"Pinanindigan ko na itong Jen Never Blogs. I never blogged."

Obviously, I haven't written anything on this blog in a LONG while! I have so many food and travel posts in my Drafts but I don't have the will or the time to finish them. Life has been overwhelming lately. I was too busy running around, making things happen that when I finally got a full night's sleep the other day, everything finally caught up with me. Suddenly, it just sank in. After weeks of denial. I just finally let go of the longest relationship I had--my employment with Hewlett Packard.

That was six years, and three and a half months of my life, only two weeks longer from another long relationship, the one with my last ex. (I'm a very loyal ~bae~, you see!) It didn't end really well with HP in a way, because I kept to myself during the past few weeks. I didn't want to see people. I was in denial that it was finally happening, but now that I think about it, it was because of legit sadness from the thought that I will be separating myself from a second family in Manila. It was like being in a breakup. I knew it was coming but I couldn't accept it. I knew I needed this to happen, but I was still holding on.

I don't have regrets in leaving HP. It was a life decision I needed to make because I was already too comfortable being mediocre with my career. What I maybe should have done though was to have bade everyone in the office a proper goodbye.

Hewlett Packard will always be a part of my life. This is where I made and nurtured lasting friendships. This is where I knew what I wanted to be in life, and how to be courageous enough to try to go and get to where I want to be.

I never got to send my farewell email because I already lost my email access, so I'll take this space to thank everyone I crossed paths with during my tenure--my ITO-GSD team, SAP Practice team and managers (who can kill it at ballroom dancing,) my Coke Appdev team, my Sharp Girls, Groove@HP, my Friday Night Club, and even the ISS employees who never fail to greet me every day. THANK YOU, EVERYONE!!! You will all be missed.

XO,
Jenn


P.S. For updates on my colorful life (lels sa colorful!), follow me on Instagram: @jenndpelaez -->This was really going to be in my original farewell email haha #plugplugplug)