Yesterday I played Dodgeball with my design team. A group of design firms in SF get together every year and play a dodgeball tournament. It is so much fun. Not only the dodgeball playing itself, but also the laughing and trying something I used to be afraid of with my new teammates (my design firm coworkers). I had a wonderful time, I made some new friends, and even got invited to a concert later that evening.
I also saw my old coworkers from my last job. They greeted me with hugs and "I miss you"s and asked how I was doing. My former director showed up and did not even say hello. It became quite apparent to me just how much of my unhappiness at the last job had nothing to do with me. This was his weirdness, not mine.
I took the afternoon (post tournament) to visit my friend and her two sons. I had a great time playing with these young kids (under 5), then ran off to the concert with my coworkers. Again, a really positive experience; I went somewhere new with new people and got to connect with them. I now have friends at work, not just coworkers that like me.
All these points just illustrate to me what a great idea it was to take a day off of stress and worries. I still felt some worries - I have been having some stomach ickiness for a little while now and it was pretty bad yesterday - but for the most part I really just tried to relax and enjoy myself.
This morning I did not run off first thing to the market to do our chores. We laid in bed, talked, relaxed, eventually got up and made breakfast. We're still at home and it's 11am. A true lazy Saturday, which is quite a vacation for me.
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