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Friday, February 1, 2019

Conference in the city (continued

Thanks to everyone who  commented about  my awards and doing the trip to the city and  back safely. Yes,  Sandra, that to me,  was the  greatest accomplishment! Over the years I've  become a  bit fearful of  doing long road trips on  my own. I need to do a trip to our old home town in the Free State some time this year. My MIL Pam turns 90 in May and  a few days later, my younger son, Angus celebrates his 40th birthday. I'm planning a trip with Grant's Aunts,  Gill and  Carol (whom I've posted about) will  also go up at that time. I want to arrange a party for Pam in the retirement center and later, join my son for any celebration my DIL, Amanda may be  organizing. All in the future and  gives me time to build up more confidence to do the trek up the hill  to Marquard! 

Meanwhile,, the plot  thickened at the conference I  attended on Saturday. As I bit into a banana, a  fellow group leader leaned over me and said the founder of the company wanted to  see me at her table up front. I joined her and she said  she wanted to offer me a position  of team manager in  charge of the Kwa-Zulu Natal midlands and Northern Natal including Pietermaritzburg, the  second largest  city in the province. 

 The company founder  and  me 

While it was rather a surprise to be offered this position, I'm still working daily at the art  shop in  the  Valley and where I've been happy for 18 months. So  for now  I'll continue with my afternoon groups  which fit in  with  my shop hours and which  type of work I enjoy more. 

At  the  conference I met up  with the group leaders whom I met in October and sat with my group leader and mentor who  trained me in September last year. Zulaika (I'm  standing next to her in  above photo)  is such an  inspiration to me. We  sat at the same table at the  event, and in between  the  talk and  later the awards, she gave me so many tips and ideas  to encourage new people  to  join Weigh-Less and "drop-out" members  to  return to the fold. 

I'm also planning to ree-open the group in Estcourt. I've beeen  in contact  with the group leader had to  give up the group due to ill health.  What  a  lovely lady. She is  arranging   with retirement  home where she is the admin manager, for me to continue to have a Weigh-Less venue at the Home. Once I have decided on  date to have an open day, (I'm  aiming at mid-February),  she will  send Whatsapp messages to her "old"   members and  hopefully  they'll pop in to meet me  and rejoin! 

So that's all on the  horizon  for me.  

HAPPY FRIDAY TO YOU ALL! 





8 comments:

  1. Hello, Jo! I love driving and road trips. So I can not imagine not being able to drive or hopefully not get scared to drive. I think you will have fun being able to go back for Pam's 90th birthday and to celebrate your son's 40th. You seems to be devoted to whatever you are doing at the time, including work. You deserve some fun times along with the work times. I wish you all the best and whatever makes you happy. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend.

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  2. all of this is great news, you are doing so well and I am so happy for you. I think you made the right decision on not taking the position that was offered.

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  3. Your horizon is looking pretty crowded. Despite the honour of being offered the position staying with work you enjoy sounds like a winner to me.

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  4. Life is looking up on on for you. Big Hug!

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  5. You certainly leep busy and you have that trip to look forward to Jo. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

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  6. Lovely to read from you dear Jo and to hear how fantastically well you are doing. Praise to God for giving you strength and stamina. As you know I am now on the great continent of Africa in the beautiful country of Kenya. It is very hot and dusty as they are in the dry season and I'm just getting over a terrible cold I've had for weeks. Now I can finally begin to enjoy some of my vacation. I hope to read a bit more from you while I'm on the road. Hugs. xx

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  7. How wonderful that you were offered that position. Sometimes it's not the actual job but the offer of it that is so rewarding.
    Sounds like all went well and you've got a good plan for the near future

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