Dramatic headline, I know. It got you to open this so mission accomplished. Lol.
So, I came up that title the day I decided that I was going to resign from my last job. I did not have another offer on the table at the time but I knew it was time to move on. I also wanted to take a pampered break after.
I was actually worried because typical advice is to have an offer in hand before leaving a job. I guess that’s why it’s just advice sha. Yh, it helps. But there are some situations where it can’t be applied.
Also, on my part it appeared as though my decision to resign triggered some offers. It then seemed like I had a ‘good’ problem. I’m still somewhat in that process of deciding where to settle for now so I am praying for wisdom to make the right choice (please pray along abeg).
I know that this could have turned out way differently. Plus, I don’t or won’t even fully know how this is turning out until I’m months down the line. Anywho, lemme not overthink this part and just flow.
My plan was to resign, and then go for a short vacation locally. However, that didn’t (or hasn’t) happened yet. I didn’t want to go on this break alone. I wanted to go with a couple of friends because I genuinely didn’t want to be left alone with my thoughts.
Stuff came up (typical adulting) and my friends couldn’t make the trip any more, so I have put it on hold for now. Also, I got a temp job in the final days of my notice to my former employer, so I am not exactly as free as I thought I would be.
I still want to take that break though. I actually need to take the break.
A new friend has accused me of being a nerd with no time for anything else. In his words, all I do is ‘work, research, write’ on repeat. Lol. This is not exactly true sha but I know I have to slow down small even as I’m trying to achieve more.
Here are some of the things I’ve learned over the past momths:
- The fact that something worked for someone doesn’t mean it will work for you in exactly the same way. Life is random. There are some factors we can’t account for.
- There’s no silver bullet that sorts life out. We just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other while making the best of currently available information.
- There’s a need for regular reviews of plans for our life. Sometimes, detours would have to be made based on the current landscape and that is fine as long as the destination stays in focus.
- In some cases, the destination also changes. That is fine too, as long as the change didn’t just fall upon us but we had some agency in allowing the change happen.
Looking forward to what the next phase holds. I still need that vacation though, so if you can plug a sis that would be more than welcome! 😁😁
Have a splendid September!,
Sisikunmi
P. S.: There were 5 Sundays in August and I published 5 posts! Even though I didn’t publish all on Sundays, I’m still super excited that I was able to meet the quota. I’m glad I chose to start this and have been consistent even when I don’t feel like it. 😊
