I just found out this week that my workplace is closing it's doors in 60 days. This isn't my first rodeo as in the past I've been at 3 jobs where they have closed down. I can see on the faces of some of my coworkers that it is really affecting them. While it will never be a comfortable situation I'm now used to it enough that I can look beyond the immediate crisis.

It's still too early to have exact timelines nailed down but I can see I have a wide range of options available to me. What I know is that I should have 8 weeks of employment left ( I could be separated before that), then I will have an additional 8 weeks of separation pay. After that I will be able to collect unemployment.

I have found out that I can take a position in one of the company's other facilities. Cincy and Orlando are two that were brought to my attention that I could move to. But over the past couple of years I have looked forward to the day that I could retire and travel. This may just be situation that has me doing it sooner then later.

I have a new trailer, I have a newer truck, there is nothing but a house and it's possessions that are holding me back. I have no intentions of changing my plans of going to Florida this winter and that will give me some extra time to decide what to do. It would be easy to come back home in March, sell everything in the house and put it on the market. I believe that I could dump my home fairly quickly which would leave me free to do as I want.

While still very early in my planning process I could see going back to Xanterra and working at one of the National Parks in the summer like Yellowstone, Mt. Rushmore, Zion or the Grand Canyon.

Nothing is set in stone and I'm staying flexible. While this could be a scary time, it is also an exciting time. The possibilities are endless.