Colleagues :)

Peeps,

How're you doing?

Me ok, recovering from decrease in body magnesium, hectic week-end and hectic end of June at work.

The layman would feel overwhelmed but the one having adrenal fatigue felt it like double or triple overwhelmed. I'll  come to that in another blog.

Highlight of the day: colleagues helping out to close a file.

One helped much in identifying discrepancies. Her help was very much needed since it was the first time was doing that.

The other helped in encouraging me and even did some admin work for me.

I appreciated their helpfulness very much and it came at the right moment. 

What type of colleague are you? The competitive type or the helpful type?

Being the helpful type 'helps' a lot around colleagues. Colleagues help those who help them are who are very amicable.

Cheers to wonderful colleagues!!!

Charlotte P.

Watch a comedy :)

Dearies,

How's beginning of week?

Mine ok, bit tired from hectic weekend and hectic day (end of June is always crazy at work as we got to lose some files..fortunately, with lock down, the real craziness has moved to August, but still had stuff to complete)

Well, I am off watching a comedy and I would suggest a comedy at night as it helps to relax before going to sleep. Laughing is the best therapy they say and a good comedy is a good medicine..

I'm sure you're thinking about the last comedy you watched which brought laughter tears or belly aching.

My best-est comedies are 'We are the Millers', movies of 'Happy Madison' or whatever comedy that Netflix has just launched with a rating of more than 5 on IMDB lol.

Off to some good laugh with hubby.

Remember to laugh heartily this week :) :)

Cheers

Charlotte P.

Hosting Sunday lunch :)

Lovelies:)

Happy Sunday

How your Sunday went by?

You guessed what me and hubby did today.

We hosted a Sunday get-together with our respective families coming over at ours.

It was hectic, yet enjoyable. We had some help from the 2 lovely nieces, from wiping the plates, cutlery,etc to cooking cakes :)

Family feast was a bring-and-share. Mummy brought spinach quiche. In laws, nice bouquet of flowers and chicken kalia (kind of like potatoes and chicken cooked in spices).

We has a super time, with kids running around and adults chatting..all that in cozy flat. I'm sure our neighbours knew family came over but as we say, it's only once a year that whole family comes over and they can't complain, we are the silent type, except for karaoke at night (I'll come to karaoke in some other blog).

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and next week, gonna be a super week too.

Cheers

Charlotte P.

Pyjama party :)

Lovely people,

How's weekend going on?

Mine started ok, household chores with hubby and preparing our house to throw a family lunch tomorrow.

Why the title? Because nieces coming over for pyjama party tonight.

Do you remember your first pyjama party? How exciting it was to prepare our bag with clothes, foodies, stuff that we might need when going to cousins to relatives!!!

That was the good old times. Sure, pyjama parties and me went a long time. When I was small, went to cousins or they came at time.

During teens, went to my best friend's and she came over also. And we had much fun watching horror movies, snacking or drinking wine, and talking till morning.

During early adulthood, still went over to friends or to hotels with friends..Some times, went dancing and was even still energized after a weekend out.

Now marriage, pyjama party is at parents or in-laws, or some other relatives or hotel. But all is just fun!!!

Cheers to all coming pyjama parties and looking forward to tonight's one :)

C ya

Charlotte P.

TGIF!!!!! And LFC won ;)

Lovvies :)

Yeah, it's Friday !!!!

So what do you do on Friday nights? Happy hour with colleagues or friends? Going to secondary residence with family? Getting in the mood for the week-end?

Well, mine today is about getting homey with hubby :)

We got ourselves some snacks ready and a little hot treat from China Town :)

And we'll be celebrating LFC's winning this football season (for those who do not follow English Premier League football, LFC stands for Liverpool Football Club)

For your information, a fan like me (>30 years of age) has been waiting all my life to see this moment (it's after 30 years that LFC is winning the EPL, Ofc it won other trophies over the years)

Also, hubby is fan of the rival football club (ManU, again for those not fans of football, ManU is Manchester United Football Club). So I'll be celebrating and toasting, etc and he'll just be eating next to me.

Congrats LFC !!! YNWA :)

Toasting with all LFC fans around the world. LFC rocks :)

Happy weekend

Charlotte P.

Working for a purpose :)

Dearies :)

Howdy?

I'm good today :)

Question: Are you waking up energetically on the days that you are working? That may be a sign to know whether you are satisfied with your job.

Are you sluggish or losing your sleep over your job? That's not good huh.

I was thinking of that earlier. What if you won the lottery and now was free to choose whatever profession or career you wished? Will that be the job you are currently in?

For my part, I'd like to say that I enjoy my job 'halfly'. One part of me likes interacting with my colleagues everyday and chit chatting. Another part likes the idea of learning new things or doing a service job.

The other other part of me don't like the stress rush (sure, adrenaline does help getting things done) but it's not doing your body good over the long-term.

So people, do something you really like. Ofc it doesn't mean doing a job that pays nothing but be wary to do something you like, that you enjoy and that brings you self-satisfaction.

That will make you more smiling, less stressed and like some author said: 'Why study that much to then wearing yourself out over a job?' A job is important but not as much as having a work-life balance.

The company you are working in won't hesitate to replace you at the very second you leave but no one would replace you in your family.

On that note, I say good bye for today.

Cheers everyone,

Charlotte P.

Sleep habits

Lovies :)

Glad to be here again today :)

So what send you in Morpheus' arms? A nice bedtime story? Some cudling with significant other?

For me, it's singing before going to bed, then prayers and one nice heart-warming story.

Previously I was sleeping right after doing some work or some movie but then noticed my dreams. Either it was a 'no-dream sleep' or action-type dreaming and when I woke up, I still felt tired.

Needless to say, I adopted some habits to benefit from a full night's sleep with well-deserved rest (ofc not ideal sleep each night but I am getting there!!!)

First, drink less water in the evening, will get you out of bed rarely during the night.

Turn off that phone 2 hours before going to bed. your eyes will not be affected by the blue light emitted from phone.

Watch comedies which will have you relaxed before going to bed.

Read paperback, again not to strain the eyes.

Have a cool room, wear loose clothes and try mindfulness or belly breathing on mattress.

And that;s it, you're ready for a night of deep sleep !!!

Cheers to a 'sleepful' night :)

Charlotte P.