This summer has been going really fast for me. Weather is hotter than ever but time is going by 10x faster than the lame Typhoon Pabuk that we had in HK 10 days ago. HK/SZ had no Spring at all and temperature started hitting 30+ degrees Celsius in May coming after a very warm Winter. June I was practically on the road half of the month and then July I was basically occupied with our midyear review and interim results the whole time. Then when I woke up, it was already August. Where did all my time go?
Everyday, there seems to be endless chores and tasks and meetings... I get so tired to the point that I just want to sleep all weekends. Sometimes I wake up at 11am and only going back for a nap at 2pm. No longer can I go out on the weekends, dancing and drinking until dawn. I stopped going to the gym (long time ago) or doing Yoga (even though Katherine has tried to sweet-talk me into going with her). I stopped seeing friends (thank goodness I already have a husband at home). I am just constantly tired and energyless. It is kind of weird. It is not like I am working harder than I was two years ago. I have actually cut back my travel significantly since (instead of traveling every week, I only travel every quarter now) but I simply am missing the energy source that used to reside in my bones and flesh. This is the same body that used to work 100-hour weeks and still partied from dust 'til dawn on weekends. The very same body now complains when I try dragging it up only 7 flights of stairs at work...
The Creator is fair. The only thing that everyone has the same amount is 24 hours in a day. Whether you are rich or poor, black or white, man or woman, you have the same 24 hours. If you spend 20 hours making money then you naturally will have only 4 hours for yourself and your family. I have been learning how to best use my 24 hours and I have already improved a lot in how I spend my 24 hours from my Goldman days but obviously there is still a lot of room for improvements...
Right now, I can only dream of a long vacation where I would need no alarm clock or blackberry (这个令人又恨又爱的东西which just broke down on me).
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