Well, this is the first time that I've been out of Canada for Christmas. Myself and Stephen are spending Christmas with his parents for the first time since we've been together, which is almost 7 years. We arrived in Datona, Florida on Saturday morning and have had a nice a nice couple of days of vacation mode - eating, a few beers, relaxing, shopping. I am uber excited today as we are leaving in just a few short hours to go on a Caribbean cruise for the first time with his folks!!!
We board the boat at noon or shortly after and then set sail at about 4:00 pm. We are on a soveriegn class ship, Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas. It looks like a friggin city, housing a main dining room, several specialty restaurants, shopping, two pools, a casino, several nightclubs, and a passenger capacity of just under 2500!
We are stopping in Nassau and Cococay, Bahamas on our 5 day excursion. The temperture back home in Ottawa this morning is -14 with a wind chill 0f -25, compared to the +20 it currently is in Nassau! I am looking forward to some much needed heat, vitaman D and relaxation!!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
December Ramblings
It never ceases to amaze me just how fast time whips by. Five months since I've updated this and it seems like yesterday I wrote about "Learning to Swim". By the way, never did quite work on it as much as I wanted to.
I am on a train heading back to Ottawa from a one day/night business trip to Montreal. I never thought growing up I would ever say I would be going on a buisness trip. It's nice to be in a place in my life where I love what I do everyday and am establishing a career for myself. In my early adult years, I found it difficult deciding what I wanted to do and bounced around from job to job. Even when I decided on Graphic Design as a career, I had difficulty finding permenant work because I didn't have a degree - only two accelerated diplomas. It was disheartening at the time, but life, I find, usually has a plan based on your subconcious desires and steers you in the direction you truly want to be, even when you don't realize it. I never would have dreamed I'd end up selling furnished suites in the Corporate Housing Industry, but here I am. And with my design background I assist with our marketing. A perfect combination of several things I enjoy - interior design, graphic design and working with the public.
It's been a great experience being in Sales as I have come out of my shell more and more and feel much more confident in myself, my abilities and what I have to offer. Afterall, you can't succeed in Sales if you're shy.
This year overall has been very exciting. Moving to Ottawa in May with Stephen and managing our Sales here has been really rewarding. Not knowing whether or not Stephen's contract would become permenant was a little stressful the past month or so. The contract was up on December 31 and although we planned for it by saving up extra money to cover expenses, it still played on my mind. Looks like he will go permenant though so that weight is being lifted and I am looking forward to 2010. Selling our home in Halifax was stressful too...It was on the market for over four months in a bad economy and we had to drop the price 4 times. In retrospect three months isn't a long time, but at the time it felt like an eternity. It sold on my brothers wedding day in August however and I will never forget that day as long as I live!
I don't know what it is about this time of year that makes people reflect - perhaps the end of a cycle leading into another. I'm reminded how grateful I am everyday for all my blessings and my wonderful life, and that with a little faith and determination, possibilities are truly endless.
I am on a train heading back to Ottawa from a one day/night business trip to Montreal. I never thought growing up I would ever say I would be going on a buisness trip. It's nice to be in a place in my life where I love what I do everyday and am establishing a career for myself. In my early adult years, I found it difficult deciding what I wanted to do and bounced around from job to job. Even when I decided on Graphic Design as a career, I had difficulty finding permenant work because I didn't have a degree - only two accelerated diplomas. It was disheartening at the time, but life, I find, usually has a plan based on your subconcious desires and steers you in the direction you truly want to be, even when you don't realize it. I never would have dreamed I'd end up selling furnished suites in the Corporate Housing Industry, but here I am. And with my design background I assist with our marketing. A perfect combination of several things I enjoy - interior design, graphic design and working with the public.
It's been a great experience being in Sales as I have come out of my shell more and more and feel much more confident in myself, my abilities and what I have to offer. Afterall, you can't succeed in Sales if you're shy.
This year overall has been very exciting. Moving to Ottawa in May with Stephen and managing our Sales here has been really rewarding. Not knowing whether or not Stephen's contract would become permenant was a little stressful the past month or so. The contract was up on December 31 and although we planned for it by saving up extra money to cover expenses, it still played on my mind. Looks like he will go permenant though so that weight is being lifted and I am looking forward to 2010. Selling our home in Halifax was stressful too...It was on the market for over four months in a bad economy and we had to drop the price 4 times. In retrospect three months isn't a long time, but at the time it felt like an eternity. It sold on my brothers wedding day in August however and I will never forget that day as long as I live!
I don't know what it is about this time of year that makes people reflect - perhaps the end of a cycle leading into another. I'm reminded how grateful I am everyday for all my blessings and my wonderful life, and that with a little faith and determination, possibilities are truly endless.
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