Not the first time and probably not the last...............

"Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring and integrity, they think of you."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

This is not the first time I've brought this up and it probably won't be the last time either.

I miss Becky!

It's been over 2 years since she left to start a family.

Yes I miss her presence.

Remember , we spent 5 hours a day,5 days a week with our desks adjacent to one another, a mere 3 feet separating us.

For over a decade, whenever I looked up from my desk, Becky was right there.

We worked together, traveled together, matured together and accomplished together.

You don't spend that much time in such close proximity to someone without developing a very special relationship.

I really miss that.

I also miss having a "Becky" to work with.

A Becky to bounce ideas off of.

A Becky who followed up on things for me.

A Becky who took my WHY's and What IF's and helped implement them.

When I would say "We need to....." it would happen.

Okay first there was usually that look the Tonto would give the Lone Ranger when he said We....you know the one....the one that says "what do you mean WE pale face!"

But then, it got done.

Things in my world are on an upswing.

Opportunities from the seeds I have been planting are starting to grow.

This is all good!

However, there is no Becky for me to turn to for help sitting at the desk next to mine anymore.

In fact, as of 3 weeks ago, there is no desk next to mine anymore.

I find myself at the crossroads of enthusiastic and overwhelmed.

Kind of unsettling.

2 roads that lead in very different directions.

Now that the other desk is gone, I know I will have to find a new way to handle all of the things that were taken care of by a Becky.

Outsourcing is definitely an option. Not one that I am proficient at ,but still an option.

Still,I miss Becky.

Imagine Don Quixote without Sancho Panza?

Quick Draw without Baba Looey?

Abbot without Costello?

Batman without Robin?

Unheard of right?

I've said it before and I'll say it again..................I miss Becky!

Shabbat Shalom!