A new life, a new website, newness is all around for this old lady. New adventures have prompted me to change things up on the website front, so here we are. Bear with me as I find my way here… much like I’m finding my way in real life.
I stopped working on October 18, 2019. Well, I stopped working in an office, 9am to 5pm, or rather 8am to 4:30pm. I’ve worked in an office, in various industries, supporting various people from managers to CEOs, since 1984. I graduated from college in December of 1983 and with a daughter to care for, I knew I needed to find some way to support us, so I took an office reception job and except for a two-month period (the company I worked for at the time closed its doors, but left me with a nice two month severance) I have worked full-time in an office as an administrative/executive assistant supporting managers, directors, administrators and executives.
I stopped doing that this past October.
So, what am I doing now, you may ask? Why, thank you for asking. I am now working to make a dream that began ages ago into a reality. I fell in love with acting/performing in high school (I did say ages ago, didn’t I?). I pursued that love through college and dreamed that I would pursue it full time upon graduation, but life…
The dream was put on hold. I became an office worker, with an occasional opportunity to dabble with the dream. There was a time that I thought it might be permanently deferred, but then one day…I saw an audition notice and I auditioned and I was cast in a play, and then another play and another. I worked full time during the day and rehearsed at night and it was wonderful. Exhausting… but wonderful.
And then there came a time that I realized being an office worker was no longer tenable. It no longer held the joy that it used to hold and I found myself wondering why I continued.
So I quit.
And here we are at the holidays and I am my own boss and it is equally exhilarating and terrifying. I am finding opportunities to work as a background actor and learning about life on set and location. I am navigating the labyrinth that is SAG eligibility.
At my last office job, I obtained my Notary commission. When I left, I was able to take the commission with me and am working to use that to provide additional support. It is a wild and crazy life now as a self-employed individual, but I am finding joy again and by God’s grace… I will persevere.
In addition to the acting and notary business, I also hope to begin writing in earnest. I’ve used blogging to help toward that end, to help with word crafting. Now that I have time… That’s a lovely thing to say… “Now that I have time.” At any rate, I hope to write more, here and elsewhere.
Of course, when I write, I listen to music… I heard this song the other day while working at home and was surprised that I had never shared it before. The lyrics are lovely, but then again it is Sara Bareilles. The lyrics are particularly resonant this year…
"Why so scared that you'll mess it up? Imperfection keeps you haunted. All you need is your best my love, that's all anyone ever wanted. Love is how we do, let no judgment over- rule it. Love I look to you, and I sing."
All Things Elda 