Day 1 of my new life

Here's a few things that are different about this layoff.
1) I wasn't the only one.
2) I was towards the top of the food chain.  I had staff to worry about.  Thankfully no survivors guilt.
3) Those who are left are incredibly kind.  I think they know company is serious about things.
4) Elastic was in financial crisis.  The cut was business. 
5) I have more contacts now than ever before.

 Its funny. I look back at my original Elastic posts.  Nothing really different from when I first landed there except we had 2 good years.  The big boss aka "Rudy" is more interested in her blog and just about anything else that doesn't help the bottom line.   Bring her the facts and she asks a question you would have never predicted, and doesn't matter.  For example, if you tell her most of our customers purchase 3 times in a year, she wanted to know if they were wearing sneakers when they ordered.  It was just about impossible and the future looked pretty dim, even if I could have stayed on.  

So today is a new day.  Here was my plan:

The first 3 were soooo easy.  I got up, I sent out good morning text to my former co-workers and got on with my walk. 

Instead of taking the normal route, I walked to the beach, up Seaview to  Hylan Blvd. I saw this great house across from the hospital...with great signs all over it. Below is one of my favorites.  Then I stopped at Walgreens, Met Foods and then headed home.  

Accomplished 6 miles.  Then I cleared up the corner of some crap that I have been avoiding (moved upstairs to deal with later...lol) and now I am working on my resume.   Not bad for my first day of my new life.

 Quote of the day:

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Charles R. Swindoll
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Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Charles R. Swindoll
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 "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." - Charles R. Swindoll

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Charles R. Swindoll
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Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Charles R. Swindoll
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/c/charlesrs388332.html