Call me Pollyanna if you will, but I have found that old saying -- "When one door closes, another one opens" -- to be very true in my life. Whenever something happened to me that I considered "bad" at the time, something else came along that was even better than my original plan or goal.
That has held true for me this week. I had said I was going to take some time off after I departed my city council seat in early December, enjoy the holidays and get my house straightened out after 16 years of semi-neglect. I did that -- got all the closets cleaned out, shampooed carpets and waxed floors, and threw out a TON of papers, reports, etc. to the point I can actually find my desk tops and bookcases again. Mission accomplished, but I was already starting to get a bit bored and thinking, "What next?"
That question was answered with a phone call response last night to an inquiry I made last week after reading the news article in last week's News & Record. Thanks to the Town Council's action at their special meeting Monday evening, I was appointed as Pleasant Garden's Interim Town Clerk. Today was my first day on the job, and I believe my sixteen years' experience on the Greensboro City Council will serve me well in supporting this Town Council's efforts to set and achieve their goals.
Needless to say, I'm going to be VERY busy for at least the next six weeks or so, so my blogging is probably going to be even less frequent than it has lately. But it is for good reason and I am looking forward to this newest challenge/opportunity.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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2 comments:
Congratulations, Sandy! Knowing you would not stay still for long, I wondered who would have the privilege of your presence next. Pleasant Garden is blessed to have you. Enjoy your new job...tdp
I agree that Pleasant Garden is truly blessed .
Anne Kearns Hice
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