This week has been a struggle emotionally, mentally, and physically. Honestly, I am most grateful that today is Friday and I have the weekend with my family. I’m glad that I’m fortunate enough to work a job in which I have two days off together and they are the weekend. Many people do not have weekends off or both weekend days off. I acknowledge the struggle with that. Not having two days off together sucks, and I feel for those that do work weekends, when they’d rather not. Since my husband is a student and stay-at-home-dad, weekends are not critical for us to have off together, but I enjoy having the same days off as most of my friends and family. We can all spend time together, which we often do. I’m grateful for this time we share on the weekends. Being able to stay up a little later and thinking about sleeping in a little (which basically doesn’t happen for parents of small children) are also good parts to weekends that I’m thankful for. I’m glad that I get a break from my daily work routine and I’m so fortunate to spend the weekends with my baby and husband. Today I’m thankful it’s Friday and the weekend is about to begin.
Day 14- Gratitude Project
Today I’m grateful for a simple thing. Sometimes it’s the only thing that can keep us from completely falling to pieces. That glue today is music. I’m so beyond grateful for the art of music, and my ability to listen to it whenever I want to. We have virtually unlimited access to unlimited music from across the world. I’m grateful that not only do I have the ability to hear it and that it’s available to me, but I’m also extremely thankful for the musicians, producers, and technicians that make modern music readily available to us. I’m fairly certain that without music that spoke to me in all of my trials, tribulations, joys and sorrows, I would not be here today. Music provides an outlet for singing, dancing, and many feelings that I would otherwise not be in tune with. Music speaks to me on every level, and I am just so damn thankful that it exists and I can listen to it. I have laughed, cried, danced, sang, spaced out, and more to music. My goal is to continue listening to music until my ears no longer work or I leave this plane of existence. I hope that there’s music in the afterlife, whatever that may be. Music has made my day better today and helped keep me focused on the tasks at hand, including this blog. I’m thankful that I carry music with me on my phone, in my head, and in my heart. I’m also grateful that my husband and daughter love music as well. Our tastes may be significantly different, we still appreciate it equally. For this too, I am thankful.
Day 13- Gratitude Project
Today I am grateful for the people I work with. My bosses are both stellar humans, treat me and my coworkers with respect, and are understanding when I have concerns. They value the work that I do for them, and are stand-up fellas. We can have conversations like friends, but also get down to business like a true team. Other people I work with are equally awesome and I couldn’t do my job effectively without them. The leads help me find answers to tough questions and allow me to understand their roles. They are so willing to lend a hand, and I am extremely thankful for their presence. The people that sit around me are hardworking and focused, but allow themselves a chat when things are slow. I enjoy the people I sit near because they are charismatic, cheery, and often hilarious. We all come from different backgrounds and have different stories to tell, but we all find the common ground so that we can work well and are personable with one another. Finding a better group of people would be hard to come by and I’m very grateful that I get to work in such a great office, with such amazing individuals, and for a company that cares.
Day 12- Gratitude Project
Apparently I forgot to write my gratitude yesterday, again. My days are busy most of the time at work, and when I get home in the evenings, its family time. So, I’m going to try harder to make sure that I write every day.
Anywho, yesterday I was grateful for the opportunity to chat with my new supervisor. We had a conference call with our boss and a couple other higher-ups, but it got pushed back at the last minute. So while we were waiting for the meeting to start, we had a chance to chat. He just started a couple weeks ago and has been getting his feet under him. But having a little while to chat about ourselves and get to know one another was really good. It turns out we have a number of things in common and I foresee a great working relationship.
We both value hard work and are on the same page professionally. He is new to the company, but not the industry, so he has a great deal of knowledge that I can learn from. He also admits that he does not like following up on mundane paperwork, so he will need help with that. As it turns out, I’m good at babysitting and making sure paperwork gets done. Perfect combination.
I am grateful for the ability to get to know my supervisor better, the good conversation we shared, and understanding how each other works. Our chat was fun and productive. Two of my favorite things.
Day 11- Gratitude Project
Tonight, I am grateful for sleep. As a new mother, I know I’m destined to be lacking in this department and last night, was no exception. So I am grateful for the moments I do get of sleep, although I’ve never been a ‘sleeper’ type person. I do value its importance in life. I hope that I’m able to get more of it tonight than last night. Here’s to sleep, and my gratitude for it.
