Crazy week, changes, small wins

This week has zipped by so fast that when I look back, I can’t even remember doing anything worth mentioning—seriously, what even happened? 😂 There’s been so much going on around me lately. I keep telling myself not to let it get to me, but I think my body might be a better judge of that. I don’t feel stressed out, but somehow it’s showing up physically anyway.

Work has been a bit of a madhouse recently. With two of my colleagues off on vacation, it’s just been me and another coworker holding down the fort. Those two weeks were intense, but we made it through. And just when I thought things might ease up, my best friend at work decided to quit. She’s putting her mental health first, and I’m so proud of her for it. But honestly, I’m also really sad. It’s tough seeing her go through such a hard time, and knowing I won’t see her smiling face in the office every day is a hard pill to swallow. It feels like just yesterday we were meeting for the first time. Time really does fly, doesn’t it?

To add to the whirlwind, my other best friend got let go from her job this week. I felt it so deeply that I reached out to her immediately, just to make sure she was okay and not beating herself up over it. Mental health is such a tricky subject—people don’t talk about it enough, but it’s so real. I’ve had my own struggles too, and having supportive people around makes all the difference. They were there for me when I needed them, so I try my best to be there for them too.

Last Friday, I hit my breaking point. It wasn’t even the workload that got to me—it was all the office politics. I ended up calling in sick because I could feel a breakdown coming on. My body’s been throwing up red flags with migraines and messed-up cycles, so I finally listened and took a day to just breathe.

After that, the weekend was a breath of fresh air. My stepdaughters came over, and we decided to have a little family outing. But geez, there’s not much to do here in Cayman! We tried to catch a movie, but everything was either R-rated or PG-13. The one movie that was good for all of us—Despicable Me 2—started before we even got there. We thought about doing the VR Matrix thing, but when we saw it was CI $50 per person for just one hour, we were like, nope, not happening! 😂 Spending CI $200 for an hour of fun just seemed a bit over the top.

So, we ended up hanging out at the park instead, and you know what? It was perfect. We didn’t need to spend a lot of money to have a good time. Sometimes the best moments happen when you’re just chilling together, talking, and laughing. Sure, it’s nice to splurge every once in a while, but there’s something really special about those simple, unplanned moments.