This year went by incredibly fast. I guess because most things that happen were halted by Covid such as traveling and celebrating holidays.
Finishing up my assignment in Florida, I interviewed for several assignments in California. I was looking for an assignment for November-January. Since it would be cold during those months, my options were limited. I had 3 offers from CA jobs that actually seemed great. However, I ended up turning them down because in the end I decided I just wanted to be home for the remainder of the year.
November is my birthday month and Thanksgiving. Even though I knew we wouldn’t have our usual 50-person thanksgiving dinner, I still wanted to be home to celebrate those occasions with family and friends. I had an incredible birthday, so I am glad I made the decision to be home for it.
Besides Christmas and New Year’s Eve in December, my older sister got married and my younger sister had her first baby. Thus, I had a lot of (positive) family things going on, and didn’t think it was worth traveling back and forth from California at least 10 times within 2 months.
After finishing my Florida assignment, I wasn’t burned out so I actually wanted to continue working. But after talking it out with people I am close to, I realized that I want to retire early so I can spend time with the people I care about. So why wait until I retire to do those things?
I was worried I would get bored with 2 months off, but between all of the holidays and festivities I was pretty busy. I even picked up a few per diem shifts helping out the Ft. Lauderdale, FL clinic I worked at previously 1 or 2 years ago.
I had a great end of 2020 and am looking forward to what 2021 has to offer. Happy holidays everyone!
