Tips for quitting your job and what it meant to me

Day 1 of Art Every Day month.
This represents what quitting my job means to me.

I started experiencing panic attacks in high school, and immediately knew that I needed to drop the thing that stressed me the most.  A lot can change in a few short weeks, and I realised last week that I needed to drop the greatest stressor in my life at this point: My job at the Tea Centre.  There are many reasons for the stress factor, and all I can really say at this point is that I began having panic attacks last week in direct relation to the job.  Thus, it had to go.  So, after realising this, I had two awful days of praying and waiting to tell the manager at the next shift.  In the time I had to think about everything, I thought of a few things that did help me in the quitting process.

1. I believe quitting should always be done in person.  I think it's rude to quit over the phone (as I saw one girl on youtube do...such a cop out).
2. Make sure you are making the right decision.  For me, this meant making sure that Daniel was in agreement with me.  It also meant crunching numbers with him and figuring whether or not we would be eating pork and beans over the summer if I quit and couldn't find any other work.  When we realised we'd have more than enough with out my extra income, I felt happy to consider this a green light.  Of course, I bathed the decision in prayer as well.
3. On the day that you're going to speak to the boss or manager, make sure you feel confident.  I painted my nails, put my hair in a way that made me feel good, and took extra care in doing my make up.
4. Rehearse what you're going to say.  I rehearsed over and over on the way to work.  This helped me when I talked to the manager, because I was prepared for some (not all, but some) of the questions and comments she had about my decision. 
5. Try to keep positive in the last two weeks.  I have dreaded having to continue working, but it's important to finish what you've committed to.  I keep a countdown in my head (and sometimes my twitter) of how many shifts down and how many to go.  This is helping me as I cross the tea centre finish line.

Do you have any other tips for those looking to find another job?  

The above collage is my kick off for the Art Every Day month challenge.  For the month of November, I will be doing something creative every day.  Sometimes I will post my projects, and I'm hoping it will help me blog quite a bit more.  The point is to bring your creativity to another level, and I'm looking forward to this journey.  My collage for today was focused on what quitting my job means for me.  

Please let me know if you're joining the Art Every Day month challenge, especially if you're visiting to see what I'm doing each day!

Have a great week,