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YAY! Today was my last day of work. This was my first grown-up, full time job. I hated it. It is so strange to me that I don't ever have to go back there again--I've worked there for four years. Almost all of the time I've lived in Austin. I am a totally different person than I was when I first started there. It's funny because I can even remember my first day very clearly; I was wearing a red dress and by about 4 pm I got all glossy-eyed because I wasn't used to having a full-time job. I had to get my photo taken for my ID badge, and I remember feeling a little silly that the backdrop was an American flag.

It is a bit strange to have something that took up so much of my time and energy for so long just end quietly. I didn't even have to do an exit interview or anything, I just packed up my little lamp that I never turned on and my poster from Flatstock, gave my plant to a coworker, and walked out. I gave back the badge that had the photo of the different me. I hated to look at that photo; it was this little daily reminder that I had no idea what was about to happen. Every time I saw that photo I felt like I was making fun of myself.

I don't feel sad at all. This morning I went in thinking, "I have so many things I need to do before I leave!" and by the time we went to my going away lunch, I was over it.

And now, I've got about a month where I don't have to do ANYTHING except what I want to do. I haven't had a real break since winter break 2001. Nice! I have a huge list of things I want to do, including:

- A Month of Yoga. That's right, during my break, my plan is to up my yoga classes from my current 3x a week to 7x a week. Half of the reason I'm writing this down is to sort of cement my commitment to it. I have an unlimited pass so it won't cost me any extra. The only time I can see this getting a little tricky is when I'm in BMT for Christmas. They have a yoga studio there but I don't know if they have classes every day. If not, maybe I can do a little mini practice in my room or something.

- Finish making all my Christmas gifts. And by finish I mean start.

- Get ready for/host the Glitterati holiday party! Yay! My first real (non Project Runway) party.

- Make some big steps with my business, including a new line for the spring and a revamp of my workspace.

And so many other things. And then in January, I get to start school again! Things are looking up!