Yesterday was my first day back to work after having 9 days off for vacation. I was, strangely, excited to go back. I went home to KC for a few days to see family, went to the Renaissance Festival with some awesome pirates, and spent a day visiting my beautiful friend Sarah, but other than that I did a whole lot of nothing. I thought I would have a chance to be extremely productive and get ahead in all my classes, but I found that not going to work actually made me less motivated than ever. So, when Monday rolled around, I was ready to get back to work, no matter what disaster I might walk into.
A funny thing happened on the way to work though. When I stopped to get my coffee (which I have recently discovered is really the best way to start every day) I ended up running into a customer that comes in quite a bit. She was genuinely happy to see me and said that she was excited for the holiday season because she always has so many more reasons to come in and visit us all. I was already glad to get back, but that simple interaction made me remember how lucky I am to enjoy what I do.
Sure, some days I can't wait to get home. Some days, I want to walk out in the middle of the day and never look back. But when I really take a second to think about it, I love my job. I love getting the opportunity to make someones day by doing something incredibly easy, or by making sense of something that starts as a huge mess.
It isn't my career, but it's definitely a nice rest stop on the road to my career while I'm finishing school.
In case you were wondering, I walked into a mess, with lots of questions & problems that I didn't have answers for right away, but it was still an awesome day.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
It Covers Me
I think the last time I did this was before Xanga went out of style, but I imagine I’ll get the hang of it soon.
Recently, lots of things have changed for me. Some changes have been awesome, some have been pretty rough, but those changes have made me realize that the most important word in that sentence is ME. For most of my existence, my life has been about other people. What other people expect from me, what makes other people happy, what everyone else wants. It’s been a very long time since I have made decisions based on what I want & need. So, I have decided, all by myself, that this next year is all about me. A year dedicated to doing things that are important to me & that will better me. It might sound selfish, but I feel like it might be one of the greatest things I will ever accomplish.
So, this is going to serve as my way to share this year with the people that care about me. I will share happy things, sad things, fantastic things, not so fantastic things, and every little thing in between that has to do with this journey. I have a growing list of things I plan to do & I could not be more excited to start crossing them off.
“Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound. Amazing love, now flowing down. From hands and feet, that were nailed to the tree, Your grace flows down & covers me. It covers me, it covers me, it covers me.”
Recently, lots of things have changed for me. Some changes have been awesome, some have been pretty rough, but those changes have made me realize that the most important word in that sentence is ME. For most of my existence, my life has been about other people. What other people expect from me, what makes other people happy, what everyone else wants. It’s been a very long time since I have made decisions based on what I want & need. So, I have decided, all by myself, that this next year is all about me. A year dedicated to doing things that are important to me & that will better me. It might sound selfish, but I feel like it might be one of the greatest things I will ever accomplish.
So, this is going to serve as my way to share this year with the people that care about me. I will share happy things, sad things, fantastic things, not so fantastic things, and every little thing in between that has to do with this journey. I have a growing list of things I plan to do & I could not be more excited to start crossing them off.
“Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound. Amazing love, now flowing down. From hands and feet, that were nailed to the tree, Your grace flows down & covers me. It covers me, it covers me, it covers me.”
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