Transitions

After 30 years of service, today is my last day of full-time employment with the Canadian Armed Forces—although I will officially be paid until the end of the month. Thanks to Gov't and Military budget cuts, beginning 1 April I will revert to part-time service. While still considered a member of the military and therefore subject to military discipline, orders, rules and regulations, I will only be employed (and thus paid) for 12 days a month, vice 30-31, effectively cutting my annual salary to slightly less than half. That and the lack of benefits (dental, medical) should make the transition interesting, to say the least. (I have to find a doctor!)

Oddly enough, I'm rather looking forward to this. While money will be tight, it's manageable, and there's a certain appeal to only working every other week or so. I can devote more time to my writing, and hopefully I can complete the several half-finished novels I currently have on the go.

And you know the old saying: God never closes a door, he slams it shut. (Wait, that doesn't sound right.)