January recap | Started 2024 by attending my first concert with my favorite Kpop group, Seventeen. Conquering my fear of flying just to see them. First plane ride together with my boyfriend 🥹💖 Attended another concert to support my best friend, went out with my other best friend (yes, I have different best friends in diff friend groups. lmk if you're like me 🤭) who is now a mommy so we rarely get the chance to hang out like before. Finally got the keys to my own place since I'll be moving out real soon and finally, treated myself with head spa. 🧖♀️
1.10 | So, I made a playlist of songs that reminds me of high school. It's so amazing how it was 14 years ago. Listening to this makes me reminisce a lot of things and travel back in time. How I miss those days~
It will be my first concert and I'm also attending alone. I'm nervous and excited at the same time but I know that I will be making new friends who also share the same interests as me. 💖
14:10 series of working in cafés 🤎 This is definitely my favorite café in our area. Aside that their food, and drinks are amazing, they offer unlimited wifi and charging outlet as well. This is also not crowded and sometimes, I'm their only customer. 😉
I know it's been a while since I last posted in here and I just wanted to give a life update. I'm gonna break it into months:
Jan-April 2023 | These are the worst months I ever had since working from my previous corporate job. Working there since last Aug 2022, I did have a feeling that this place might not be for me but I decided to give it try since I might still be adjusting with the environment. I have been with my previous job before this, for 6 years. It was not easy for me to leave but I had to since this current job is only a walking distance from our house and I get to go home during lunch time which means less expenses for me. However, as time goes by, I realized that this place is really not for me. I don't like how my colleagues pass their workload on me, yelling at me for not "doing" her task, chatting or texting me way before or past office hours, and many more.
May | I filed my resignation and my last day of work would be on May 31 but I exhausted all my leave credits before leaving. So, I will be on leave starting May 16-31. I did not inform my parents about this because since last year I have been telling them that I'd like to resign and they have been unsupportive because it's such a "waste" to let go of a permanent position in the government. I have been crying about it and have closed myself to them. They have been telling me that what I feel is normal since I am the youngest and newest member in the office so, that's how older generation treat us. Well, what a disgusting mindset. No wonder many Millennials and Gen Z have been resigning in the corporate world because of how we are treated and how the older generation thinks they have the upper hand. I hope that we will not bring along these toxic mindset to the next generation and change should start with us.
While on leave, I have been applying to work from home jobs and on..
June | On June 8, 2023, I got my 1st premium client. I work as an Executive Virtual Assistant. This is by far the biggest salary that I have in my entire life. I can now work on my own hours even though he is located in the US. He doesn't want me to work graveyard. He is so kind and understanding as well. I hope I can work with him for a looooong time 🙏🙏🙏
July | Birth Month! 🎂 I am now 28 years old. I'm able to spend it with my boyfriend who is very supportive with my decision on leaving my previous job and to pursue being a Virtual Assistant. I am beyond grateful that I get to do what I love now. I get to work on my own hours as well. I am still adjusting to the time freedom that I have and I can't wait to do a lot more.
August | I have attended a lot if birthdays. Since most of my close friends are August babies. 🎉We also had the biggest fight with my boyfriend that we almost broke up but thankfully, we were able to surpass it.
Sept | PLEDIS just announced that SEVENTEEN will be having a concert here in the Philippines on January 13, 2024. 💎 I'm hoping and praying that I can get a ticket. And yes, I'll be watching alone since I do not have friends who are CARAT (fandom name of SVT). This will be my first ever concert and first solo trip as well. I am afraid of travelling through plane. I am claustrophobic and I feel there is not enough space inside a plane. I always have panic attacks when riding one. But I know He will guide me throughout this journey. ☝️🙏
That's all that I have for my 2023 up until now. Crossing my fingers that I can update this account once in a while since I really wanted to have a digital diary. 🩷
16:42 - Ever since I started working for my current job I have been having anxiety. Anxiety that reached to me hating the thought of going to the office, and seeing my colleague who acts like I am her secretary. She has the audacity to order me around without even saying thank you or sorry when she raises her voice at me because she was “stressed”.
Writing has been one of my outlet and since last year, I have been trying very hard to get back to it but unfortunately, I always give in to my procrastination and I always have this high standard that I need to write perfectly.
But now, I want to be as active as I can and to be able to start again.
August 3, 2022 - First day in my new office. I am finally a regular employee after 6 years of being a Job Order from previous agency.
I don't know what to feel. I am happy to finally be a regular employee but also sad because I miss my previous workmates. I am still adapting to the new environment but so far, so good. I hope I will be able to adjust before the year ends. 🤞🏼
