How to quit your job graciously

• Give your two weeks' notice, and then refrain from (audibly) counting down the days...even if someone else does it for you.
• Do all the work that is required of you as if you will be held accountable in the weeks to come. Don't go de-alphabetizing the charts now...there's enough of that by accident.
• When patients give you a hard time, just know in your heart and thank the Lord that their follow-up isn't until August.
• Invite everyone to the after-work happy hour that your coworker is planning for you...but actually don't because you don't want it to be a big deal. It's awkward.
• Make everything in the office nice and neat for the following day...just the way you like it, even though you won't be there. 
• Gifts, gifts, gifts! I knew that I wanted to give my coworkers and bosses with tokens of my gratitude. But what to give...? This has been a week-long planning and brainstorming process in which I have spent more than I can afford at six stores (Beverly's, The Container Store, Godiva, L'Occitane en Provence, Papyrus, and Safeway). 

I don't take the best photos and I'm pretty sure you weren't here for my iPhone photography anyway. So just focus on the story, okay?

Couldn't decide on a color scheme, and ironically
ended up with my high school colors for ribbon.

These boxes were 70 cents each. And will
most likely be thrown away immediately.
(I wonder why I bother sometimes.)

The assembled 3x3x3 cube cookie container.

Made a second trip to Beverly's to hunt for doilies.
Seriously...doilies. Even Siri didn't know where
I could get doilies in a 10-mile radius.

Cute right? I wanted--no, NEEDED--to prevent
unsightly butter stains from greasing through
the boxes.

Snickerdoodle, Chocolate Chip, repeat.
Each box snugly fits four freshly baked cookies.

The madness continues with cardstock for
personalized name tags...

After a touch of hot glue gun...TA-DAA!
Repeat 15 times, one for each employee
or employer in my office.

My favorite hand cream for the female doctors! This stuff is
pure luxury. And isn't that an awesome box?

Three identical gifts, because I didn't want to
plays favorites.

Complete with cute thank you cards from Papyrus.
I would not be able to afford these if not for 40% off.

Surprise! They flip this way.

Finally, Godiva for the male doctors. No one can complain
about Godiva, right? I had the sales lady
switch out the ribbon for maximum effect.

Excited to give away these gifts tomorrow! And for Hawaii next week! A new chapter is ending and starting simultaneously...and it's all very scary and exciting and real.