Happy New Year!

2006 was a year of large unexpected changes for me.

A year ago, we had no intentions of moving. We found our dream house, bought it, sold our first home, and moved in a matter of a few weeks. Then came the landscaping project. And now, thanks to the other big change in 2006, the next big change is already under way: Upscale Downstairs will start finishing our basement on January 22nd. This means that EVERYTHING in my basement has to be moved (temporarily, thank goodness) to the bonus room upstairs. We moved a bunch of stuff already. I thought when we moved in that we were DONE lugging boxes all over the place.

A year ago, I fully intended to stay at Symantec for another five or ten years. I was working on my Java certification so I could be in a position to continue working on the next generation of the product developed in my lab. At the end of July, that plan changed completely. Symantec was changing its plan for the product and I was told I wasn't part of the plan. Three weeks later, I accepted the job offer from Altiris and a new chapter in my career began. The severance package from Symantec will be paying for a chunk of the work in my basement.

Here's hoping for a more stable 2007.