Did We Achieve Work-Life Balance? HH Reflects on Their 2019 New Year's Resolutions!
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Dec 13, 2019
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We were 12 last year at the start of 2019, and now Haute Hijab has 24 team members, Masha’Allah! With the year coming to an end, it’s a great time to reflect on the New Year’s Resolutions our 12 team members from last year made and see what was accomplished, what was overly ambitious and what became a learning opportunity.
Some of us have experienced loss; others incorporated life-style changes that helped towards a better work-life balance. Click through the gallery below for each team member’s (who participated last year, except for Brittney, our former CX specialist who left HH to pursue her master’s degree) reflections on how did with their 2019 resolutions!
Melanie Elturk - Chief Executive Officer 
One of the questions I get asked the most when I’m chatting with you guys on IG live or in person at a Changemakers Tour event is, “How do you achieve a healthy work-life balance?” Well, that was pretty much my entire New Year's resolution, and every time I’m faced with that question, I still respond, “I’m probably not the best person to answer this question.” I wish I could say I struck that perfect balance in 2019, but what I do know for sure is that it’s not something you do and be done with. You have to constantly work at it – everyday.  That said, I did make some great strides in 2019. Ahmed and I celebrated our 10th anniversary this year so we took three, yes, THREE vacations to celebrate. I finally got myself to the doctor to see about this having kids thing; and while there’s lots of room for improvement on the spiritual front, I definitely had an amazing last ten days of Ramadan this year – one I haven’t had in a while. One of those anniversary vacations was with my brother and sister-in-law, and my dad and other family members came to New York to visit, which was great. So, family time saw an improvement this year, although you can never get enough of family. Anxious and excited for 2020 – it’s Haute Hijab’s 10 year anniversary! Get ready for a *very* exciting year ahead ;)
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