week (hopefully). Here are a few more teasers:

• The design is very, very simple (which is a good thing)
• I’ll be posting updates 6 - 8 times per day M - F
• We’ve be compiling information from all over the net to make this a one-stop-spot kinda place

I’ll post more details after the kinks have been worked out, tweaked, and all that. But for now, it’s time for me to actually head out and get crackin’ on this new job…

Posted in Personal, Work

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