Oui, oui..I'm still here, and all is well. Life is good, in fact...very good.
1. In the most significant change, I have a new boss. She is phenomenal - so good, and so different from my last years of difficult boss relations, it's like having a new job. My daily stress and tension are gone. People say my face is more relaxed. When I took my swim the other day, I had nothing - that's right nothing to work through. I've learned so much from her in just over a month, and I'm glad I stuck it out, just to have the chance to have a new model, a new mentor - way more akin to my natural style. We travelled together in Guatemala for 5 days - that's a lot of travel time - and still I have nothing but respect. I think she's so cool, in fact, I'm a little afraid that I will consciously or sub-consciously go out and buy her same watch, her same shoes, her same notebook...and that might be a little creepy. We actually are eerily similar already in terms of taste and mannerisms.
The rest is not change, as much as a nice lot of good stuff.
2. I'm swimming regularly again, after along stretch of sick and tired...or busy...or traveling. My swims are wonderful.
3. I have great friends, and lately, I've gotten to see them more regularly. We go out for drinks, for dinner, for walks...and each time, I leave with a sense of contentment. On a not-so-content note, two of these friends will soon no longer be part of my DC fabric. Dear Friend A accepted a government contract, and will soon ship overseas. Dear Friend M is preparing to move to Bangkok. Over the last few years, I've lost quite a few good friends from my daily local life. First, C and family moved to Tanzania, where they have rooted - even had their third child - over the last two years. And of course, great friend L moved first to Beijing, then to Paris. Oh, how I miss their presence in my life. I have, however, met my first new, real friend in years. This friend M and I hang out, and chit-chat for hours. And while we're both busy as professional, working, and more-or-less single moms - it almost makes pursuing a friendship in hectic times easier, or at least more forgiving.
4. My daughter is healthy, thriving, growing and so cool. Not only is she great...but there is no new school for several years on the horizon, no new childcare plans, and we are not moving houses anytime soon.
5. It's spring, and I love, love, love cherry blossoms. I'm so not immune to their potion-spinning gorgeousness.
And so it goes...I'm lucky, and happy, and at peace....and I appreciate even this patch of smooth air.
1. In the most significant change, I have a new boss. She is phenomenal - so good, and so different from my last years of difficult boss relations, it's like having a new job. My daily stress and tension are gone. People say my face is more relaxed. When I took my swim the other day, I had nothing - that's right nothing to work through. I've learned so much from her in just over a month, and I'm glad I stuck it out, just to have the chance to have a new model, a new mentor - way more akin to my natural style. We travelled together in Guatemala for 5 days - that's a lot of travel time - and still I have nothing but respect. I think she's so cool, in fact, I'm a little afraid that I will consciously or sub-consciously go out and buy her same watch, her same shoes, her same notebook...and that might be a little creepy. We actually are eerily similar already in terms of taste and mannerisms.
The rest is not change, as much as a nice lot of good stuff.
2. I'm swimming regularly again, after along stretch of sick and tired...or busy...or traveling. My swims are wonderful.
3. I have great friends, and lately, I've gotten to see them more regularly. We go out for drinks, for dinner, for walks...and each time, I leave with a sense of contentment. On a not-so-content note, two of these friends will soon no longer be part of my DC fabric. Dear Friend A accepted a government contract, and will soon ship overseas. Dear Friend M is preparing to move to Bangkok. Over the last few years, I've lost quite a few good friends from my daily local life. First, C and family moved to Tanzania, where they have rooted - even had their third child - over the last two years. And of course, great friend L moved first to Beijing, then to Paris. Oh, how I miss their presence in my life. I have, however, met my first new, real friend in years. This friend M and I hang out, and chit-chat for hours. And while we're both busy as professional, working, and more-or-less single moms - it almost makes pursuing a friendship in hectic times easier, or at least more forgiving.
4. My daughter is healthy, thriving, growing and so cool. Not only is she great...but there is no new school for several years on the horizon, no new childcare plans, and we are not moving houses anytime soon.
5. It's spring, and I love, love, love cherry blossoms. I'm so not immune to their potion-spinning gorgeousness.
And so it goes...I'm lucky, and happy, and at peace....and I appreciate even this patch of smooth air.
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