What This Blog Is About

Back in the summer, John presented me with an interesting "proposal." He suggested that I request a leave of absence from my job and travel with him over several months. It seemed like a lovely idea but an impossible one. After a few weeks of consideration, I gathered the courage to present the idea to my supervisor. After a little back and forth I received the all clear to take a 90 day unpaid leave of absence beginning December 28 and ending in late March.

Over the next ninety days I plan to keep an online journal to stay connected with family and friends and as a way to document how I use the time away from the office. My goal is to use the time away to accomplish some goals including but certainly not limited to: traveling with John, learning to cross country ski, taking a photography class, learning to swim, reading for pleasure, cleaning and organizing my house, continuing on my "hair journey" to healthier hair. Other ideas will come to me for sure but my main goal is to use every day to achieve something and to use the time away from work in a meaningful way.

Currently, I'm in Ohio with my mom and sisters over the Christmas holiday, but will be heading home Tuesday night. The first official day of my leave is tomorrow Monday, December 28th. I still have some reports to write and will need to go into the office a few times over the next couple of days but the 40+ hours/week ends tomorrow.