Cori, love the cheeky photograph of you and a glass of liquid...as you prepare for retirement! I am there already....mixed bag...but time to write! Keep on!!!! W.E.W.
Bless you and thank you for reading. I was quite cheeky in that moment. It was probably 8-9 years ago. My first trip to Seattle to meet with my Amazon counterpart for whom I was managing Amazon’s employee travel credit card program. I was having a beverage with my employer’s Amazon relationship manager and she was a quite cheeky British/American. At that time it was such an interesting job because I was an Amazon fan girl and the team I lead provided elite clients this portfolio management - Amazon, T-Mobile, Merck, Waste Management, Whole Foods…. I’ve long since lost my love affair with Amazon and discovered I don’t want an e-mail job. I don’t want to die in a cubicle. Thankfully it appears God has other plans for me, so that won’t be necessary. Lol
I know God has a great plan for you! I also do not like Amazon and no longer use them at all. They were great when they sold books alone...but now they have themselves into everything. Not for me. Blessings to you, Cori!
Going well. He’s 24 now works, drives, etc. He will be fine living on his own. Yours is a harder row to hoe though good bit of support nowadays as I understand it. Our neighbor in Ohio had a daughter with DS and we have long time friends with brother with DS all are working and getting along well to our knowledge.
It was scary when he was little he didn’t sleep all night for 5 years because seizures were triggered by moving in and out of certain sleep cycles. Only hateful thing about it is all the treatments for his type are antipsychotic meds and that is horrible it’s changing his personality😔 He will work through that now that he is of age. He is too independent to take my input which is a grown ups choice.
Wow, that’s intense. That must have been hard on your whole family. The meds must be a blessing as far as helping him with the seizures and sleep but the side effects are truly heartbreaking. I will pray for him and you as he works through that. It sounds like you raised him well, though.
Ah, that’s great to hear. I’m glad. There is a lot of support and visibility for people with DS, we are fortunate. I expect mine to get along pretty well, too. 😁
Don't do like I did. I was told in my fifties that I should start planning for retirement. Well, I didn't do that. Yes, I always said I was going to do this and that but when I considered to my retirement date the HR at the company instead of retiring to work in HR part time. So that is what I did till I had to take some time off because of shingles. When I came back my part time job had changed to full time. I was asked if I wanted the full-time position, and I said no. I spent the next couple of days training the new person (she was already do the work at another one of our offices). Then I walked out at noon on a Wednesday, and I was scared to death because my time was now mine.
Thank you for this. I plan to write a post about how disturbing the thought of retirement was to me at the start of this year. I should have been excited, happy, anticipatory but all I felt was dread. I’d made myself = my job for almost my entire life. I could not visualize being without it. Much has changed and I have options and many plans, so I am anticipating it now with great relish! Happy New Year to ya!
Cori, love the cheeky photograph of you and a glass of liquid...as you prepare for retirement! I am there already....mixed bag...but time to write! Keep on!!!! W.E.W.
Bless you and thank you for reading. I was quite cheeky in that moment. It was probably 8-9 years ago. My first trip to Seattle to meet with my Amazon counterpart for whom I was managing Amazon’s employee travel credit card program. I was having a beverage with my employer’s Amazon relationship manager and she was a quite cheeky British/American. At that time it was such an interesting job because I was an Amazon fan girl and the team I lead provided elite clients this portfolio management - Amazon, T-Mobile, Merck, Waste Management, Whole Foods…. I’ve long since lost my love affair with Amazon and discovered I don’t want an e-mail job. I don’t want to die in a cubicle. Thankfully it appears God has other plans for me, so that won’t be necessary. Lol
I know God has a great plan for you! I also do not like Amazon and no longer use them at all. They were great when they sold books alone...but now they have themselves into everything. Not for me. Blessings to you, Cori!
My littlest kid has Down syndrome… you would not believe how many doctors etc don’t understand what syndrome actually means 😂
But this update feels exciting, even from the other side of a screen. Congrats and good luck on your gap year. Happy 2025! 🥂❤️✨
Going well. He’s 24 now works, drives, etc. He will be fine living on his own. Yours is a harder row to hoe though good bit of support nowadays as I understand it. Our neighbor in Ohio had a daughter with DS and we have long time friends with brother with DS all are working and getting along well to our knowledge.
Thank you Jenn. My youngest has Epilepsy and the treatments are mostly trial and error. His situation was Gods lesson in patience.
How are things now? That sounds incredible frustrating and frightening, too.
It was scary when he was little he didn’t sleep all night for 5 years because seizures were triggered by moving in and out of certain sleep cycles. Only hateful thing about it is all the treatments for his type are antipsychotic meds and that is horrible it’s changing his personality😔 He will work through that now that he is of age. He is too independent to take my input which is a grown ups choice.
Wow, that’s intense. That must have been hard on your whole family. The meds must be a blessing as far as helping him with the seizures and sleep but the side effects are truly heartbreaking. I will pray for him and you as he works through that. It sounds like you raised him well, though.
Ah, that’s great to hear. I’m glad. There is a lot of support and visibility for people with DS, we are fortunate. I expect mine to get along pretty well, too. 😁
When my plan-oriented self married my "organized chaos" husband my whole life went upsidedown 🙃 I am still trying to take charge of my life! 😂
Huge congratulations on your upcoming retirement 🥳🙌🏻✨
I hope you enjoy a fabulous New Year Cori. March 31 is around the corner! 🥳Congratulations! 🎊🍾🎈🎉💖
Thank you. Have the best New Year!
Happy new year Cori! It's been fun and energizing getting to know you in 2024. Looking forward to what you bring in 25!!
Thank you! I’ve enjoyed working and hanging with you here - immensely
Enjoy your adventure! Can’t wait to read where it takes you 🥰
Thank you I’m so excited about it now
Good! Glad to hear this, Cori! It will be magical ✨
Don't do like I did. I was told in my fifties that I should start planning for retirement. Well, I didn't do that. Yes, I always said I was going to do this and that but when I considered to my retirement date the HR at the company instead of retiring to work in HR part time. So that is what I did till I had to take some time off because of shingles. When I came back my part time job had changed to full time. I was asked if I wanted the full-time position, and I said no. I spent the next couple of days training the new person (she was already do the work at another one of our offices). Then I walked out at noon on a Wednesday, and I was scared to death because my time was now mine.
Thank you for this. I plan to write a post about how disturbing the thought of retirement was to me at the start of this year. I should have been excited, happy, anticipatory but all I felt was dread. I’d made myself = my job for almost my entire life. I could not visualize being without it. Much has changed and I have options and many plans, so I am anticipating it now with great relish! Happy New Year to ya!
😁😁😁 happy new year 🥳🎉🎊
Thanks Ken and same to you and your family!