Department of Energy

Jim and I are still in Washington D.C. and this morning I decided not to walk 10 miles around the city another day. Instead, I walked over the the Smithsonian's Air and Space museum to find Stan a gift (he loves airplanes). On my journey I passed the Department of Energy (DOE) building. For those who do not know, I worked indirectly for DOE. Our government background checks, clearances, ramifications, etc. were conduct through DOE. The relationship extends beyond that mentioned, but lets keep it simple. This building did not affect me until I walked up to the first floor windows and saw a "museum" of sorts with Oppenheimer's name, Hans Bethe, Sig Hecker. All those that I am familiar with and were an integral part of LANL. Again, this brings me back to my "transition." Not having my job at LANL is tough and this sighting heightened my feelings. I am obviously still in the transition phase since I it affected me strongly. Despite my sadness, I had to remind myself to be thrilled to have had the opportunity to work at LANL and a place with such historic magnitude. Okay, I walked away from the DOE building with pride. Positive thoughts are helping my transition. Now I am off to tea service at the hotel! Even though I love tea I have never been to a tea service before! Courtesy of my cousin Erin, I am reading a great book she suggested so I will be occupied for at least a couple of hours while "sipping" tea. Good luck to everyone else out there trying to determine their next step into the unknown.

P.S. I miss talking and conducting science.

How It Came To Be

How did this blog come to be? Well, I was sitting in a hotel in Washington D.C. and felt out of place. The last few times I have been in D.C. was for business; however, I made a significant change in my life in June 2008. My husband and I moved from NM to NY to be closer to family. Our little guy, Stan, could not be happier to share time with his grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, and of course full time with his mom! There are NO regrets since we have enjoyed being close to family. Despite this joy of family, I do miss my job and the excitement it brought into the intellectual realm. Well, I decided to call this blog a transition into the unknown since my life is in transition and the future is unknown.