My Medicine.
Three things can cure me…Music, Vacation & Friends.
After a crazy trip back from Las Vegas this past weekend I thought it was about time I caught you all up to this first part of 2010. I’ve been working as an account manager for an I.T. company up in Northern, Virginia. Not my ideal job, but its experience and it is in line with my objective. At a time where there are so many people struggling to find work, I can do nothing but be appreciative of someone giving me an opportunity straight out of college. At first the job was TOO easy, laid back in an office chair surfing the web all day. I had to admit, I thought I had it good. But what was I really getting out of that? The work began to pile on and before I knew it, I was forgetting to sleep at night because I was so busy. I needed a vacation, I needed sleep, and I needed time to get myself together.
The Remedy= VEGAS + FRIENDS + MY MUSIC
Reaching out to my best friend for a vacation was way too easy. The decision was made, birthday vacation to Las Vegas: either you’re in or you’re out. We counted down and got anxious as March rolled around and before I knew it I was sitting in Baltimore Airport waiting for my flight out. I won’t say I got MUCH sleep on this trip, but I did get to spend some quality time with some of my good friends while being on the other side of the country. There’s nothing better than not having any obligations for even a couple of days. Everything is carefree and it’s hard to keep a smile off your face. Although this was my 2nd time to Vegas in less than 2 years, it seemed as if I was there for the first time all over again; I HONESTLY think I could live there. Something about the lights and never sleeping seem to fit well with me, I mean I don’t get much sleep anyway right?!?! Weird thing about this trip is that both of my parents heavily encouraged me to “take a break” and get away for a little. You know whenever you reach your breaking point and you feel like you’re going to throw in the towel at any moment!?! That was me one week prior to going on vacation.
Instantly, I felt a sigh of relief when I stepped on that plane and turned on my iPod. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a sucker for music in general. It’s sort of like my therapy. The combination of J.T., Robin Thicke, Usher, Trey Songz, John Legend, and Melanie Fiona eased my mind as I cruised over the Midwest.
With my friends, music, and vacation all ON DECK for 5 days I knew I’d be feeling much better when I got back to work this week. I was right, they never fail….they are MY medicine.
