{"id":283,"date":"2010-05-17T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sv-ananda.com\/time-to-go-sailing\/"},"modified":"2020-01-09T11:08:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T16:08:31","slug":"time-to-go-sailing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=283","title":{"rendered":"Time To Go Sailing!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Bon<\/a>Well, the big day finally arrived. Friday, May 14 was my last official day at work for the next several months. Unfortunately, for\u00a0the last few days of work,\u00a0I was really sick with a bad cold so that dampened my enthusiasm for finally arriving at the finish line. <\/span><\/p>\n

Many of my colleagues in the Atlanta office arranged a little send off for me and I am deeply touched and grateful for their caring,\u00a0their friendship;\u00a0the thoughtful gifts and the best wishes. The cake was awesome too! <\/span><\/p>\n

I have been really fortunate\u00a0to work with a lot of great people at CH2M HILL.\u00a0They have made the work and the challenges a lot easier.\u00a0I will\u00a0miss the routine and their daily companionship–almost\u00a0enough to make me want to come back to work (but not just yet) \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

I turned 58 earlier this month and as I reflected on my age\u00a0I realized that I have\u00a0worked non-stop for 40 years. Where did all those years go? There have been a few very short breaks while I was in-between jobs but this will be the first time that I will have more than a couple of weeks off at once. It’s exciting and intimidating at the same time.<\/p>\n

Now it’s time for me to start my “new” career…. boat scraper and painter; renovator; mechanic; plumber; sail rigger\u00a0and finally, at long last–voyager. I think I’ll start by trading my briefcase in for a toolbox!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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