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Feb. 19th, 2013 06:28 amThe news was full of weather related doom last night. Sleet, snow, ice, freezing rain. Despite the fact that it was sunny and near 50 yesterday supposed to be the same today. It was supposed to start at 3AM. When I peeked out the front window after my alarm went off at 5:00AM, nothing.
I made my morning coffee, sat on the couch and flipped on the news to have some background chatter. The weather map indicated the ‘wintry mix’ was closing in on us quickly. Got dressed and was out the door to work and sitting at my desk by 6:10. You KNOW I’m stressed about my workload when I cannot even imagine missing a few hours due to weather and I’d rather drag myself in here before most normal people are having their first cup of coffee in the mornings…
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I went to a workshop last week related to the reorganization of my job. We talked about how you have to be an agent of Hope. Create Hope, she said. Everywhere you go. One of the things that stood out to me that I haven’t been doing a good job of lately. I’ve been so wrapped up in how my work life *wasn’t* going as I’d hoped or planned that I’d forgotten about the sign I have hanging at my desk:
“The biggest determinant of our happiness at work is US.
Happiness has less to do with forces outside of us and more to do with what is inside of us.
Happiness is an inside job.”
I’m not saying this is an exact science. I am still struggling to maintain this towering workload but I am taking small moments to myself to boost my mood. Running again has been so cathartic. Last night’s sunset on my run looked like a spilled bag of multi-colored cotton candy. Pinks and blues in all the right baby-hued colors. As the sun sank and it got dark, I slowly made my way home to my family for dinner, bath, and bedtime routine. Stress busted.
The boys are forming short (like 2-word) sentences. Again, Mama! More, Mama! No no, Mama. Again, please! More, please! Book please! Car, Mama! Adorable. They are just astonishing. The other day on the way home I took a back-road and we passed a boat on a trailer in someone’s driveway. Brenner was shouting BOAT! In the back seat and I’m like, “Kid, what are you talking about?” Until I saw the boat in my rearview mirror. They don’t miss a thing, do they?
I hope you all are well. I cannot remember the last time I had free time to really dig into commenting, but I read every day. My LJ friends have been one of the biggest blessings in my life over the last 12 years of journaling in this space – and it has given me some of the most significant people in my life to date. I am always grateful for this little space we share!
I made my morning coffee, sat on the couch and flipped on the news to have some background chatter. The weather map indicated the ‘wintry mix’ was closing in on us quickly. Got dressed and was out the door to work and sitting at my desk by 6:10. You KNOW I’m stressed about my workload when I cannot even imagine missing a few hours due to weather and I’d rather drag myself in here before most normal people are having their first cup of coffee in the mornings…
~~~
I went to a workshop last week related to the reorganization of my job. We talked about how you have to be an agent of Hope. Create Hope, she said. Everywhere you go. One of the things that stood out to me that I haven’t been doing a good job of lately. I’ve been so wrapped up in how my work life *wasn’t* going as I’d hoped or planned that I’d forgotten about the sign I have hanging at my desk:
“The biggest determinant of our happiness at work is US.
Happiness has less to do with forces outside of us and more to do with what is inside of us.
Happiness is an inside job.”
I’m not saying this is an exact science. I am still struggling to maintain this towering workload but I am taking small moments to myself to boost my mood. Running again has been so cathartic. Last night’s sunset on my run looked like a spilled bag of multi-colored cotton candy. Pinks and blues in all the right baby-hued colors. As the sun sank and it got dark, I slowly made my way home to my family for dinner, bath, and bedtime routine. Stress busted.
The boys are forming short (like 2-word) sentences. Again, Mama! More, Mama! No no, Mama. Again, please! More, please! Book please! Car, Mama! Adorable. They are just astonishing. The other day on the way home I took a back-road and we passed a boat on a trailer in someone’s driveway. Brenner was shouting BOAT! In the back seat and I’m like, “Kid, what are you talking about?” Until I saw the boat in my rearview mirror. They don’t miss a thing, do they?
I hope you all are well. I cannot remember the last time I had free time to really dig into commenting, but I read every day. My LJ friends have been one of the biggest blessings in my life over the last 12 years of journaling in this space – and it has given me some of the most significant people in my life to date. I am always grateful for this little space we share!
