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Thank you all who encouraged me, offered suggestions, warm thoughts, vibes, prayers...anything. I'm easing back into the work world and when it is time, will begin a new adventure elsewhere!

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New update: Ok, re: the "when it is time, will begin a new adventure elsewhere" - well, it's begun.

Everyone at work was wonderful to me. All through the office I was hugged and told how much I'd been missed. My supervisor said many times not to worry, that I'd be integrated back into my job very slowly; in fact a new-hire class would be starting and I could sit in on it if I liked.

The 4 hours a day with no stress were going well; however I could hear the "sounds of the office" and feel the stress of my co-workers around me, knowing that eventually I'd be right back there again. When I had my next pdoc appointment he said definitively - "LEAVE THAT JOB."

It was hard because I had "just" returned after drawing disability and everyone was so wonderful to me, but I had to think of myself and not wanting to risk getting ill again due to the job.

I resigned. It was a positive resignation with my telling my supervisor (and putting in my letter) that I loved the company, the people were awesome, but it just was not the field for me.

My first objective was to find something right away, part-time or temporary, to pay the Cobra. Prayers were answered with an ad in the paper that a temp agency here was hiring 4,000 people (either locally or nationwide, but still a lot of people) for a special project with McGraw-Hill Publishers. The contract is scoring standardized tests for grade school - high school. I did the testing and such yesterday, am hired with the temp service, and will begin the project on May 1.

Other good things are that I'm on the evening shift so I can interview for another full-time job in the daytime, the job is close to home, and between being registered with the temp agency and working on a project for a publishing co. ~maybe~ someone will notice my resume, background, etc. and this truly could be my "new adventure."

Again, many, many heartfelt thanks for all your support.

P.S. January - one of my co-workers was feeling naseous and looking for Pepto or Tums or something. No one had anything so I told her about Ginger Ale.