Change is Revitalizing

This is my last one of these that I’ll be writing in the midst of a night shift at my movie theater job. I’m excited to share that I will be starting a new position in a more traditional 9-5 office setting this upcoming Thursday. It feels bittersweet to move on from a place that I’ve spent over four years at, what began as a part-time job to pass time through college turned into a management role at two different theaters which introduced me to some of the most wonderful people I have ever met, and challenged me in ways I never could have imagined.

There’s a lot to reflect on internally with how things have gone at this job, what I have learned about my personal and professional life, the mistakes I hope to avoid, the good things I want to hold onto, but ultimately it is a thrill to be able to look forward to something new.

I fall into routines often, and I find as I go through the motions of these routines that it is great to make even the smallest of changes to shake things up. I walk the same route through a park near my apartment often, so every few days I walk in the opposite direction. It is fascinating how a simple change can feel like an entirely new perspective, you see and experience things differently.

This job will be a major change, and with it will come challenges, but each challenge offers an opportunity for growth and fulfillment.

I’m tired, and relieved that this is ideally my last time clocked in on a shift after midnight. It has set in only slightly that this period of my life is coming to an end. There’s no telling how I will feel on Wednesday when I leave my last day shift, but in this moment I feel eager to see what my next few months look like.

I am more motivated than ever to keep writing, some of that will probably come through on here in the coming weeks. But don’t hold me to that.