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September 12, 2007Entry #534862
I've been remiss in adding blog entries, but not because things haven't been happening. Just when I thought that it was time for me to to go back to work, I sold two articles to two online magazines.

When I moved to Washington from Austin, Texas in January, I left a very lucrative job at a law firm. I loved the people I worked with and hated to leave, but my fiance had almost died when he fell twenty feet off a ladder and decided that he wanted to be near his family. My only daughter is living in Las Vegas with her fiance and I miss her terribly. My fiance told me to take some time off and write, which is what I have always wanted to do but never could. I joined WDC in March 2007 and Helium in June 2007. 

As an experienced legal secretary, I've never had a problem finding a job, but I wanted to get out of the legal field that I've been in for over twenty years. When I arrived in Washington, I applied for two jobs that were close to where I live and was not called for an interview, so it was pretty devastating for me. But then today, after going to a third job interview, I came home to find an e-mail telling me that two of my articles had been sold.

I got to thinking that maybe I'm not getting these jobs because I'm supposed to be writing. I know it sounds trite, but maybe I'm on the right path by pursuing what I really love to do for the first time in my life. So, I've decided to stick it out and continue writing and see where it takes me. Who knows, maybe I'll finish the two novels I'm working on, or maybe I'll keep writing articles. All I know is that I love to write and unless someone offers me a job I can't refuse, I will continue writing.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has experienced a similar epiphany.

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