Too many new things in my life..

Its been a while since I last updated my blog..I was really busy the past months although I was not working full time back then, still a lot of things is going on with me, for example I was busy sleeping until 10 in the morning, hectic schedule with reading and solving puzzles, too occupied in playing PSP and PS2…busy right?..Seriously I was not a total bum, I still have my clients to deal with, but most of the time I chose to put them on hold and get back to them when I have the inspiration or motivation to work. That is the beauty of being a freelance. I worked at my own pace and my own time as long as I can deliver what is expected from me and best of all, nobody has to shout at me “Hey you there! We have a deadline to beat, get your lazy ass up and work!”. If you think being a freelance is fun, well no doubt It is! Except that it also entails a lot of discipline, you can not always put everything on hold and leave everything hanging into thin air, you must also restrain yourself from going back to bed, watching television or playing games because otherwise your clients will look for a new consultant, who will prioritize them. That is the moral lesson of this story, and I had to learn that the past months, not that my clients terminated my contract and got a new set of consultants. I just had to consciously keep that in mind so that it would not happen to me. Being a consultant or freelance is something not new to me, I have done that countless times, while working full time I had other jobs along the side. I was used to working frantically, jumping from one project to another, working 8 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon and rushing to be online again by 7pm to have a virtual meeting with the other developers who are geographically dispersed and staying up late until the wee hours of the morning. I missed those days! I have realized that I am unfamiliar to having too much time. That is new to me.

Anyway, I was offered a full time job again. At first I was not interested because I do not have any plan of being an 8 to 5 employee again, I was having a blast being a freelancer. A few weeks later I changed my mind, I said I missed the good old frantic days of my life, so I accepted it. So what is new about that? It is in a different location (not the usual Ortigas or Makati where I used to work), a whole new set of people and a new set of clothes..this time I won’t be using my usual outfit of shirts, jeans and rubber shoes. The office attire should be slacks, blouse and ladies pumps..yep I will be wearing girly shoes. So that is definitely new to me.

Third new thing about me, I am going back to school in pursuit of a second degree. I will be taking up Masters of Technology Management. This will require me to face fresh new challenges and overcome obstacles such as: managing time between my son and my husband, my work and my other work..:). But I am optimistic, I will persevere. I am confident that I can pass the day to day inconveniences, the late and sleepless nights of reviewing for the exam. After all, some sacrifices are necessary when you are working to fulfill your new found passion.