in the last 36 hours, i've:
1. had a good, big , long sobfest. the wailing, snot-running, can barely breathe kind.
2. got a call from my best friend where i got to cry to her for a good long while.
3. ate a sourdough bacon cheeseburger, fries, and andes mint shake from jack-in-the-box.
4. impressed my new client with my design prowess.
5. bought my new macbook pro (it's soooooo sexy!)
6. rearranged my restaurant schedule so i could have the morning off to prepare for my interview today.
7. slept 12 hours continuously.
i admit i freaked out more than i should have at the beginning of the week, but hey, it's what i do. and working 9 hours on my feet, looking for a new job, while trying to figure out this brand new endeavor of being a self-employed designer is all some hard sh!t.
it's been such a strange experience moving back home without a job. to the point where sometimes i really wonder whether it was a good idea to have moved without one. but then i would have had to face a whole set of other obstacles had i stayed in dc. and in my heart i know they even out.
plus i have the benefit of finally being a part of my family again. on the way home from my client meeting, i stopped by my brother's house to have dinner and visit with my nephew. the lil kid perked my spirits instantly and as i left he bawled and bawled, unhappy to see his favorite (and only) auntie leave. i wouldn't have THAT if i was still in d.c.
i hope to reunite with my running on sunday morning. taking mucinex has helped the congestion problem and i'm hoping i'll feel good enough to log at least 1 mile on the treadmill. i might have to scrap my planned races and sign up for what i can at the last minute, depending on how my work/interviewing schedule goes. in a few weeks, i'll start marathon training! and if that's the only race i run this year, i think i'll be perfectly happy!!
8 comments:
Glad to hear you're feeling better!
> in my heart i know they even out.
When it comes to career changes and moving to a different city, I think you should always listen to your heart. What you do for a living and where you live are such huges parts of our lives. If your heart's not in it, it's not sustainable. You made a good decision, I think.
Maybe I could be more original, but the quote below has helped me push through some tough decisions. I've taken the 'advice' and I haven't been disappointed in terms of job changes and moving cross country (and north and south)
"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become." - Steve Jobs
Your 36 hours sound like mine, except I told them to hold the cheese on the burger.
You said so much I don't which topic to choose! I'll pick the first one.
At least the tears didn't fall very far before they hit the ground.
Yes that was a short joke!
Have a great weekend!
A good cry every now and again would do us all good.
I haven't raced since my last marathon and probably won't race again until my next one in June. There's nothing wrong with getting focused.
hope u continue to feel better. so sorry to hear you had to nix the race, but there will be plenty more. take care of yourself, girl!
Transitions are HARD!! Ask me: After a year and a half in NYC, I'm still transitioning. I have sobfests occasionally as well; feels so good afterward!
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