Some Assorted Thoughts On Life and Happiness and Everything, Part VI

So this series is clearly turning into a year-end roundup of sorts. A summary seems appropriate at this point, because I am roughly halfway through this little adventure, having spent approximately half of my savings.

Let's answer some Frequently Asked Questions:

Q) Are you worried yet?

A) Nope.

Q) Are you happy?

A) Yes. Very much so.

Q) Do you miss your old job?

A) Lol.

I recently met with a former coworker from the video game company who hadn't seen me since I left. We caught up over lunch, and the following bit of dialogue ensued:

Him: I think this plan of yours is going to work.

Me: How can you tell?

Him: Your voice. I can tell by the way you talk about things.

I'm not necessarily agreeing with him. It's way too early to tell. But his commment is a small reminder to me that significant changes are happening in my life. And they may be happening more slowly than I can notice.

There was a day, not too long ago, when I put on a favorite t-shirt and noticed that it fit me a lot more snugly (and uncomfortably) than usual. I thought that perhaps I had unintentionally shrunk it by putting it in the dryer (I hang dry all my shirts). So I put on another shirt. Again, a bit too tight for comfort.

Then I realized: it wasn't the t-shirts. It was me. And more specifically, me in yoga class. I later weighed myself. I had put on seven pounds of muscle. And I hadn't even noticed.

I suspect something similar is happening to my creative faculties, but I won't really know until I am well into my first draft of Lobsters vs. Butterflies. I can tell you that ideas seem to come much more quickly than they used to. There's a nice sense of playfulness to my work. I'm beginning to remember what it was like to be engaged in something, only to hear my mother's voice yelling, "DINNERTIME!", and to look up, blinking.

And if you're asking me to compare my creative powers now to when I was punching a clock, it's no contest. The day after I left my job, I traveled to Thousand Oaks to visit an intuitive advisor. She described the then upcoming transition in my life thusly:

Download: Judy Talks About My Creativity Before And After Leaving My Job

At the time, I thought her metaphor was quite goofy. But now I realize that it was quite apt.

Welcome to the meadow, ladies.