I packed all my ties today. I packed a lot of other stuff today also, but packing the ties was the most symbolic. As I sealed a box full of dress shirts, slacks, and ties, I realized that I’m actually abandoning the corporate life. Along with my business clothes, I’m putting my career on the shelf for a couple years. I guess it hasn’t hit me yet- packing the clothes was just another step. It stirred both fear and excitement. Fear that I’m leaving a job I like and the security that comes with employment. The excitement for obvious reasons. Joylani describes the feeling as the end of finals, just before summer vacation. Contrasting the professional life with that of a vagabond is too beyond the scope of this blog, but I realized today that the transition has begun.