Happy 2016!
So another year has come and as usual, I'm older and wiser. Just kidding, I'm pretty sure I'm a 13 yr old in the body of a 29 year old.
I thought it was time to update the 4 of you who follow this blog and want to keep up with me (thank you for that!).
So a few updates:
I have been facebook free for about a month now, and it's really awesome. I miss certain things (ie: my family), but overall it's been really refreshing. I've discovered the lost art of emailing my friends (like Sheena in AZ) and texting more often as well as calling. It's really great. I feel like I'm actually connecting with people again and not just creepishly watching them.
I started a new job on November 30. I know, I know. I am probably winning the world record for number of jobs in an 18 month span. I thought for sure HR/Recruiting was my calling, turns out it wasn't. At all. I am really introverted and I'd come home exhausted every day from recruiting. Not to mention the frustration of working my butt off to fill a role and then suddenly, its no longer even an open position and they've done away with it entirely (making a month of work worthless). I hated having a front row to corporate politics. To be honest, I think I learned I hate corporate environments as a whole. So, I went back to my roots from Duke and I am now working at the North Carolina Medical Board. To be honest, I love this job. It's like a warm fuzzy blanket. I have an office where I can shut the door all day and just do my work. Everyone is friendly, but no one gives me crap for being anti social. Not to mention, I work with older people, so no one is trying to force me to team build by going out for drinks after work. I have enough friends to keep up with, and if the clock says its go-home-time, I like to actually go home. Finally, they really want everyone to really decorate their offices. This may sound really dumb to some of you, but this office- with my chosen bright purple wall- is my little safe place. I've worked really hard at decorating it in pinks/purples and making it 100% girly/Ashley (I just had to decorate an entire house with a boy in mind....let this be my place). I haven't taken the time to decorate a work space since Duke (to be fair, I wasn't at those jobs long), and it's making a huge difference.
Marriage is still pretty good. I still have a hard time answering to Ashley Ziegler, and when someone calls me "Mrs. Ziegler" I cringe a little (Mrs. is an old lady title! I am young!!!). It's been nice relaxing and getting back into the groove of life. A lot of people say they miss the wedding planning when it's over-- I am not one of those people.
My parents recently moved to Wilmington, NC (which is about 2.5 hrs away) and it's been really nice. We talk about the weather and I have the option to see them a lot more. It's nice to know that if something crazy happens, I can go to them or they can come to me.
My kitten, Coco, has been living with me and Spencer since October- and I'm pretty sure she's my best friend. Once a cat lady, always a cat lady.
Finally, I am feeling more and more like myself every day. I am working out again. I am actually hanging out with my friends (and they are commenting that I am definitely my old self). I still feel a bit sluggish and want to go to bed at like 8pm most nights, but it's also dark at 5pm here so it makes me more tired. I started group therapy in addition to solo therapy. It's intimidating to open up to strangers, but I think it'll be really good for me to realize I'm not alone. I am riding a lot of peaks right now, but some days are pure valleys - so it's nice to know there is a group of women that I can confide in.
Overall, things are good. I feel like I can breathe again and that there isn't a giant weight on my shoulders. Sure there are days where I don't want to get out of bed and do the whole work/life thing- but I'm pretty sure thats normal, and it's not an overwhelming fear of doing work/life, it's more like "its so cold out, lets stay in this nice warm bed."
Thanks to everyone who has been through all of this with me, and thanks for those of you still wanting to listen in xoxo
I thought it was time to update the 4 of you who follow this blog and want to keep up with me (thank you for that!).
So a few updates:
I have been facebook free for about a month now, and it's really awesome. I miss certain things (ie: my family), but overall it's been really refreshing. I've discovered the lost art of emailing my friends (like Sheena in AZ) and texting more often as well as calling. It's really great. I feel like I'm actually connecting with people again and not just creepishly watching them.
I started a new job on November 30. I know, I know. I am probably winning the world record for number of jobs in an 18 month span. I thought for sure HR/Recruiting was my calling, turns out it wasn't. At all. I am really introverted and I'd come home exhausted every day from recruiting. Not to mention the frustration of working my butt off to fill a role and then suddenly, its no longer even an open position and they've done away with it entirely (making a month of work worthless). I hated having a front row to corporate politics. To be honest, I think I learned I hate corporate environments as a whole. So, I went back to my roots from Duke and I am now working at the North Carolina Medical Board. To be honest, I love this job. It's like a warm fuzzy blanket. I have an office where I can shut the door all day and just do my work. Everyone is friendly, but no one gives me crap for being anti social. Not to mention, I work with older people, so no one is trying to force me to team build by going out for drinks after work. I have enough friends to keep up with, and if the clock says its go-home-time, I like to actually go home. Finally, they really want everyone to really decorate their offices. This may sound really dumb to some of you, but this office- with my chosen bright purple wall- is my little safe place. I've worked really hard at decorating it in pinks/purples and making it 100% girly/Ashley (I just had to decorate an entire house with a boy in mind....let this be my place). I haven't taken the time to decorate a work space since Duke (to be fair, I wasn't at those jobs long), and it's making a huge difference.
Marriage is still pretty good. I still have a hard time answering to Ashley Ziegler, and when someone calls me "Mrs. Ziegler" I cringe a little (Mrs. is an old lady title! I am young!!!). It's been nice relaxing and getting back into the groove of life. A lot of people say they miss the wedding planning when it's over-- I am not one of those people.
My parents recently moved to Wilmington, NC (which is about 2.5 hrs away) and it's been really nice. We talk about the weather and I have the option to see them a lot more. It's nice to know that if something crazy happens, I can go to them or they can come to me.
My kitten, Coco, has been living with me and Spencer since October- and I'm pretty sure she's my best friend. Once a cat lady, always a cat lady.
Finally, I am feeling more and more like myself every day. I am working out again. I am actually hanging out with my friends (and they are commenting that I am definitely my old self). I still feel a bit sluggish and want to go to bed at like 8pm most nights, but it's also dark at 5pm here so it makes me more tired. I started group therapy in addition to solo therapy. It's intimidating to open up to strangers, but I think it'll be really good for me to realize I'm not alone. I am riding a lot of peaks right now, but some days are pure valleys - so it's nice to know there is a group of women that I can confide in.
Overall, things are good. I feel like I can breathe again and that there isn't a giant weight on my shoulders. Sure there are days where I don't want to get out of bed and do the whole work/life thing- but I'm pretty sure thats normal, and it's not an overwhelming fear of doing work/life, it's more like "its so cold out, lets stay in this nice warm bed."
Thanks to everyone who has been through all of this with me, and thanks for those of you still wanting to listen in xoxo
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