Today was my last day at the first job I ever loved.
Go figure the moment I find my footing, my niche, my comfortable place
it's time for me to move on.
This summer yielded a lot of things for me.
A good talk with someone who understands my position as a child of someone diagnosed with cancer, and consequently coming to terms with what that means.
The long distance separation of a best friend, and the realization that it doesn't have to separate our friendship.
Starting to grasp my self worth, and beginning to know my place in the professional world as well as what is beneath me.
I'm not to the point where I don't have my moments like this:
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but I am getting closer to having a foundation for myself. Six years too late, but at least it's happening!
Suffice to say, this summer was my favorite time at the CE. I felt like I knew what I was doing, managing my projects more than well enough, and delivering content well above expectations. I felt accepted by my coworkers, and will actually miss them as opposed to feeling like I was never a part of some secret like I did in semesters past.
Don't get me wrong, I always liked my job, but I loved it this summer.
I didn't get to finish my talking plant (because other CE inhabitants sabotaged it, which was wonderful), but I have all of this year to sneak back and give it another shot.
But! Now I get to focus my energies on an even better job at the GEL, doing what I want to do in life: make video games. So needless to say, it's a fond farewell to my CE career.
Here's to moving forward through life, and continuing to learn from it all.
