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knit1purr2) wrote2022-12-22 08:57 am
knit1purr2) wrote2022-12-22 08:57 am
Reflections
It is almost the end of the year. Days are starting to get longer. We have survived.
This has been a hard year. Not for any one particular reason but a lot of little things that have been stacking up. But it has shown me that I am not alone.
Work wise: The big changes have been pushed for another month. But the office is basically empty. We have a copier for them to pick up and the internet equipment to return. That is it. Working from home is not my favorite thing but I have ways to make it more manageable plus both my parents and my in-laws have said that I can work from their house on the days that they have the baby. So I have options. On the bright side I have gotten so much validation from my current boss and the members I work with. They think that I am amazing and irreplaceable and have sent so many kind words to me.
Family: I am a working mother of two kids. One who is in grade school and has a hard time with changes in routine and is smart but doesn't like doing work. The other is getting very mobile very quickly. Which is a lot to balance. I have been trying to figure out how to best spend my time and what I can delegate or let go of. Everyone is fed, not dead and I think they know that I love them so much.
I am very much looking forward to having next week off and I should look ahead and figure out (and request) my next vacation. It will probably be the kiddo's spring break and that is okay. I like my kid and it would be nice to go do things with him.
Also I am not a resolutions person but I like the idea of having a word of the year. I am going to figure out what that is going to be for 2023. Current contenders are Fight and Balance and Rest.
This has been a hard year. Not for any one particular reason but a lot of little things that have been stacking up. But it has shown me that I am not alone.
Work wise: The big changes have been pushed for another month. But the office is basically empty. We have a copier for them to pick up and the internet equipment to return. That is it. Working from home is not my favorite thing but I have ways to make it more manageable plus both my parents and my in-laws have said that I can work from their house on the days that they have the baby. So I have options. On the bright side I have gotten so much validation from my current boss and the members I work with. They think that I am amazing and irreplaceable and have sent so many kind words to me.
Family: I am a working mother of two kids. One who is in grade school and has a hard time with changes in routine and is smart but doesn't like doing work. The other is getting very mobile very quickly. Which is a lot to balance. I have been trying to figure out how to best spend my time and what I can delegate or let go of. Everyone is fed, not dead and I think they know that I love them so much.
I am very much looking forward to having next week off and I should look ahead and figure out (and request) my next vacation. It will probably be the kiddo's spring break and that is okay. I like my kid and it would be nice to go do things with him.
Also I am not a resolutions person but I like the idea of having a word of the year. I am going to figure out what that is going to be for 2023. Current contenders are Fight and Balance and Rest.