I Did It — I Resigned from My Corporate Job

I did it — I resigned from my corporate job.

Whoa… even typing that still feels odd.

I gave 13 years of my life to a company where I truly thought I would continue growing, climbing, and slowly adding tiny little bricks to build whatever future I was working toward. But somewhere along the way, after looking through the two-way mirror, I realized just how unhappy I had become.

I had fallen into the monotony of the corporate world: overdelivering, feeling undervalued, pouring my heart and soul into my work, and most importantly, missing out on so much of my own life just to remain in an environment where, despite my tenure, I still felt like a number.

I’d like to say I gave this decision a lot of thought, but honestly? I was assigned one task too many and, without even thinking twice, I shed a couple tears and resigned right then and there.

No backup plan. No perfectly mapped-out next step. I walked away from something that, whether good or bad, had been such a constant and predictable part of my life for over a decade.

Now, I don’t want this to come across as me completely discarding corporate America as a whole. I truly believe there are great companies out there working hard to break that “corporate” stigma. It was simply time for me to break ties with mine — at least for now.

As for what’s next? I’m honestly not exactly sure yet.

The first couple of weeks were spent in complete shock. But slowly, I’ve started realizing that maybe this is the space I needed to figure out what the next chapter looks like for me.

Lately, I’ve had more time to exercise, eat more slowly, and be present for the little things — like picking up and dropping off my kids from school. I’ve also spent time diving into things I genuinely enjoy, like designing on Etsy and finally giving more energy to writing here.

My dream is to grow this blog into something meaningful — a place where I can share thoughts, ideas, life, and creativity with you both here and on Instagram. And hopefully, somewhere along the way, it becomes sustainable enough to keep me afloat.

So here I go… manifesting as hard as I possibly can.

Anyways, thank you for reading this and for being here with me through this very non-Virgo-like decision I made.