I' d spent several years as an "academic tinker," chasing one 1-year replacement position after another, until I finally had to move to Prescott, AZ in order to deal with my dad's transfer into assisted living due to dementia, and then manage his house and finances. It was an especially difficult move as my car broke down twice in the process. Once I arrived (and was driving his car) I'd find myself suddenly feeling ill while I was driving. After a few instances, I realized that dad lived between a UHaul and a Budget rental place, and every time I saw one of their vehicles on the road I'd have a kind of flashback and start feeling ill again. Once I understood it, I was able to bleed the energy from it, and it no longer affected me. All of which is a gratuitously long way of getting around to saying, I get where you're coming from here.
Yeah...sometimes you have to stop fighting what's tearing you down and start doing what's going to be the right thing for you. My mother-in-law has dementia and just went into assisted living, so I can understand how that would hit you. Sometimes life hits you with lessons you can't afford to ignore, eh?
I' d spent several years as an "academic tinker," chasing one 1-year replacement position after another, until I finally had to move to Prescott, AZ in order to deal with my dad's transfer into assisted living due to dementia, and then manage his house and finances. It was an especially difficult move as my car broke down twice in the process. Once I arrived (and was driving his car) I'd find myself suddenly feeling ill while I was driving. After a few instances, I realized that dad lived between a UHaul and a Budget rental place, and every time I saw one of their vehicles on the road I'd have a kind of flashback and start feeling ill again. Once I understood it, I was able to bleed the energy from it, and it no longer affected me. All of which is a gratuitously long way of getting around to saying, I get where you're coming from here.
Yeah...sometimes you have to stop fighting what's tearing you down and start doing what's going to be the right thing for you. My mother-in-law has dementia and just went into assisted living, so I can understand how that would hit you. Sometimes life hits you with lessons you can't afford to ignore, eh?