Amazing

It's amazing that I was able to write as much as I did last year. It was the most number of posts that I had for a whole year for the longest time. I don't know what caused me to be prolific but I'm not complaining. The posts waned though towards the end of the year when I moved to another company.

Speaking of...

I've been with this new company already for three months and so far, I'm happy with what I'm doing. I'm still missing some sort of direction but I feel productive. I

I'm able to fix the issues the are thrown my way through I think I can do more if I manage to wrap my head around the processes and stuff. Sometimes, I miss my previous company because I already know my way around the bureaucratic bullshit that happens inside a company. This time around, I'm still learning and hoping that I don't get to step on any sensitive toes.

I already met someone who I'm not comfortable with. Fortunately, I don't need to work with her a lot. 

I haven't left the house since Jan 4. That was more than 2 weeks ago. Good thing I'm cleared already so I can breathe a different kind of air. I'm too cooped up as it is. Hopefully, I've developed some sort of immunity already because of my recent bout with COVID. I'm glad I'm vaccinated and boostered at that.

I'm more productive lately compared to going to the office. Maybe when things get stressful then I would welcome the change of atmosphere. As it is, my mandate now is to work from home for the meantime until we're called back. Though I would need to go to the office to get some stuff. Hopefully, my boss will allow me. 

A New Year

The last two years felt like a dream…or a nightmare probably? Who knew that it would only take an unseen enemy to change our life the way it did the past couple of years.

COVID is our new enemy and unfortunately, it’s something that we can’t win against. We learn to eventually live with it and accept the new normal. Fortunately, our whole household, except for my 4 year old, was vaccinated against it when it hit our house. Symptoms were not as moderate as what we would hear in the news. I’m not saying that what’s happening outside is not true—it’s just proof that vaccines work and we were protected against anything severe.

January is only two weeks in yet it feels like it’s been going on forever. Not only did I had to deal with matters at home (my son’s yaya was the first victim so I had to take care of him and cook meals while attending a meeting), but I also have to deal with work deadlines. Much as I would want to take a rest, expectations are high as I recently joined my new company. Though I don’t normally care what people think of me, but I did not want to make my boss lose face in front of his peers considering he fought for my hiring and even created the position for me. I have a big project that will launch next week and I’m hoping that it would further solidify my boss’ decision to hire me. 

I had a moment last week wherein I almost broke down. I was so stressed at work, then I had to take care of my son and clean and cook. It was lunch time that I realiced that I haven’t taken a bath or even had coffee. Now I know why moms are so harried. I always thought that I’ll be calm and composed but this was different. It made me look at stay-at-home moms in a new light and even if I’m not going to have kids anymore, I don’t think it’s something that I will be good at. 

Here’s hoping and praying that this year will be better for all of us.

Happy New Year, world!