Gladiz Aurelia – Insurance Agent

Hi, I am Gladiz Aurelia, 35 years old. I am a working mom with two kids. I am currently working at a Life Insurance company in the Philippines for 13 years now. It was only then that my kids are grown up that I realised I cannot make both ends meet. Prices in the market are only going up. My loans are almost left and right it doesn’t suffice. I have to find a side hustle or any part-time job.

Then I started to get curious about joining the Virtual Assistant world. I bought a second-hand laptop, thinking that when I get hired, I can finally buy a new one. I even enrolled in the VA Masterclass with Top Tier and got a certificate. I also watched several vlogs on YouTube to add to my knowledge.

Finally, I get to conclude that work of a Virtual assistant is simply just like working in the office, so I can do it! And I need to make this work! So I have come to realise that I don’t need to settle for anything less, especially now that I have applied for another loan credit. I was diagnosed with Acute Gangrenous Appendicitis and was operated on right away.

It was unfortunate that I had to spend my Christmas at the hospital. Right now, I am with my in-laws since they can assist me in attending to my children. I also miss home. I miss my bougainvilleas. Since pandemic, I have collected different kinds of bougainvilleas. I ordered them online. That was my past time. Trimming them and repotting them. It makes me close to nature.

I have a husband named Herbert. He loves to watch Netflix. The genres he used to watch are horror films. I always look away every time I was with him watching. While my children Cole and Heymesh are fond of playing this online game Roblox. They don’t care as long as there’s wifi, which is one of my fears. I don’t want them to be dumb. They don’t care about studying. I once joked with them. I said you can help me earn money by playing and streaming online. But they just laughed. So I told myself I have to do this again and again. Children are children. They can’t work yet. I am just lucky to have such a family-oriented in-laws. They support us during hard times. That’s why I have these hopes of wanting to give back to those beautiful people who were with us always. Which is one of my desires in life.

Human as I am, I sometimes feel guilty of always taking. Because I also desire to give. I am very hopeful that your team will be a stepping stone to reaching my dreams and desires in life. Thank you for giving me time to tell my story.

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