In the Middle

If I had a perfect soundtrack for my days in January, it would be In the Middle by Jimmy Eat World. The music was hurried, like my days. And the lyrics? It was written for me. Oo para sa akin talaga! "it just takes some time, little girl, you're in the middle of the ride, everything will be just fine, everything will be alright" Pano nila nalaman height ko? =P I love this song. When I'll feel down or confused, I'll listen to this song again.

I had the craziest schedule in the past weeks. I knew I reached my peak when I had to run from one very important client meeting, where I did a presentation, to another equally important meeting with my section in the Future Leaders Initiative, where we agreed on a ground rule that no one will be excused from being absent or late. Maybe I didn't discover early enough this conflicting sched because of the 200+ unread emails competing to get my attention. I felt like there was just too many information flying around, too many tasks attempting to knock me out. OA naman... hehe..

Finally, it's weekend. My much-needed, most-awaited breather. The clients had left. 2 more days, and we'll be done with our high-prio efficiency initiatives. There are still action items left from these 2 events. I expect more to do's coming up with my FLI section. But I am able to manage completing some of them already. Thanks to the book I read -The Personal Efficiency Program. Actually, first chapter pa lang ako. Definitely helped me with my procrastination problem. The concept is very simple -just DO-IT-NOW. Sa mga gaya ko, subukan nyo rin. =) I can share with you the book details (found it in books.24x7).

Busy man, nakakaparty pa rin. Prost!

As I expected, it's gonna be a full year. New Year pa lang, nakabook na weekends ko until mid-Feb. The first 2 weekends, I concentrated on my review. And yes! I passed!!! Certified Project Management Professional na ako. This was important for me. It was my first exam after the board exam that I failed 7 years ago. And this is the only exam that I so badly wanted. Gusto ko rin yung topic. Kaya, thank you to all who prayed for me and were very encouraging. To God be the glory!

Last weekend naman, Alvin and I were part of the first workshop of FLI in Tagaytay. Galing din ng timing. A year ago, we were also in Taal Vista. =) Ito pa! Nanalo kami sa casino, together with the kids (yung mga ASE's ng SLC at si Ai). As in, 800% return (kung tama ang math ko). The best part of it was not the money, but the fun we had. Talanga chip-in chip-in kami sa bets. There were about 10 of us. Masaya talaga. Yung isa nakauwi ng 1K+, ang pinusta nya lang ay yung 100 na chip na balato namin sa kanya. Kakaaliw di ba? Simpleng roulette lang to -odd/even, red/black. Beginners luck, unite! Yung mga kasama namin kasi first time pa lang mag-casino. Naki-hitch lang ako. Alam ko naman na malas ako sa sugal. ;-)

This weekend, we'll be celebrating our first anniversary. Isang taon na po! (Fireworks, please!) =)

January was tough for me. But as they say, you need the bitter to appreciate the sweet. Definitely, there were also many things to celebrate and be thankful for. ;-)