Resignation Submitted

The Officers and Board of Director of the Massachusetts State Button Society held a conference call tonight. I announced that I was stepping down as editor after 10 years of producing a 32-44 page annual magazine. I work full time and want to dedicate my free time to my own writing projects now. Well, you could have heard a pin drop- and then suddenly Betty suggested that totally we do away with the Bulletin altogether since we have a facebook page and a website where we can post photos and articles. Print Bulletins are becoming more obsolete now- a sad state of affairs but we are a more media driven society these days. (Let's hope printed books never stop being produced because that would be the end of the civilized world!)

I managed to feel guilty about resigning as editor for all of four minutes until the Board decided to just produce a print membership list with a meeting schedule including directions to the two venues we use, and the current Officers and Directors even though that info is on facebook and the web.

It was fun. It was a challenge and I always gave it 125%, except for this year due to major life events that set me back emotionally...but looking through the 32-pages I did manage to produce I realize that it's still an eye catching, vibrant, informative magazine, one I can be proud of.

Thus, I leave my legacy behind in these ten magazines that I put together from bits and pieces, submitted articles and articles I wrote as needed to fill space, and some that Kelly wrote, first as a junior collector and then as an adult collector. It was a wonderful experience. I learned a lot about page layouts, design, copy editing, photo editing and soliciting advertisers as well as designing ads.

Now, from December through March, I can concentrate on my own projects more and not stress about this annual Bulletin project.