Hello everyone, how have you all been? In my last post, I mentioned that my daughter started schooling and there would be changes in my work environment. Then I never posted an update, apologies for that.
Eventful. That is how I would describe the previous months since my last update. I mean this most positively and negatively.
Quick summary of the past months:
How am I so far?
I am content and satisfied with where I am right now. This is a far cry from the anxiety and uncertainty I was feeling in the previous two years. I am still learning and figuring out the intricacies of working as a caregiver. But, I have confidence and certainty in what I am doing.
In April 2020, I decided to return to blogging and attempt to save my sanity. It took two years, but I am proud to say I have made progress. Of course, there are still struggles along the way, but I feel more capable of handling them.
What does the future hold?
Uncertainty. Change is definitely around the corner, and I pray I am prepared to handle it.
In about twenty-four days, 2022 will end, but my gut feeling tells me more surprises are yet to come in the next 24 days.
What were my goals at the start of this year?
At the start of this year, I wrote only three goals. As the year progressed, I added more goals. The three goals I wrote are:
And here is the update
Not bad, right? Other goals I accomplished this year that I am proud of:
These two stood out the most because these two added goals gave me peace of mind and a sense of accomplishment. I cannot describe how the two added goals were great pivot points in my life.
Overall, 2022 was a great year of progress. It is not my golden year, but it was definitely one for the books.
Hope everyone has a blessed, content, and fulfilling holiday season.
Happy holidays everyone! 🎊🎄🌠🎆
Half of the year has passed and it has been an eventful one. At the start of this year, I was wondering what this year will bring me. Now, I would like to give a short summary.
January - I got my certificate for Caregiving Course.
February - Idle month.
March - Philippine Red Cross First Aid and Basic Life Support Training. It was also my first time donating blood.
April - I had an appendectomy a week before my birthday.
May - The busy month!!! I started volunteering under Philippine Red Cross. One of my first duty was during the National Elections. I volunteered for Sunday Mass duty and Free Medical Check-up duty for the succeeding weeks.
June - The most eventful month!!!
- I was able to find work as a Caregiver. Though I got the connection through our local Red Cross Chapter, the reason I got work was that I am a Maryknoller and I have trained as a Caregiver.
- My daughter also started her "schooling" this month. This has been a great concern for me since 2020. But now that she has started, I am more relieved and confident about my daughter's future.
- My daughter and my niece celebrated their birthday this month. As expected, preparations had to be done. During my daughter's birthday, we invited the sons of a family friend. This is the first time that we had guests for my daughter's birthday since she celebrated her birthday here in the metro. The girls call them brothers.
- It was also my first time having a Sunday Mass duty at St. Joseph Parish Church for Philippine Red Cross, and during my duty, it was my first time responding to a minor incident on my own.
July - At the moment, this month has an uneasy feeling. There are impending changes at work that are creating a rift between me and some people I am working with. The changes at the end of the month will most likely affect my work schedule, my volunteer schedule, and of course my management of my daughter's schedule and schooling.
In the past, this feeling of uncertainty would bring me anxiety, but this time around, I feel calmer and more accepting of possible changes in the future. My assumption is that I have gained back some of my self-confidence in the past few months.
Note to self: "You are moving forward and getting somewhere Bea. One step at a time. I have all these dreams I would like to fulfill, one day I will MAKE IT REAL*"
*Make It Real by Generations from Exile Tribe
I realized it has been a month since I updated. What has happened to me so far after saying "I have found a purpose?" To tell you all the truth, not much. Everything I was planning that is related to my Caregiving plans is all at the initial stages and not much movement.
Hopefully, I can give a better update about it in the future. 💪
Recently, I have been discovering my preferences.
I have always been a fan of tea and green tea latte. For about a month now, I have preferred loose tea leaves over the ones in tea bags. I am now more specific in where I want to buy my green tea latte, unlike before wherein any green tea latte is fine.
I used to put milk on my hot tea, even before the milk tea fad, but now, I would rather take my tea on its own.
Even the types of stories I read and the movies/series I watch are now different. Some plots have become predictable for me and now I am trying out genres that I never considered before.
I also thinking of changing my wardrobe to more neutral colors but still keeping some colorful and vibrant pieces - maybe limiting it.
I am going through a lot of small changes recently. Honestly, I don't know how to take it all in. I think it's the Taurus/Horse in me that has difficulty in accepting changes, but part of me is also "enjoying" the changes.
At the same time, I also noticed that I am looking back and returning to some of my preferences when I was in my late teens to early twenties.
This is all rather confusing. Hopefully, I could elaborate on these changes in the future. I would like to share it here, but right now my words are limited and I still have a long "to-do" list.
Till next time. 😏
