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.
Day 10- Gratitude Project
Yesterday was yet again, Screen free Sunday in our house. So I’m doing yesterday’s entry this morning and I’ll post today’s entry this afternoon.
My pick of gratitude for yesterday is communication. I’m grateful that we have the ability to communicate with one another, that we have language, and that we can engage in discourse. I’m also grateful that in the face of miscommunication we can often find a way back to the path of effective communication. In this age of electronic communication, our world is smaller than it has ever been, yet poor communication is at an all time high. It’s hard to determine syntax, innuendo, and jest via text or email. Sometimes even harder, is detecting sarcasm. I’m a huge fan of electronic communication, but give me old fashioned verbal communication above all anytime. There’s just no substitute for face to face interaction. You can pick up subtle clues verbally and nonverbally. You can read body language and facial expressions. This often helps in times of miscommunication or poor communication. When the talk is going south, you have the ability to bail out or redirect it.
Because we are human, arguments and crappy communication often still happen. That’s mostly because of ego. We want to be right; we want to be heard. This leads us down a destructive path that can sometimes be irreversible. However, we also have the ability to say we are sorry. A sincere apology works wonders to repair broken communication. I hate saying it as much as the next person, thanks to that peaky ego not wanting to admit our own faults. But getting back to good communication and stopping the hurt feelings is a good thing, and saying I’m sorry is another part of this that I’m grateful for.
I’m thankful for communication and owning ones missteps in communicating.
Day 9- Gratitude Project
Today, I’m grateful for my stand mixer. Without it, whipping coconut cream would be impossible. However, though it took a long time, it has come out perfectly and my arms aren’t dying. Thanks to my MIL and GMIL for this wonderful Xmas gift last year.
