Today was a chance for me to spend more time with my family. Wednesday’s and Sunday’s are my rest days. Given this, all our activities for the day are planned. My husband and I want to maximize our quality time together with our daughter.
Last September 9, Ms. Pia had to cancel our class because she needs to attend to a convention in Bangkok as one of the moderators. I was both happy and sad about it:
Here was our day looked like last Wednesday:
Our lifestyle made us a better person --- in terms of time management and prioritizing our responsibilities. I stopped my MBA studies for 5 terms in order to focus on taking care of my daughter. At first, I was very hesitant to stop for that long but seeing my relationship with my husband and my daughter, and how it has made me more mature and understanding, made me felt good about my decision then. When our daughter was 1 year and 5 months, I started working again and by the time she was 1 year and 7 months, I went back to MBA studies. These decisions felt good and all in God’s timing and perfect plan. My daughter was fine to be left with her dad. I explain to her every night that mommy needs to work and study for our future. She sits on my lap and listens closely every time I tell her this. In considering our decisions and actions, we should always think of other people who are important to us. It was never about the "me" nor the "I" but the "us" and the "we". Having the opportunity to take care and give importance to the people you love is very fulfilling. And in continuing my studies, I am determined to pursue it not just for myself but for my family as well. Although, I have to make sacrifices, I know that at the end of each day, I feel happy feeling and believing that I am a step closer in achieving one of my goals. In terms of my work, I will be open and willing to share my skills, learnings and knowledge that I will learn, gain and develop throughout my MBA program. Our HR Manager was always understanding, flexible and helpful in terms of adjusting my work hours in order for me to study and have the time to look after my daughter, yet cover the number of working hours I am supposed to. I am thankful for instances as today. Aside from having more time to rest and spend with my family, I had more time to stop, think and thank God for all His blessings. It is indeed good “to stop and smell the flowers”.
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Mrs. Nikka
10/8/2015 08:14:12 pm
I like to commend you for sharing here some of your life and daily experiences; specially in dealing with difficult time management for personal and work related situations. I believe that what you are writing can be an inspiration to other married couples who are also going thru the same conditions. Keep it up and more power to you!
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pinkgolfer909
10/8/2015 10:57:19 pm
Hi Mrs. Nikka! Thank you for appreciating my blog and my reflections. I am happy that I can help/inspire other people who are also in the same situation as I am. Everything is possible with setting your priorities right and managing your time, of course, the support and understanding from each other is also very important.
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