Arriving at one goal is a starting point to another

"Arriving at one goal is a starting point to another"
~ John Dewey~
American philosopher and educator.

Well, I have always liked this quote, however it seems to be very appropriate.

Before Christmas I had made a choice in my mind, to make a big change in my life. I had a conversation with a friend, and thought I was ready to make a big decision. Usually once I start to have these deep thoughts, I share them with my husband, my best friend. (Yes, I know corny, but very true). This time it was a little bit different. Jared, my oldest son was home from college. He goes to Winona State in Minnesota and is in his third year studying Business/Marketing. (We also have another son Darren, who is in his second year at Martin Luther College in New Ulm Minnesota. He is studying to be a Lutheran School Teacher).

Back to my story... Jared and I were out doing some Christmas shopping, and I brought up what I had been thinking about to him.I asked Jared, what he would think about me going in and having either Gastric By-pass or Lap-Band surgery. The first thing he asked, was, what does Dad think? I told him that I hadn't spoken to anyone else about this as of yet. Jared went on to tell me that in his marketing class they talk about selling yourself with presentation, knowledge... and appearance. I could agree with all of this. Next he said, "It would be better and healthier for you.. don't you think?" We went on with the discussion which was very sweet and touching to me. I have always enjoyed the open discussions that I often have with my boys. So now I had said it out loud.Step one.

In the mean time after coming back from vacation time with the family over Christmas, I found out the the new VP in charge of our Product Management group had decided that number one, he no longer wanted any decentralized employees, (I live about two hours away from the office, but was hired as such along with others), number two, I did not fit into the skill set plans he has.Thanks to the current Bosses that I did have, they convinced him to number one not tell me the week of Christmas and more importantly, that I remain employed with the company to not loose the knowledge of the product and customers that I do have. A big huge thank you to both of them for believing in me, and for keeping me employed during this tough time in our nation and our nations economy.

So, this is a little bit of starting information on me, Jodie!I really can't believe that I am doing a Blog. It was suggested by a person who I look at as being very inspirational in my life, who thinks that my journey would be worth telling.I will end this first entry now. More to follow....