Today, my life at the Instructional Materials Laboratory (IML) ends. Over 14 years of my working life spent in this organization in one place or another, having moved buildings/offices no less than eight times. I was 24 when I started working here as an Assistant Editor making $20K a year (and I thought that was a LOT at the time). Despite having nine months to prepare for this, it’s harder than I want to admit. I’ve met some great people and made some great friends. I grew up here in more ways than one. I learned some hard lessons along the way. I’ve been through the ringer here. Run the gamut of every emotion that I have – highs, lows, great, bad, happy, sad, and all the ones in between. Today is bittersweet as I say goodbye to this chapter of my professional life. I would say that I *will* miss it, but I *already* miss it. Most of you know some of what I went through here and are probably wondering why I miss it, but, quite frankly, it’s been a huge part of my life… Don’t get me wrong because I am excited to move to the Assessment Resource Center and start the next chapter, but it’s still sad for me. I loved this place and all the craziness. I really did. I’ll miss you IML. Thanks for everything.
