Who could predict I would one day own steel capped work boots ? One month in, I wonder how long I will last in this sector ? Will it chew me up and spit me out? Or will I grow to embrace and love this sector, as much as I did my previous sector ?
I can’t pretend that I don’t miss my old sector and what it stands for. Some people just think of their job as work, something that they go through 9-5 and clock off at the end of the day. I realise now that I was lucky in that I did love my sector and was proud to be there.
The new role, team and sector is fascinating. I don’t love it but I’m intrigued and I really do love learning something new. I didn’t even know I had that side to me. This need to not be bored and to be constantly challenged. I thought I wanted a mundane 9-5 job, maybe not haha. But I’ve realised that if I find myself losing myself and my family to work like I did in the past, I will probably start looking for another job.
I love being able to be with her during the weekends, just solely being with her, work phone left at home. I love being able to chat with Ah ma, cook with her, no worries about work or thinking about how to solve the next crisis.
They’ve lucky children because Gung gung’s garden is their magical playground. Today they planted flowers and strawberry plants in their new garden box, let’s see whether they bear fruit.
Grateful for our club, being able to widen our social circle and get to know new people and make friends, not through the internet, but actually in person, at our age.
Happy that there’s still Sunday with the family and my darling girls. The one thing that beats Saturday nights are Friday nights !
daitaoha 