Recovering

Last week, for almost the entire week, I was plagued with fever which literally gave me the chills. At 12 noon, while the sun was high and mighty, I was huddled at the corner of my room, in pajamas, zip-up jacket, socks, and covered in a blanket. And I was still shivering. It turned out I had a relapse of tonsilitis and a touch of UTI.

Yesterday was the first day I didn't have a fever. Oh, joyous day! But admittedly, I still felt weak and I had to lie down every so often.

But I realize that I get bored easily. So I've begun wrapping mom's gifts--though the breaks are longer than the actual work 'coz I also get tired easily.

It's easy to blame the sickness on the job. After all, I don't like the job. And I really think it stressed me out. But I also blame my "Go, go, go!" spirit. Like I said, this was a relapse. I had tonsilitis probably a month ago, the same time I had my 2-week cough. But I chose to ignore it. I still played badminton, attended late-night parties, and went full-force in my job.

So now, I know better, especially regarding my job. I just hope I'll remember to apply what I've learned and found out. And these are:

1. Delegate, delegate, delegate.
2. Do what you have to do then rest.
3. You don't have to answer every job-related text or call.
4. Train people to figure out things on their own.
5. This is not a one-woman show. (And I am not that woman.)
6. Say you can't do it when you can't (or don't want to) do it.
7. It's ok to screw up once in a while.

Because this job ain't worth my health.

Contentment is a Choice

That is my mantra, for today at least. Last night, I was feeling down when T texted me that P was having problems with the airing permit. When will it all ever end? It seems that right after something is semi-resolved, another big one comes our way. The road to our airdate is fraught with obstacles and annoying people.

And today, I will turn my attention back to work. As J texted all I have to declare is, "I'm too blessed to be stressed, too anointed to be disappointed!" Catchy 'no? But it really helps.

Aldrin lighting the way. Photo taken by either Spanky or JJ.

And Darkness fell...

so early yesterday, did you notice? I stepped out of the NBN building at 5:30 pm and I thought that the sky was overcast because of the drizzle. But 5 minutes later on the road, I had turn my headlights on, and realized that it really was getting dark. Even before 6 pm, everything looked and felt like 8 pm.

I am writing this now infront of our big Christmas tree strung with red, shiny balls, fake poinsettias and tipsy-looking Santa Clauses with stringy, pathetic beards (which mom bought on sale in Clark). Yup, there's no use denying that the Holiday season is upon us. Upstairs, our living room is cluttered with gift boxes mom assembled last night. A few feet away from me are heaps of plastic bags filled with various what-nots yet to be wrapped in paper dotted with snowmen and pine trees.

Oh, I didn't really want to get into all those Christmas cliches.

All I really wanted to say was that we had premature darkness yesternight. By 7:30 pm, I was yawning my mouth off, and went to bed right away. Merry Christmazzzzzzzzzz...