When the Going gets tough

Last week of September when my husband Anthony told me about the rumours going on inside the ship’s where he was currently on board about the ship ongoing status. Their ship’s itinerary was Alaska and their home port was in Seattle, Washington. The Alaska Cruise season will be ended this month of October and they’re supposed to move down in Australia. That was the plan, unfortunately Australia hasn’t given a go signal yet for any cruise ship within their water. A few days back, Anthony told me about the staff meeting and the rumours ongoing inside their ship finally confirmed. Their ship will officially be out of service for the meantime and will be back early next year. That also means all crew will be sent home with some compensation and will be provided with a return assignment and travel arrangements when they sign off.

Good News

The good news is that, he is going to spend his holiday with us. We all know how it felt to have your family complete during this kind of celebration. He will also be here on his birthday as well as my youngest son’s birthday. They shared the same birth month, that’s why we usually celebrated it one time. It’s gonna be blast again even though we’re going to celebrate in a very simple way. We have limited sources that’s why we need to spend our hard earned money wisely too. The most important thing is, he is gonna be with us again. Hurray!

Bad News

The bad news is our planned travel next year will be cancel. Supposedly, next year we will be celebrating our 10th year wedding anniversary, and we already planned on how to celebrate it. Going to the summer capital of the Philippines was the original plan, as both of us haven’t got the chance to visit the place yet. It will be exciting as the kids will be with us too. I was actually looking forward about it, but because of the current situation, I guess it would be much better to cancel it and then try it again next time.

Back-up Plan

What’s the back up plan? Honestly, I am a little worried but happy with the news that Anthony is going home soon. He was just away for at least 4 months and we haven’t had any decent savings yet. What to do? So while we were talking on via video call, he told me that he’s going to continue his courier career. It was actually a delivery service/courier which is also affiliated with shopee and lazada just like ninjavan and lalamove to name a few. He had tried it before he goes on back to work again for a few times. He has to stopped because he was scheduled for his medical. Now that this circumstances is happening, we need to do something so that we won’t be struggling in the end.

Be positive

No matter what happen, be sure to stay positive at all times well except for covid😅 Entertaining negative thoughts would just stressed us out. So its a big no no. They said that “ A single positive thought, can erase all the negative one”. I can’t help myself not to be worried for the next days, but I know God will always be there to provide for our needs, just like he did in the past years. We’ve overcome so much difficulties in the past, I know we can do it again by looking at the brighter side again.

Closing Thoughts

I know a lot of us are going through different challenges of life. There are times we wanted to just stop and give up. I think it’s okay to rest, but giving up will never be a good thing to do. Taking a rest for a while while gathering all your inner strength is much better than quitting. When everything is going out of control, relax your mind and keep calm. Always keep in mind that everything happens for a reason. And lastly don’t forget to pray, for God’s help is just along the way.

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This is my entry for today. Thank you everyone for making up until here. I can’t think of a better one, so I just had to share the things that bothers me and the message was actually for me😁 But if you are having a hard time too, then it can be for you too. Want to share comment, suggestions or even objections, kindly write it down below. And last but not the least, don’t forget to check out all my lovely sponsors.

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