I haven't got the emotional wherewithal to post more about my family and/or my Dad's death right now. Instead, here is a little something I came up with one recent evening, which I found humorous and very true. I think I might edit it a bit and use it as my resume cover letter someday...

Why You Should Hire Me

The fact that I have been willing and able to make such dramatic life changes in the past five or so years clearly shows the progress I’ve made in my personal development in that time. At one time, I believed working for the same hospital or company for the rest of my life would bring me contentment, if not exactly happiness. Yet, since my son went off to college over six years ago, I have met women, fallen in love twice (well, love once and sort-of-love the second time), moved away from the place I’d always lived, sold my house, moved somewhere else sort-of to be closer to the woman I’d sort-of fallen in love with, changed my nursing specialty from Women’s Health (17 years’ worth!) to Emergency Nursing, and am now considering another career path, in a very different though related field.

(Who would have ever imagined, when I packed Mike away to college that first year, that I would have come so far in such a short time, or would ever have come this far at all?)

These changes also document what an asset I would be to a potential employer. Believe it or not, these changes underscore my strong belief in commitment. I have demonstrated a deep and abiding commitment to exposing myself to things which further my personal growth and development, stimulate my mind, capture my attention or pique my interest, express tremendous beauty, lead me to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the humanity that surrounds me, allow me the opportunity to feed my soul or to help other people in meaningful ways.

I have the enthusiasm, interest and intellectual energy of a 24 year-old combined with the wisdom, patience and flexibility nearly 5 decades of life experience has bestowed. I have passion, compassion, agile mind and hands, an impressive ability to phrase things in a way my listener can understand and derive immense satisfaction from a job well-done. I love the cutting edge. I pick things up quickly and find learning hugely enjoyable. I communicate and interact well across generational lines.

I am courteous, precise, articulate and relatively punctual. I am hard-working and diligent and enjoy working with my hands as well as my mind. I have no young children and am beyond childbearing (emotionally, if not physically). I enjoy and appreciate stability. I am open-minded and very capable of hearing another’s point of view. I am kind and creative. I love to troubleshoot and problem-solve, particularly in a collaborative environment. I am generous but not wasteful. I am honest. Finally, I have a tremendous work ethic and probably 20 or so years of career time left to me.

Oh, yes. I am also clinically sane, have a great sense of humor and don’t possess any weapons!

What’s not to love?

Who said middle-age was a bad thing???