DOJ 1st of August...

OK, so what's new? I actually rejected Emirates' offer of employment. It hurts, even though I consider this as a right decision in general. I am torn, as this opportunity comes once in a lifetime and only few get selected. And now I am just rejecting it. How silly of me.
What's interesting about the EK, is that they give me another date of joining (1st of August) in case I changed my mind! I must say that's impessive. I have to get back to them in couple of weeks telling that I am still not going to accept the offer.

There was a rumour in my office that I might get promoted. It turned out my colleague got the position. I think that's fair since she's been working for a company longer than me and honestly has better experience in our area. I was a little bit disappointed at first, but got through it pretty fast (because that was fair choice!).

My work got going, and I am happy for that. Of course, a little bit of laziness from time to time feels nice, too. But it was too much in my project so far. Soooo, I got a lot to do in upcoming weeks. And what do I do? I surf the internet looking for baby clothes, furniture, maternity clothes, pregnant blogs... and I am not even pregnant yet. (I told you I was silly!). But hey, I wasn't engaged either when I started looking for my perfect wedding dress and it turned out good for me at this point, since I bought the dress at a very advantageous price (one year before the wedding!).

I can't wait to find out I'm pregnant :-) We agreed to wait 2 more months with our trying. I am quite worried, we're being inundated by news all around about couples having troubles to get pregnant :-( I hope we will be positive soon! I try to take good care of me, eat well, excersise.. Is there anything else I could do? I don't think so. Wish me luck. I mean - wish us luck :D.

DOJ 6th of June

I received a confirmation of my DOJ (Date of Joining) to Emirates - it's 6th of June! I completed all the forms on the candidates portal I've been given an access to, and now I'm waiting for the final approval. My medicals still haven't been ticked, but I don't worry about it - all of my medical results are excellent.
Here is how the portal  looks like at this point:

As you can see, at the top of the page it counts down days left to the joining date, and that's pretty cool :-)

Even though I was doing all the required medical tests, I filled out the forms & uploaded all the documents, I think I will reject the offer after all... I think I already made the decision, I just cannot admit it to myslef yet..
It is hard, I must say. This great opportunity and I'm gonna let it go, just like that..
But, I think this grown-up part of me became somehow superior to this fun part. Life is all about making choices, and I believe I chose wisely. I think there will be times I'll regret it, thinking to myself 'how would it be out there?' ' what place on earth I would b that specific moment?' My career at the moment is on the right track. At least, I like it where it is. My job is good and I enjoy it. It gives me a lot of opportunities to grow my potential and develop. Maybe this year gap is not significant that much, but it would be pretty stressful for me coming back to work after this period. What is more, there is a chance I will be promoted this year, and if I knew for sure, I wouldn't go to Dubai. I don't know it, but as a professional, I should think myslef as I already got promoted.

I enjoy travelling. A lot. I can save some money and spend it on travels, once a year. This will be my reward for this wise and mature choice :-)