{"id":4134,"date":"2016-02-16T17:31:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T01:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=4134"},"modified":"2016-02-16T17:31:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T01:31:28","slug":"transitioning-at-sea-02102016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=4134","title":{"rendered":"Transitioning \u2013 At Sea \u2013 [02\/10\/2016]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-4135\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sexy-Librarian_1.jpg\" alt=\"Sexy Librarian_1\" width=\"291\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sexy-Librarian_1.jpg 508w, https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sexy-Librarian_1-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/>Finishing the job you\u2019re in when you already know you\u2019re going somewhere c completely different in just a few weeks is a very odd place to be. For the most part I am over the moon, although apparently some part of me must still be overloaded because I still have the occasional moment of being gripped by terrible anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>At any rate, things do seem to be falling rather neatly into place. My family has been able to rebook their cruise so that they\u2019re going to be able to sail with me on my new ship, and there is even a potential replacement for me already onboard. Super nice girl, who used to be cast but is looking for something else to do now that the casting company that used to cover the ships has disbanded; even though she\u2019s still being interviewed, my EM has me training her just in case. With any luck, she\u2019ll just step straight into my shoes when I go.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime of course, I do have an actual job to do. After three blissful days in Rio (best weekend ever!) the onset of three sea days has slammed me flat to the ground. I\u2019ve been running flat out since I got up this morning! And it still feels like everything hasn\u2019t gotten done! With so many changes in the air, I suppose it\u2019s not all that surprising that sometimes anxiety comes up and gives me a hard shove, but for the most part I feel lighter than I have in about three years!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s even with all the preparation I\u2019m trying to do. The compu-tech on my current ship lent me a windows 10 computer to play on so I could learn the system (I still haven\u2019t upgraded my laptop), and I haven\u2019t even had a chance to crack it open! That said, I only got it yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>It feels very strange though, being here but not being here. I\u2019m not really quite sure how I feel about it. I mean I\u2019m happy of course, I\u2019m beyond happy, I can feel knots easing out of my shoulders that I thought were part of my permanent body make up \u2013 but at the same time. There was a time when this was my dream job (well perhaps not my absolute dream job, but an exceptionally good alternative); I can\u2019t help but mourn leaving it a bit, or at least leaving what it was if not what it became.<\/p>\n<p>But as I\u2019ve said before, there comes a time\u2026and this, is apparently the right time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finishing the job you\u2019re in when you already know you\u2019re going somewhere c completely different in just a few weeks is a very odd place to be. 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