i always get what i want

a bit of a bold statement, considering that i've wanted lots of things in the past and have never gotten them. :)

i gave my notice yesterday. i was sort of forced to do it - i meant to have the "talk" with my boss today but yesterday, i walked into the office and she almost immediately said, "i think you should come to waterloo with me next week. there are some meetings i think you should sit in on, for future reference." i figured that right then and there was as good a time as any. i told her, "ok but there's something i need to talk to you about first." i have a feeling she knew what was coming up - i just don't think she knew it would be as immediate as it ended up being. she was very understanding and at the end of our talk, said, "i told you before that you need to do what's best for you. i know you're not happy working in this small environment and this new opportunity sounds like it's right for you. i'm very happy for you." aside from the fact that her body language told me otherwise, i think i believe her :)

and i'm still going to waterloo next week - for the whole week! now, it's going to be to clean off my plate and make sure i don't leave any loose ends.

and, she's asked me whether or not i'd be interested in doing some contract work for her - basically the stuff i was doing (sans the stupid PA crap, i hope!) with agreements and stuff but on my own time - and i can name my hourly rate, with no set commitment for the amount of time. i'm going to look into what paralegals that contract out normally charge and if there is anything else i need to do, besides figure out how to invoice.

and if that wasn't crazy enough, yesterday another lawyer friend of mine e-mailed me and said, "hey, we've got an opening for a PI litigation paralegal immediately - are you interested?" jobs are falling from the sky. i think, if anything, these two job offers in four days means that i really was meant to leave my current job. i'll miss everyone (for awhile anyway) but i won't miss being bored out of my tree or pissed off because i can't print or irritated because the big boss is in a bad mood.

the only downside? i got all the paperwork to get myself set up at the new office - holy crap! now i remember why i don't switch jobs all that often. too much administrative work. i think my first day might be spent filling out the remainder of the paperwork. yikes.

i'm thinking of taking the train into work everyday. i think i'll try it out for the first month and see how it goes.

go west, young man, go west!