Good morning, friends!
Thinks are finally starting to look up for me. I've had my usual bout of summer depression, followed by hard decisions.
I've resigned from my job. It was a very difficult to accept that I needed to leave, but I did. I've been at the restaurant 3.5 years, since it opened. I helped it grow into what it is now, but the company has taken a turn that I cannot follow. My blood sweat and tears will forever reside in those stone walls, but it' time for a new adventure for me. I am going to go stage at an amazing restaurant in Ottawa. A place I've looked up to since I was in culinary school, under a chef who truly did something different. I feel very fortunate to have the chance to absorb as much knowledge as possible from him.
It's a bit terrifying to leave my steady 43K a year job with benefits, paid vacation, etc for an unpaid stage, that might lead me nowhere. But I have to stay confident in my abilities and cook and a manager. I have no problem working my way up from the bottom again, because I know I can do it.
It'll also give me more time to work on myself. Get back into more physical activity, yoga, stretching, walking the dog. More time to work on my spiritual self. More time to cook at home (I'm thinking of making/selling edibles to supplement my income while I'm not working, haha). All in all, I'm very excited about this change.
It will be hard to leave my wonderful staff and amazing coworkers. But who knows what kind of amazing people are in my future?
Love and rockets,
Tulipe
