could use that shake up

Another colleague left yesterday. She quit though, so a different kind of lose. She worked in a different office than me, in a different town, but we often were in contact for work and connected immediately. She calls herself a gypsy bohemian lady and it describes her so well. I am not the easiest to connect with new people, and I hesitate on friendships often, but I let my guard down this time and it was well worth it. With effort on my part to stay connected, this person will be a great resource career wise, and spiritually. She offered up her home to me while I was last out of town for work. I stayed with her and her husband for a night. What an experience. There place is truly encompassing the European roots they both carry. It is far out in the bush, heated by a huge wood stove in the middle of the house, a cottage feel to the core, simple and elegant. Her husband is a clock maker by trait, but a carver, sculpture and builder by love. The whole house is almost 1 piece of wood carved out for beds, seating, dining. The whole place is designed to be minimal, yet it feels warmer than any other I have been in. We spent the evening discussing life, travels, trials, and sipping wine. I learned about her life in Finland, her 7 countries of life and work and how her husband and her settled where they are. It was one of those moments where I felt truly happy she was going to a better job, a better company and better things. I also wished I was going too. I like my job, and it suits me for now, but I know it is not a long term thing. Even if the job was long term, it is not for me in that capacity. With all the independence this job affords in the workplace, I crave things to be different. I like to shake up the place, to make noise, to make people a little shocked and then accepting because my ideas are so awesome. Public Health does not afford a shaker in the group. they frown on the shake. I continue on my path for the next challenge, using this job as my stepping stone to build a bigger tool box for the next place I go.