Change, yes, we all know it's inevitable. Some of us embrace it well, and some of us don't. As I sip on my glass of wine, listening to music playing in the background, getting ready to indulge in my very first blog post...ever, I can't help but realize I'm finding myself in the midst of change in what seems like every area of my life right now. So snuggle up, get comfortable, and please read on. It’s a Monday evening, I, like most adults, have a forty hour a week job that, yes tomorrow, I will be going in early for. See I currently work in accounting, and tomorrow is budget-meeting day. I’m sure you can picture the smirk on my face and excitement in my thoughts preparing for a long day ahead. However, I recently, as of about a month ago, decided it’s time to finish my degree. So every Monday through Thursday I come home from work dedicating at minimum 3.5 to 4 hours of school work a night. Getting into routine was not too difficult. Although I must admit, realizing I’m giving up nights of going out after work for drinks and dinner, or sitting on my couch binge watching some favorite recorded shows till I fall asleep, was definitely not an easy decision. That’s probably why I’m making the decision now at 32 to finish school. Clearly I had a lot of play time in my twenties and it’s time to get serious and discipline myself to utilize all my “free time” to accomplish my goals.
Just as I’m getting into a regular routine between school and work, we found out that we are moving! That’s fun, right? But not when you realize you have literally a month to pack up everything from the 3 bedroom 2-bath house that you’ve been living in for the last 8 years. And I’m sure we are all aware how easy it is to accumulate “stuff” over the years. The new house is a wonderful blessing that I’m so grateful for. I, in my perfect world, thought I’d be moving by the end of the year. That’s when I have a month break from classes and a two-week break from work. So this sudden move, timing wise, is not ideal. Like I said in my previous paragraph, my nights Monday through Thursday are dedicated to school. Can you guess what my weekends are now spent doing…. that’s right packing. Not only is the new house further away from work, that means my commute to/from will be longer, which means I am now getting up earlier to leave earlier to get to work on time. This also adds time to my commute home, which in turn, means I’m starting my schoolwork later in the evening when I get home, which I foresee staying up later, just to have to do it all over again the next day. And of course all this thinking gets me wondering if I should look for a job closer to where our new house is built. But in the midst of work, homework, and packing, who has time to look for a new job right now? I found myself on Saturday feeling very emotional and overwhelmed, wanting to give 100% to my schoolwork, wanting to give 100% of myself on the job, and trying to make the most of the time I have by starting the packing process instead of procrastinating. After verbally processing my thoughts with a couple girlfriends over the weekend, that lead me to realize what my first blog post would be about: CHANGE! Something we all deal with, the one constant thing in life we can ALWAYS depend on. I came across this great article that simplifies ways to cope with change. I also listened this podcast about a mailman who after recently visiting the eye doctor realized his vision was getting worse and he could no longer drive. Between the articles I read and the podcast I listened to, the one word that kept popping into my mind was perspective. See change is all about your perspective. In the big picture, I agree with probably what most of you are thinking reading, this…. if that’s what’s stressing you out, then you really don’t have problems. And yes after writing this blog, I admit, I’m coming to realize all the changes that are occurring in my life at this moment come down to how well do I manage my time? So I leave you with this: whether you are battling a huge altering life change, a small change, something tragic, or something exciting, if we remember just like fall precedes winter every season, and summer follows spring, change is happening around us all the time. And that change is temporary; that change is inevitable. If we can keep a positive perspective, I think we will all realize we are going to be better than okay. Hawlk, Kali (2016, August 5). 3 Ideas to Accept Change in Life and in Yourself. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kali-hawlk/3-ideas-to-accept-change-in-life-and-in-yourself_b_7936000.html (2016, March 9). Coping with Change [Episode 17]. The MailMan's Survival Guide To The Galaxy Podcast. Podcast retrieved from http://mmsurvivalguide.podomatic.com/entry/2016-03-09T12_13_21-08_00
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AuthorAfter moving the majority of her life between both East and West Coast, Monique currently resides in California where she has been living for the last ten years. Working full time as an accounting analyst for a professional soccer team, she is studying to finish her degree, majoring in Liberal Studies with a minor in Psychology, through Arizona State University. |