First Week Back at Work...In Review

So my first work week officially came to a close last Friday. And as my mom said "That week is gonna kick your @$$" She was right- to a certain extent. I probably should have worked my way into work gradually but in true Charm form I am either all in or all out! I worked my regular schedule of 7:30-4:00 and managed to make it to the gym on three of those work days, Monday after work and Wednesday and Friday before work. I admittedly have been feeling a bit tired but I have been infused with so much positive energy that it's carrying me through! My coworkers keep telling me that I look fabulous!! I think it's the lack of worry and stress that I was carrying on the inside for such a long time. Although I was mentally ok, I was visibly drained from carrying such a weight on my shoulders.

Now, it feels good to walk through life with seemingly a "clean slate" and by exercising and trying to be more "me". I've never had a problem speaking my mind, but for the first time in a long time, I feel freer. As standard, I ended my work week with a massage and Pasta Pomodoro! It was a great week and although I am actually working, I'm glad to be back on the grind. The first day back, someone couldn't find one of my files, but honestly, I didn't freak out... I didn't care. That one file isn't going to make or break me or my job so in the bigger scheme of life, I said "It will turn up." By the afternoon it had and I had lost no sweat of my back and there wasn't an elevated heart rate or panic attack that I endured from my constant high levels of stress and anxiety that I felt over the last year.

Now, I just breathe, stretch, laugh and let it go. Stress isn't worth your life! I'm still waiting for a call back from Kaiser, they have 15 minutes before I call them again. I'm not stressed, just being persistent! Until next time!