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Hello, Goodbye!

Something weird happened today. I cried. At work. So embarrassing. So one of my colleagues is transferring to a different location and today was her last day. I have only known her for like 6odd months, but for some reason her going away, made me a lot more emotional that I thought it would. Partially, of course I will miss her, as I had grown very fond of her, and she is a cool cat to hang with. But nothing to make me the mess I was. And this wasn’t like a courtesy tear or two, this was full on balling, and it just wouldn’t stop. I was crying silently at first, then had to use napkins, and then finally actually get up and take a step outside so I could get some air. Intense. This has like never happened before. Ever. After some introspection I think apart from the main reason, that I will feel her absence at work, I realized there were a couple of other things too. Coming to a new city and finally adjusting to people here and getting comfortable, I felt like my safety net was