Today - it sucks to be me.
I believe I'm a very assertive person - borderline aggressive actually, if I need to be. My mom always said that if there is one thing she is proud of, is that her girls (me and my sister) can speak up for ourselves no matter what. Certain instances, I have been outspoken about and gotten results in the end. And that makes me believe that if I scream loud enough, someone will listen and not just hear me.
So that's what I have done lately. Here at work. There are certain issues I felt I had to scream about. And scream was exactly what I did. I screamed until the veins on my neck became visible. One of the two issues I was screaming about came to fruition last week when I got the news. Was I elated? In normal circumstances, maybe I would be. Heck, actually I should be. But then I started to think "if I didn't scream loud enough, would this be happening right now?" I highly doubt it. So am I proud of what I did? You better believe I am. The second issue - again, I screamed (up to the point of bitching actually) and did I get results? YES...indirectly, but yes I did. Are the results going to benefit me? Not exactly this moment...but maybe eventually it would. Am I disappointed? Right now - today - it sucks to be me. But then I guess it's true - your luck comes when it feels like it, not when you want it to. You have to be at the right time at the right place.
If it's any consolation, my screaming was not unrecognized. And as I was told, it was because I didn't think twice about briging up the issue, that results are coming to light. I'm not going to lie. I wish the results were applicable to me. Right now. But they are not so I just have to eat it and wish that next time, I will be the first one in line.
So for now ... I better get pashminas for dirt cheap :). It's an inside joke.
Yesterday, M&D flew back home from Maui. They look so tan and so relaxed. Made me think I need a vacation REAL bad. The Big Guy picked them up early in the morning and we went to the house after work to see them. Jake was elated to see Papa and Grammy. We ended up going out for Chinese since no one was in the mood to get dinner ready. We also got to see their video. Too cool. Love Maui. Gotta love it.
Mom turned 60 on August 9.
Her 60th birthday party is this Saturday, complete with a luau theme for Meile (her Hawaiian name). It should be exciting - her friends from as far as Las Vegas are coming in to celebrate with her. For the longest time, Mom was the honorable party planner among her friends. Now, it's her moment to be celebrated and everyone is more than willing to join in and party with her. It should be a fun, fun day and something worth celebrating.
So that's what I have done lately. Here at work. There are certain issues I felt I had to scream about. And scream was exactly what I did. I screamed until the veins on my neck became visible. One of the two issues I was screaming about came to fruition last week when I got the news. Was I elated? In normal circumstances, maybe I would be. Heck, actually I should be. But then I started to think "if I didn't scream loud enough, would this be happening right now?" I highly doubt it. So am I proud of what I did? You better believe I am. The second issue - again, I screamed (up to the point of bitching actually) and did I get results? YES...indirectly, but yes I did. Are the results going to benefit me? Not exactly this moment...but maybe eventually it would. Am I disappointed? Right now - today - it sucks to be me. But then I guess it's true - your luck comes when it feels like it, not when you want it to. You have to be at the right time at the right place.
If it's any consolation, my screaming was not unrecognized. And as I was told, it was because I didn't think twice about briging up the issue, that results are coming to light. I'm not going to lie. I wish the results were applicable to me. Right now. But they are not so I just have to eat it and wish that next time, I will be the first one in line.
So for now ... I better get pashminas for dirt cheap :). It's an inside joke.
Yesterday, M&D flew back home from Maui. They look so tan and so relaxed. Made me think I need a vacation REAL bad. The Big Guy picked them up early in the morning and we went to the house after work to see them. Jake was elated to see Papa and Grammy. We ended up going out for Chinese since no one was in the mood to get dinner ready. We also got to see their video. Too cool. Love Maui. Gotta love it.
Mom turned 60 on August 9.
Her 60th birthday party is this Saturday, complete with a luau theme for Meile (her Hawaiian name). It should be exciting - her friends from as far as Las Vegas are coming in to celebrate with her. For the longest time, Mom was the honorable party planner among her friends. Now, it's her moment to be celebrated and everyone is more than willing to join in and party with her. It should be a fun, fun day and something worth celebrating.
