I MISS WINE!
The Loose Goose
Ok, so I don’t miss the actual beverage itself per say. What I miss is The Loose Goose. I miss waking up and going to work with my friends and with my wines. I enjoyed my job. I didn’t even mind working on Saturdays! I have, on many occasions, been accused of “bleeding Loose Goose”, because I proudly wore my Loose Goose shirts every day. Because I was always willing to come in when asked. Because I didn’t consider The Loose Goose a job, but part of my family. My friends enjoyed the fact that I was part of The Flock. They were often consulted when I needed a second opinion on a new wine. They looked, they tasted, they shared their thoughts with me. Fortunately, they still do.
I miss my classes. The week leading up to the class, I would spend hours researching the topics. I would think of the wines that we had in the Cellar, carefully selecting the wines that I felt best complimented the topics. I would work on the “hand-outs”, which I managed to condense to a one page take home each week. I realized after the first week that I would go through A LOT of paper if I didn’t come up with a creative way to disperse the information. Before each class, I would deliver the content to the only audience I had at that time — the wine bottles themselves. Hearing no questions 
, I felt ready. Thank you to Jason and Donna for coming to every class and challenging me to bring you something new every night. Thank you Peter, for giving me the opportunity to explore and share my passion even further.
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I am now interviewing. The jobs are not nearly as fascinating. I wonder how I’ll feel when I wake up in the morning to get ready for my “new” job. Will I have that passion for the product or the service we to offer, or even for the the company I’m working for? During both interviews, I was asked how I felt about my last employ. I tell them, with pride that I am saddened that The Loose Goose has closed its doors. They ask “why?”. At that point, my heart breaks a little and I tell them that I truly LOVED my “job”.
