With the holidays behind us it's back to work. I was actually looking forward to getting back at it and putting some structure in my day. I had a stack of newspapers to go through and 178 emails to sort through. At noon I had an Executive Board meeting and everything was humming along.
The took a turn for the worse when my key employee of 15 years gave her two week notice. I think I was in a bit of a shock. In my mind there was no way I thought we could ever replace here. The opportunity is fantastic, but I was still in shock. I know we can make it work and change is good, but is one change I was not willing to accept.
The rest of the day was extremely busy trying to figure out what to do. I knew I didn't have the time to go to my workout, so I canceled it for the rest of the week. There is no way I can take the time with this huge hole in my office.
I went home that evening and made dinner and sat down to think of a game plan. I couldn't come up with anything I was starting to feel the starting of a head cold setting in. I took Airborne, a decongestant and a musinex and went to bed.
As I laid in bed I came to the realization that the saddest part of losing a great employee and friend was the fact I wouldn't be seeing her daughters as often. I have fallen for these two girls, the moment I held them as babies (the oldest is now 12 and the youngest is 6). I have pictures of me holding them as infants on my lap at my desk, as I tried to type on the computer. It was sad to think I would no longer be seeing them in the office on a regular basis. They were always a highlight of my day.
I ended up not sleeping a wink and watched the clock all night long.
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