One of the most common stressors is starting a new job, but lucky for me I adapt well to changes. I was stressed – no denying it – but I also work best under pressure, so alhamdulillah I think I delivered (and keep delivering) my tasks as per expectations from the superiors. I love the opportunity to learn new things and at the same time shaping an effective and efficient team (I’m sure they hate me by now) – I basically love my job.
For me, having a job that we truly love is also a form of rizq from Allah SWT. It gives you a sense of purpose and ownership in life. It gives you a reason to wake up in the morning. You continually have goals and always trying to over-deliver, not only for the organization for also for your own self-satisfaction. Can you imagine the satisfaction it gives knowing that you truly deserve the paychecks, and from that paychecks you are providing halal rizq to your kids and parents? I find my motivation in that.
But the only thing I need to work on is having a balanced life. I know, I know, when I’m too focus at work, I tend to neglect one very important thing – self-love. I focus too much on works and on others, but I forgot to love myself first. It is true that you can only love a person as much as you love yourself.
So knowing me, I work well with a strict daily schedule (nerd, I know). I need to have strict daily timetable, strict meal plan, strict everything to make it works, and only then I know I can achieve a balanced lifestyle, insyaAllah.
Ideally, my working day should look like this:
4:00 AM : Wake up, prayer, read Quran
4:30 AM : Exercise for 30 minutes
5:00 AM : Subuh prayer, shower, morning skincare routine
5:30 AM : Read for 30 minutes
6:00 AM : Journal my thought/ plan for the day
6:15 AM : Makeup, wake my daughter up for school
7:00 AM : Breakfast
8:00 AM : Send my daughter to school, go to work
12.00 PM : Pick up my daughter from school, have lunch with her
1.30 PM : Zuhur prayer
2.00 PM : Back to work
4.00 PM : Asar prayer, continue work
5.30 PM : Gym
7:00 PM : Back from gym, Maghrib prayer, shower
7:30 PM : Dinner
8:00 PM : Isya’ prayer, put my daughter to bed
9:00 PM : Work from home, Quran journal, learn Arabic, write blog
10:00 PM : Night time skincare routine, sleep
I know, it’s only 6 hours of sleep, but 6-hour works for me because believe me, I’ve slept lesser in the past. 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep is a luxury for me. And I’m lucky too I don’t have to deal with much cooking during weekdays because I have my aunty to help me with that (but I compensate with cooking during the weekends, okay? #fyimakcikbawang) And I have Dyson, so yeah you can imagine how clean my house is at all time #itslikehavingamaid #lieitellmyselfeachday
It’s just how I envision my day to be. Being a working parent is not easy. Being a working mom is even harder. So of course I will allow a lil bit of indulgence and rewards here and there 😉
Tell me how you make your working day exciting.
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JEEZ, JAZ 