I've already admitted on the AHA podcast that I'm ready for a change. If you happened to be listening that day, you know that I'm actually doing it. Making The Change. This summer, I'll be leaving my full-time job (which I enjoy and from which I get tremendous personal satisfaction) to do something I probably have no business doing, which is painting and teaching and blogging. There, that makes sense, doesn't it? The way I see it is like this: If not now, when? I'm a lucky lady who has a family that is quite supportive. That may turn out to be a bit more literal than intended, but knowing that they are behind me makes the leap a lot easier to take. As I mentioned on AHA, the decision came to me as I drove from Boston to NYC one morning. I thought about "my story" and I wanted it to be more than it was. That's what happens when you are on the road for three hours, driving to see your beautiful grandchild and pondering the future and all the possibilities it holds. As for the road that lies ahead, see the photo above. It was taken from Rt. 95N this weekend, driving through New Haven, Connecticut. From here you look past the tanks of fuel, the tall vertical cranes and that tiny glimpse of blue waters. You look beyond it all to see those magnificent clouds. I want to paint that. Margaret
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margaret sheldon
6/23/2015 06:23:49 am
Thanks for the encouragement, Kaethe!
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Karin
6/23/2015 06:51:40 am
Great move! I realize it's a difficult decision, but you have obviously thought this through, and you will succeed! (And be happier for the experience!) And as Kaethe so succinctly said above: YOU GO, GIRL! (Love you on AHA--and Leslie, too!)
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6/23/2015 02:40:24 pm
Karin, thank you.
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Jane Tufts
6/23/2015 07:14:02 am
Margaret, this is such wonderful news and SO exciting! So happy that you are taking the plunge -- you will never regret it, I am sure. And so wonderful that your family is supportive in all ways. I am beyond happy for you!
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6/23/2015 02:43:05 pm
Jane-
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Tracy Ramondi
6/23/2015 08:57:03 am
How wonderful Margaret! Great things lie ahead for you I'm sure! I look forward to reading about your adventures. I'll have to live vicariously through you for a while!! So very excited for you!
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6/23/2015 02:42:02 pm
Tracy-
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6/24/2015 02:41:11 am
Kim,
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7/17/2015 02:31:15 am
Margaret,
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Nancy Darling
9/1/2015 01:31:12 am
Margaret I am having the same thoughts. The money part is the only think holding me back! Best wishes to you. Let me know your progress!
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margaret sheldon
9/3/2015 04:51:19 am
Nancy-
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margaret sheldon
9/3/2015 04:53:27 am
Susan-
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margaret sheldon
9/3/2015 04:56:06 am
Kim-
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