tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post2189481890130768395..comments2023-08-10T07:09:11.508-07:00Comments on The Second Half: Free At LastAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-78374732244539030452013-01-01T13:58:19.526-08:002013-01-01T13:58:19.526-08:00Hi, Katherine! I never knew we had so much in comm...Hi, Katherine! I never knew we had so much in common (although I probably should have guessed). I'm glad you found a job you like better for your last couple of years of outside employment. Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-69579388497446248862013-01-01T13:56:40.539-08:002013-01-01T13:56:40.539-08:00Vonnie, today's my first "official" ...Vonnie, today's my first "official" day of retirement. One thing I know I won't miss is getting up at 5:40 on Tuesday mornings for marketing meetings. Actually, I don't think I'm going to miss anything, but it might be too soon to tell. I'm so with you on the work ethic thing--I feel like I'm wasting time if I slow down at all.<br />Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-88226757038364972242013-01-01T09:45:12.833-08:002013-01-01T09:45:12.833-08:00Hi Alison,
I wish you the very best for your &quo...Hi Alison,<br /><br />I wish you the very best for your "second half." I'm looking forward to the day I don't have to work outside the home and devote myself fully to writing. Hopefully, it will be only a couple of more years.<br /><br />On a separate note, I'm also an Art History major, with minors in chemistry and early 19th century English literature and I worked in the insurance industry for approx. 23 years before being laid off. I've been working in the accounting dept of a small company for a little over a year, my first job outside of the insurance industry, and am liking it so much more.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-79081521414882700822013-01-01T08:47:44.018-08:002013-01-01T08:47:44.018-08:00Good luck to you as you step into this next phase ...Good luck to you as you step into this next phase of your life. Change can be scary or exhilerating, depending on our outlook. I was 55 when Calvin and I married. He was already retired and wanted me to do the same. Believe me, staying home everyday involved more adjustment than I suspected. Goodness, how I missed my co-workers. Heck, I even missed deadlines! It took Calvin 5 years to convince me it was okay to stop cleaning and putzing around the house to devote time to writing. I felt I was laying aside my work ethic, which was a very important part to who I was. You see, I was looking at writing as playtime, as being self-indulgent. Little did I know the whole entity of writing--plotting, creating, editing, submitting, promoting--would require that same strong work ethic. My writing's not paying off financially, but it paying great riches to my creative spirit. I'm a romance writer and I love my job! Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-74160211206486973882013-01-01T08:33:54.174-08:002013-01-01T08:33:54.174-08:00Jannine, we all have the same problem, making writ...Jannine, we all have the same problem, making writing pay. At this point, I feel it's a bit like being touched with a fairy wand. So much is out of our control.Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-19453348503650541072013-01-01T08:32:41.517-08:002013-01-01T08:32:41.517-08:00Sandy, I couldn't agree more--if we don't ...Sandy, I couldn't agree more--if we don't have each other's backs, who will? It sounds like your writing is going very well, but I know as well as anyone how hard it is to get it to the point where it actually pays. In the coming weeks and months, I'm going to be writing about the choices I make to supplement my tiny writing income. I refuse to give up, too!Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-70984509539504386442013-01-01T08:13:15.872-08:002013-01-01T08:13:15.872-08:00Good luck to you, Alison, on this new adventure. I...Good luck to you, Alison, on this new adventure. I'm feeling in the opposite position. I haven't worked outside my home steadily in years, but if I can't find a way to make writing pay, that will have to change. Here's to all of us finding success in what we love in the new year! Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-64595252237920137972013-01-01T08:10:27.023-08:002013-01-01T08:10:27.023-08:00It was four years ago last September that I was la...It was four years ago last September that I was laid-off from my last real job. I've found out since then that 50+ women are considered unemployable in a college town. Now I work as a home healthcare provider and pray every day that my patient doesn't die before I find another job or get my writing career off the ground. We ladies with experience need to stick together and show the world we have value. I published my first book last year. I've got another coming out in May and one in process along with a series of short stories. I refuse to give up!Sandra Daileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061923642210002206noreply@blogger.com