Two years and then some.
It’s been two years since I last typed something on this space. I log in, and I check old posts but I never had the guts to write. Why? Well, hang tight. I’ll tell you why.
California Dreaming
Just a few days short of welcoming 2020, we moved to California. Full of hope and excitement for what’s to come, we uprooted our lives and moved. We love Dubai, the place we call our second home but it was time to go. We always knew Dubai was just a stop, not the destination. It was supposed to be just a few years. Three to five years, max. I stayed for 17 years. It was a now or never kind of situation so we left.
We were just getting settled when the lockdowns started. “The Great Tissue Paper Shortage of 2020” happened. We were stuck inside the house, very cautious of every move. Well, you know what that was like.
Weekly visits to the plant nursery became a thing. Inevitably, I became a “plantita“. I also became a “chef”, and I rekindled my interest in crochet.
A few months after that, I took the risk and got myself a job. Something to get us by. A job that is near because, at the end of the day, my priorities are my kids. I need to be available for them as much as I can because I am the only parent they have for now.
It was an easy job. Very different from the career that I left behind. I didn’t mind that I have to start over from the bottom. I have different priorities now. However, the schedule didn’t work out so I moved and found something else.
I’m not OK.
I want to say I am ok. That we are thriving. Everything is all good in the Golden State.
It’s not. I’m not ok. There, I finally said it and talked to someone about it. I’ve been recently diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Something that I already know deep inside. This time it’s real.
I’m getting help and things will be better.
So, this space will probably be active again because I need this. I need to document this part of my life, for myself. So that when I look back and read old posts, I can say that I overcame.
Hey there! I’m a mom of two who loves to crochet. Balancing work and motherhood is crazy, but I handle it with love and humor. With my eldest entering her tween years, the chaos just got a whole lot more interesting!
I’m fueled by coffee and dream of working from home. When I need to chill, I turn to my trusty essential oils. They’re my secret weapon for staying sane in the madness.
Join me for mom life, crochet, and my journey to work from home and retire before life passes me by.
Ive been following this page before, I love to read stories like this one. Would like to know how did you apply to US from UAE, been in UAE for 10 years
Hi! Thanks for your kind words.
The kids and I have moved here in the US permanently. However, prior to that we applied for tourist visa (b2). We posted our experience here: https://www.abandme.com/us-visa-application-for-filipinos-in-dubai/