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I am grateful for

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Brugges, Belgium 2019 Ten things I am grateful for: The time to break a sweat in the gym in order to enhance my mood, drain some fats (!!) and be assertive. The free will to live my life the way how I want it every single day.  Easy access to listen to podcasts. I am binging on 'The Linya Linya Show' and 'Wake Up With Jim & Saab'. Great books - I just had finished reading 'The Kite Runner' and loved it! I'm planning to watch the movie later in the day. My connection to the internet in order to feel my family's presence although I am miles away from home. A safe place to live in. The people I've met for the last 4 years that I have lived in Dubai. Knowing that I will come home soon to be with family. A job that gives me satisfaction. Food on the table.

Life Lately | 6

Apart from trying to lose some extra weight (simply because I cannot afford to buy new clothes if those won't fit anymore), I have been challenging myself to have a work-and-life balance.  For quite a few months earlier (or should I say the past year?!), I have been always thinking about work. It has been 24/7 in my mind. I think I am just too passionate about what I do which is a good thing. However, I also wasn't able to do more fun stuff or more me time. So in order to change that, I slowly reset myself to balance these two things. So far, I think I am back on track. These past few weeks, I was able to leave work behind at 6 pm on weekdays and proceed with my personal things after that. Although I want to prepare my to-do list before I start my week again but that is fine because I want to prepare everything ahead. That's my way to stay organized :) Let me have a rundown of some highlights in the past three months: New Year 2019 - I spent my New Year's back...

ice breaker #15: what are the advantages and disadvantages of your age and career?

Living on your own is quite liberating. I think being in your 20s is the most interesting part of life since this is the age where you can do whatever you want in order to "find yourself" and "know yourself" more. Having a career in the travel industry really helped me get inspired more on what I like best. I never thought  I would land a job that somehow relates to things close to me - blogging, travel, and techy stuff. Although it's not blogging per se. It's more on managing content for a travel website and as a graduate of Computer Engineering, I guess what I have now is a perfect combo that I can ever land into. I'm forever grateful. One of the challenging parts is not knowing until when you are able to stay. There is no way for me to stay longer where I am now due to visa restrictions and even though it is mostly based on my employer - as long as I have the contract then I can stay. One of the challenges would be a career path. It's norm...