Life, 5 months later

Exactly 5 months since my last post. Exactly 5 months since my last day in full time employment.

 How has it been? 



I am still busy...I keep myself busy. There are lazy days. There are productive ones. But, I'm more relaxed these days, more than I like though..

 Alhamdulillah, last Ramadan was wonderful not having to go to work 9-6. And Raya was wonderful, not having to think about going 'back to work after Raya holidays'. I get to see Mak in JB more than before :))  I get more time with Aisyah before she leaves for the US.

 Daily, I see more of the kids. I plan my outings and meetings around non-peak hours and avoid the traffic, so much so that driving at peak hours irks me now. I take on projects I like and I say no to those I couldn't spare time on.
I get to cook more often, I read more books, I get to spend more time on spiritual practices.

 I ran a full marathon last month cause it's just nicer not having to go to work the days after. I water the plants more often than before, I pat my cat and talk to him more frequently, I think he's starting to get clingy. I have this time now, to ramble. Contented, that I made this decision, that things happened the way they did so it was easy to decide. 

 I still hate house cleaning, I sometimes wished I was OCD. I still detest folding the laundry, thank God for a husband who thinks doing them is therapy. I still loathe, bathing the cat, lucky for Untong, he's always so clean. Abundance to be thankful for. 

 Will I ever go back to full time employment...only Allah knows. Just not me to say, "Never". Too early to tell.

 5 months were adjustment and getting comfortable period. I know some people took longer, while some just dived straight into it. 

 6th month tomorrow...time to get organised, slowly but surely.

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