“For fast acting relief, try slowing down.” ~Lily Tomlin “Are you the owner?” asks, well, yet another customer at our local Italian eatery. “Nope—I’m just old!” I reply, all sheepish but pleased.
It’s true. At fifty, I’m not exactly your classic, college-struggling part-timer. Actually, I’m the oldest employee at our restaurant—the staff “mom,” if you will.
I’ve been at this serving gig three years now and haven’t looked back. Which might seem weird considering how I got here in the first place.
What a contrast to the world I once lived in. I co-owned a financial services company with my dad for sixteen years. We had a good thing going.