Dream Until Your Dream Comes True......

Me! at AT&T Stadium - Go Cowboys     

Who put the X in Texas? - Fun from my trip!

As you all know I also work full time.  And, you also may remember my Facebook post from last week where I was in Dallas, Texas traveling for my day job.  The reason I was there was to finalize the transition of my work responsibilities.  August 7, 2015 will be my last day at AT&T. 

    

     WOW, right?   It's so hard to believe, I was hired by what was Illinois Bell back then when I was 17 years old, just 2 weeks out of high school.  While this was not my original plan related to when I would leave/retire from AT&T, this IS God's plan and therefore it is perfect!! There has been so much to work thru in the last couple of months (I've known I was leaving since the end of May).  Retirement is a huge life change and I will tell you this transition has been easily Top 5 hardest things I've faced thus far in this ride called life.   It's really really scary!  A lot of the emotion I have been working thru has really been related to "who am I without AT&T" as crazy as that may sound.  "Will I lose part of who I am?"  I've finally come to realize that "my journey has prepared me for the greater good, and it was exactly as it needed to be." Or put differently; These last 28 years have made me into the person I need to be, given me a lot of the skills I need, and ultimately prepared me to now go live MY dream.  I know the last couple of months my head has not been on straight, I've been distracted, and some days I've honestly just been unfit for human  interaction.   While it has been personally, and emotionally challenging I honestly could not feel more blessed on the other side of working it all through. 

I made this out of an old payphone placard I found at an antique shop

     Other than to say my leaving AT&T earlier than my initial plan of retiring when I had 30 years service (which would've been Summer 2017), was not related to my performance or anything I personally did and I had input.  I have NOTHING but positive, wonderful things to say about AT&T and how well they have treated me as an employee in the last 28 years.  I was hired as a 17 year old temporary employee and it became an absolutely incredible career! Which is why it's been so emotional, I am emotionally attached the incredible people I work with.  

Another happy note, I am also fortunate enough to be able to take all of my benefits with me (Again another God thing... I made being able to take by benefits by 3 days.....3 DAYS!!!).  

Thankfully our parents taught us to save, and our awesome financial planner says there will be groceries....LOL! 

Dream until your DREAMS come true!

      So, on August 8th, 2015 (5 days shy of my 46th birthday) I will be 100% Self Employed!!!! and the dream of running this business full time will come true!!! (insert happy tears!)

The timing could not be more perfect! (should I say "God thing"! again)   I will be pushing the opening of the shop to August 8, 2015 to coincide, but the workshops that are scheduled for 8/4 & 8/6 will still be held at the shop and the workshop room is almost ready! to go! 

     I will share more this week related to how things are going to shake out having a major life change to work out in the mix, but I am SO EXCITED!!!! and I'm really looking forward to what's next for It's Scrapicated!!!!

Dream Until Your Dreams Come True!!!

XOXOXOXO,

-Tammy