Hello my lovely fellow fashionistas. Happy New Year and all that jazz…
Mine got off to a blinding start. New Year itself was quiet, which is what I wanted, some good food and company and a couple of vinos, got tree and decs all down on the 1st so I could chill on the 2nd before heading back into the office on the 3rd. What a mistake that was!!! Still struggling with the ankle so no driving or public transport, hardly any staff in and the ones that were, I didn’t know or want to, the office was bloody baltic so we all sat, in silence, with our coats on all day, (we were offered a desk on another floor which would have meant taking all my crap, including my specialist chair, in the lift, whilst hobbling about on my moonboot – the cold seemed somewhat more appealing and involved less effort) and as if that wasn’t bad enough, I was called to say that the training for another job, which I hadn’t volunteered for, no matter how many times I was asked if I wanted to volunteer for, I had been picked for anyway, even though I had given reasons for my reasons for not volunteering in the first place. OMG!! STOP THE PRESS!!!
So the long and short of it is, it may be a New Year but it’s still the same old s***, even this early on in the year. After feeling thoroughly disheartened, that I am JUST not listened to, am only a ‘bum (big) in a seat’, a number, a face with no name, BOOHOO, I have today decided, I DONT CARE, COULDN’T GIVE A TOSS, or a FLYING ****. It’s work, it pays the bills, I shall spend no more wasted time or energy (totally ruined my day yesterday) trying the decipher the reasoning behind their decisions. I will do what needs to be done to get my salary at the end of the month and when I feel myself getting annoyed about the injustice of it all or the absolute stupidity of some of their decision making, I shall take a deep breath, get rid of any/many negative thoughts by concentrating on the things that make me happy in life, loved one, friends and family, my spin classes, Poppy/Peanut (cats), ‘borrow a dog’ MARS, my BLOG, reading (lots), fashion and all things fashion – related, listening to 80’s music while painting my nails, interior design, so many things that bring me joy and fulfilment and………………………… I don’t need to be paid to do them.
Work is work and play is play and for me, in 2024 , there will be no crossover of the two. This is not to say I hate my job or that I wont give 100%, its just me accepting that there are some things I have no control over and work is one of them. No more sweating the small stuff for Valapparel@!!!
Hope your year has got off to a great start.
Enjoy being you xx
ValApparel 