This will be my very first post for 2013, on a beautiful first weekend of the year. How quaint.
All I can say is that I've managed the first few days of the year with a little bit of bruise coupled with insanely happy moments. Sometimes, we wish for simple things like balance.
I was happy with my grand year end vacation, but missing 3 weeks of work just easily meant towering unread work emails when I got back. I dreaded opening my inbox. There were escalations, new informations and stuff to do. And that's not even my real work. Also, the first few days of the year means people have more money to spend which easily means they have more orders to deal, which in the end translates to us having MORE work. I never spend extra hours at work, I try not to, but for the past two days my energy was wiped and our time was squeezed to the maximum! Clearly it's a New Year's wake up call!! Hello Stress!! Sadly, I did not miss you.
But with the bad comes the good vibes. I had happy moments with good people I work with. Sure we get stressed, but we do not forget to laugh a lot. Surrounding yourselves with optimistic people always helps starting the year right. Also, my wonderful team gave me flowers! I know. It goes against my core being and I seriously couldn't figure out why they thought of me...with flowers. I'm not really a flower person, but receiving it from time to time is highly appreciated. I think flowers are the most natural and thoughtful thing you could give to someone. It's fresh, it's natural and they are oh-so lovely. And I could never forget that marshmallow-icing chocolate covered cake from Purple Oven, which was a belated birthday gift. I loved it, my friends loved it and my family finished it all. I'm thankful to be with thoughtful people. I was genuinely surprised.
For the past four days of the new year, I think I started off with a right note and a good attitude towards things. It's also good to be aware that in this year, there are tons of opportunities to become better and a lot of possibilities to learn new stuff. We should also accept that just like in any year, it's not going to be all cheerio! There will be low moments, I'm sure, but I just hope we could find balance and happiness at the end. I think physically and mentally, we all tend to find ways to survive and this year is no different.
January officially opens the grace of starting a new year. I love this month. Not only am I the type who likes to make plans, but I love fresh starts!! Plan! Plan! Plan and Reassess! Finally in with good and out with the bad. Iron out some goals and adopt a clearer and a more positive vision! First quarter is always a transition phase which will set-up the tone of the entire year so January is really important. Hopefully this month, I would get to figure out what I want to do for this year with a big smile on my face! Everything is possible this year! Everything will be better this year! I'm so excited!
Let's get the planning started and the good vibes rolling! We are given another year to live and love life! Good with the bad, Cheers to a smashing 2013!!
All I can say is that I've managed the first few days of the year with a little bit of bruise coupled with insanely happy moments. Sometimes, we wish for simple things like balance.
I was happy with my grand year end vacation, but missing 3 weeks of work just easily meant towering unread work emails when I got back. I dreaded opening my inbox. There were escalations, new informations and stuff to do. And that's not even my real work. Also, the first few days of the year means people have more money to spend which easily means they have more orders to deal, which in the end translates to us having MORE work. I never spend extra hours at work, I try not to, but for the past two days my energy was wiped and our time was squeezed to the maximum! Clearly it's a New Year's wake up call!! Hello Stress!! Sadly, I did not miss you.
But with the bad comes the good vibes. I had happy moments with good people I work with. Sure we get stressed, but we do not forget to laugh a lot. Surrounding yourselves with optimistic people always helps starting the year right. Also, my wonderful team gave me flowers! I know. It goes against my core being and I seriously couldn't figure out why they thought of me...with flowers. I'm not really a flower person, but receiving it from time to time is highly appreciated. I think flowers are the most natural and thoughtful thing you could give to someone. It's fresh, it's natural and they are oh-so lovely. And I could never forget that marshmallow-icing chocolate covered cake from Purple Oven, which was a belated birthday gift. I loved it, my friends loved it and my family finished it all. I'm thankful to be with thoughtful people. I was genuinely surprised.
For the past four days of the new year, I think I started off with a right note and a good attitude towards things. It's also good to be aware that in this year, there are tons of opportunities to become better and a lot of possibilities to learn new stuff. We should also accept that just like in any year, it's not going to be all cheerio! There will be low moments, I'm sure, but I just hope we could find balance and happiness at the end. I think physically and mentally, we all tend to find ways to survive and this year is no different.
January officially opens the grace of starting a new year. I love this month. Not only am I the type who likes to make plans, but I love fresh starts!! Plan! Plan! Plan and Reassess! Finally in with good and out with the bad. Iron out some goals and adopt a clearer and a more positive vision! First quarter is always a transition phase which will set-up the tone of the entire year so January is really important. Hopefully this month, I would get to figure out what I want to do for this year with a big smile on my face! Everything is possible this year! Everything will be better this year! I'm so excited!
Let's get the planning started and the good vibes rolling! We are given another year to live and love life! Good with the bad, Cheers to a smashing 2013!!
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