Happenings in the past 16 days:
Entering the new year with a deep sense of melancholy.
Getting back to work with gusto. Making pacts with the boss to leave the office by certain time everyday to preserve our sanity and ensure we rest enough.
Feeling trampled on by client. Thought I was sensitive, but boss felt the same way so it only means that the client is super rude.
Getting headaches and dizzy spells more frequently at work.
Battling thoughts of emigration in response to the goings-on (read: nonsense) in this country. Struggling to hold on to that beacon of hope that things can change.
Feeling listless.
Being quoted in the mainstream papers. (Uber cool)
Witnessing the excitement of parents-to-be as they anxiously await the birth of their first child.
Spending time with grandma and sensing her increasing frailty.
Trying to stay awake at a friend's wedding, giving up and going to the foyer with its bright sunlight and the cheery sight of kids playing.
Being there for a close friend who is confirmed to have Stage 3 Hodgkins' lymphoma and will undergo 16 doses of chemotherapy for the next 8 months. Knowing that this would be for the long haul, and that we still love her dearly.
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Ain't gonna be an easy year. Pretty tough 2 weeks. But we just need to take it, one step at a time. Lord, please be with me.
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