The clouds I’ve previously blogged about have pretty much disappeared both figuratively and literally. I bet the sun has burned them away. It’s been ÜBER hot here the last few days and it’s been amazing – Squee! I love, love, love it! We’ve been in the pool every night after dinner. It’s about time ‘cause we opened the pool and pretty much just stared at it for 3 weeks ‘cause it was way too damn cold to swim. Last night I even got in the pool for my first twilight swim since we moved into this house 2 yrs ago. Yep – after the kids went to bed I had an insane surge of energy and took the pooch for a 4K run around the neighbourhood, then jumped into the pool afterwards and swam some laps for 15 min! It was absolutely AMAZING! I swear I was meant to live in a much hotter climate than the one here in Canada (or Canaduh, as my best friend calls it).
I often wonder if what I’ve felt during the winter months over the past few years has been SAD – seasonal affective disorder, rather than the PPD – post-partum depression I’ve been attributing it to? Maybe I should tell hubby that I need to get away for 2 weeks every winter. Yes, that’s it. I need to get away for 1 week in December with the fam-damily, and another week just him and I in early April (yanno, for our anniversary and all).
My NEW JOB is going well – very well. I’m absolutely in love with the corporate culture here. There is such a focus on health, well being and finding the work/life balance. My co-workers are so positive and I often wonder why more companies don’t take this approach? I bet employee productivity would surge for them if they did. My NEW JOB is a very good fit for me, that’s for sure. It’s so nice to find people to exercise with and run with at lunch time. We also have “Flex” time here. I apologized for being late a few times and my co-workers laughed at me – they said there’s no such thing as late as long as I make up the time. This is a MUCH different philosophy than the one at my previous employer. The way I feel here makes me wonder if my previous job was contributing to my grey cloudy skies? My role and the environment here are very different. I’m angry at myself for not realizing before how much my previous job was contributing to how I felt about myself. I’m mad for not leaving sooner, or for not speaking up for myself. Fighting for what I needed to feel good about myself…. Enh – who cares – it’s all in the past, right? Hakuna Matta, right?
I’m just glad those grey clouds are pretty much gone!
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You sound deliriously happy
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Janice, it’s good to hear that you’re doing so well! Where are you working now?
Ok, where do I find that job. Things are pretty spooky where I am – they’re asking people for voluntary retirement, existing, sabbaticals, and if they don’t get enough, you know what that means… it will no longer be voluntary, they’ll start picking and choosing.
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It totally sounds like SAD, I’ve gotten that every year for the past 3-4 years. It helps tremendously just being able to identify the problem. Also, the mid-winter getaway is an excellent idea.
(I would use ANY excuse to get away anyways! LOL)
Don’t kick yourself too hard for not leaving your previous job sooner, it is SO difficult to make a big change like that and now your new job is just that much sweeter.
Lovey — SAD sounds about right. I suffer from that and we are two peas in a pod. I think a trip to look forward to is a great idea. Even getting outside in the cold winter helps (even though I hate the climate — damn CANADUH!!)
IT’s awesome that the new job is working out, I can hardly wait to hear more about it next weekend.
PS. NKOTB forever!
Glad to hear everything is looking up. I wanted to ask, but it seemed too personal for bloggy friends. Costco has a nice ‘sun’ desk light…maybe ask hubby to get you one for Christmas and see if that helps. Here’s hoping the job keeps going well too!
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