Milestones
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It's been a year and a half since I last blogged, and my last post wasn't even a real one - just a recipe using one of our products. I was browsing through the blogs of various Atlantans as part of the research I'm doing for work, and decided to revisit my own blog, even just for today. Today, by the way, just happens to be my 5th anniversary of working for *Voo-koh* (--> not how it's spelled but I don't necessarily want my blog to come up as a search hit). So I can't help but be even just a little introspective, even amidst all the tasks and deadlines that require my attention.
Five years ago from yesterday, I was celebrating my last day at my previous gig. It was a good one with a great company, so I'm proud to say that I made a "positive career move" (as opposed to a negative one, which would've meant leaving because I hated it). Five years ago, I was full of hope and optimism, and if I recall correctly, I imagined back then that in five years, I would already be in grad school, or at least be well on my way towards supporting myself through a master's degree.
So how do I feel today? Strangely enough, despite the fact that success is taking so much longer than we expected, I still am full of hope and optimism. Don't get me wrong, we've absolutely had successes here and there, just not the type that we'd hoped for in the beginning. Some things just couldn't be avoided, like the global financial crisis a couple of years ago, and the recession from which the US has yet to recover. But hey, we're still here! We're about to enter a brand new market, arguably the most vibrant city in the Southeastern US, and I'm pretty psyched about what lies ahead.
And I'm not gonna lie - the idea of traveling to Georgia, with possible side trips to visit friends and family elsewhere on the east coast, really excites me!
I turned 30 a couple of months ago, but for some reason, I hadn't thought of it as me no longer being in my 20's 'til last night. Go figure. Anyway, I know I'm rambling but I guess the point of all this is that even though I'm not quite where I thought I would be at this age, I refuse to feel disappointed. Instead I choose to look to the next 5, 10 years with optimism, but this time, with an arsenal of knowledge and experience I didn't have when we first started this venture.
It's going to be an amazing ride.
It's been a year and a half since I last blogged, and my last post wasn't even a real one - just a recipe using one of our products. I was browsing through the blogs of various Atlantans as part of the research I'm doing for work, and decided to revisit my own blog, even just for today. Today, by the way, just happens to be my 5th anniversary of working for *Voo-koh* (--> not how it's spelled but I don't necessarily want my blog to come up as a search hit). So I can't help but be even just a little introspective, even amidst all the tasks and deadlines that require my attention.
Five years ago from yesterday, I was celebrating my last day at my previous gig. It was a good one with a great company, so I'm proud to say that I made a "positive career move" (as opposed to a negative one, which would've meant leaving because I hated it). Five years ago, I was full of hope and optimism, and if I recall correctly, I imagined back then that in five years, I would already be in grad school, or at least be well on my way towards supporting myself through a master's degree.
So how do I feel today? Strangely enough, despite the fact that success is taking so much longer than we expected, I still am full of hope and optimism. Don't get me wrong, we've absolutely had successes here and there, just not the type that we'd hoped for in the beginning. Some things just couldn't be avoided, like the global financial crisis a couple of years ago, and the recession from which the US has yet to recover. But hey, we're still here! We're about to enter a brand new market, arguably the most vibrant city in the Southeastern US, and I'm pretty psyched about what lies ahead.
And I'm not gonna lie - the idea of traveling to Georgia, with possible side trips to visit friends and family elsewhere on the east coast, really excites me!
I turned 30 a couple of months ago, but for some reason, I hadn't thought of it as me no longer being in my 20's 'til last night. Go figure. Anyway, I know I'm rambling but I guess the point of all this is that even though I'm not quite where I thought I would be at this age, I refuse to feel disappointed. Instead I choose to look to the next 5, 10 years with optimism, but this time, with an arsenal of knowledge and experience I didn't have when we first started this venture.
It's going to be an amazing ride.
posted by gloriagiselle at 9:48 PM
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