Christmas has come and gone and it has been rather much like a whirlwind of stress for me this year more than anything and more so than previous years but still very enjoyable!
There is no denying, like so many others, that this Christmas was just as great as the previous ones if not better. For one, this Christmas marked the first time that I spent it together with my family and girlfriend at the same time in the same house on Christmas morning. The gifts and cards I gave = awesome. The gifts and cards I received = awesome. Hopefully, sooner rather than later, I'll be able to come and access TMF with my big gift: my new HP comp with 500 gigs o' memory and 20" flat screen, swivel monitor. 😀
This Christmas though, marked two major points of stress for me.
One are my current jobs where Christmas equals death! It doesn't help the fact when a) Boxing Day, your work day, was mired in freezing rain, b) you spend 1/2 an hour scraping/tomahawk chopping 1/2 an inch of ice from your windshield just to see out of your car to get to work, c) the store manager's vehicle falls victim to the icy road conditions when it gets ditched, meaning I got to work on time but work didn't open until 1 hour later, d) that same manager is at wits end with stuff, both work and home related, having a negative effect; which is affecting the other employees... all of that plus more equals death. My other work is stressful simply because everyone else is on holidays relaxing: me = security and security + christmas parties where all are drunk and non-compliant = major stress and frustration which almost boiled over twice... This season has been far more stressful for me because of the sheer amount of work I've had to do and the unforgiving nature my work environments have become... 🙁
The second point of stress is more a realization than anything and that is with the exception of spending Christmas with my immediate family, and perhaps my girlfriend's immediate family, I have lost the desire to spend Christmas with other family members. My family has always done Christmas dinner @ my aunt's place both for my grandmother and tradition. This year though turned out to be very awkward at my aunt's place, more so than previous years... Now we crammed it all into Christmas Day, again cuz of my work, and my mom, sister and I all agreed it was too much for one day but after thinking about it for a while afterwards I found that it was more than just exhaustion. I'm at my happiest when I'm with my immediate family for the holiday; I don't necessarily need to spend it with my aunts, uncles or cousins as they are important to me, but not as much as my sister, mom, girlfriend and friends are.
To all of you amazing people, my friends, here I hope your holidays end on a positive and happy note and I wish the best for you all in the new year that is to come.
AND THE FAIL AWARD FOR MOST RIDICULOUS NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION GOES TO...
Peace and out 😀
Josh
P.S. As always, my apologies for the jumbled mess of thoughts that is this post.
There is no denying, like so many others, that this Christmas was just as great as the previous ones if not better. For one, this Christmas marked the first time that I spent it together with my family and girlfriend at the same time in the same house on Christmas morning. The gifts and cards I gave = awesome. The gifts and cards I received = awesome. Hopefully, sooner rather than later, I'll be able to come and access TMF with my big gift: my new HP comp with 500 gigs o' memory and 20" flat screen, swivel monitor. 😀
This Christmas though, marked two major points of stress for me.
One are my current jobs where Christmas equals death! It doesn't help the fact when a) Boxing Day, your work day, was mired in freezing rain, b) you spend 1/2 an hour scraping/tomahawk chopping 1/2 an inch of ice from your windshield just to see out of your car to get to work, c) the store manager's vehicle falls victim to the icy road conditions when it gets ditched, meaning I got to work on time but work didn't open until 1 hour later, d) that same manager is at wits end with stuff, both work and home related, having a negative effect; which is affecting the other employees... all of that plus more equals death. My other work is stressful simply because everyone else is on holidays relaxing: me = security and security + christmas parties where all are drunk and non-compliant = major stress and frustration which almost boiled over twice... This season has been far more stressful for me because of the sheer amount of work I've had to do and the unforgiving nature my work environments have become... 🙁
The second point of stress is more a realization than anything and that is with the exception of spending Christmas with my immediate family, and perhaps my girlfriend's immediate family, I have lost the desire to spend Christmas with other family members. My family has always done Christmas dinner @ my aunt's place both for my grandmother and tradition. This year though turned out to be very awkward at my aunt's place, more so than previous years... Now we crammed it all into Christmas Day, again cuz of my work, and my mom, sister and I all agreed it was too much for one day but after thinking about it for a while afterwards I found that it was more than just exhaustion. I'm at my happiest when I'm with my immediate family for the holiday; I don't necessarily need to spend it with my aunts, uncles or cousins as they are important to me, but not as much as my sister, mom, girlfriend and friends are.
To all of you amazing people, my friends, here I hope your holidays end on a positive and happy note and I wish the best for you all in the new year that is to come.
AND THE FAIL AWARD FOR MOST RIDICULOUS NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION GOES TO...
Peace and out 😀
Josh
P.S. As always, my apologies for the jumbled mess of thoughts that is this post.
