A blog post from five years ago popped up on my memories the other day about when I lost my job at Persona due to the pandemic.

Here’s the link to the post if you want to take a look back with me:

I read it again and thought, “dang, that was five years ago already.” But some days it also feels like the pandemic was only five years ago too. What a weird time it was, and in a way, I feel like some things still haven’t gone totally back to the way it was before. For the most part it has, but there are some things that may never be the same as they were.

I feel like I myself am one of those things that isn’t the same as it was before that time. I remember how lost I felt after losing my job and not knowing how long it would be before finding another one – especially in a pandemic. But if I’m being honest, I was pretty lost before I lost my job too.

I had just moved back to Watertown at that time and was still trying to find my place in this world. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life or if I would ever be happy with what I did.

At the time, I was obviously pretty upset about losing my job, but looking back, maybe it was a blessing too. I was only at that job for about six months – and maybe it would have gotten better with time – but I really didn’t love the job. I may still be trying to figure out what exactly my “dream job” is, but I think I already knew that wasn’t it.

My favorite line from the flashback blog post is when I said: And for me personally, after a difficult situation in the past something even better has always come from it. It sucks in the moment, but even now I know it’s only a matter of time before something wonderful happens and everything falls into place again.

It took me a few years of soul searching, but I do finally feel like I’m at a job where I can create a career, and I truly am happy with what I do. That “something wonderful” happened and everything has fallen into place.

At this point in time, whether this is my dream job or not, I feel like I’m exactly where I’m meant to be. And I’m going to continue to work hard and see where else in life it takes me. I can’t wait!

Until next time! 🙂

Megan Nelson