Oh the Joys of Work

Last night, Garrett and I were up late talking about work. I was on a roll talking about one of my work days this week. Not a great one. It's not like it was a horrible day where the worst scenarios were coming to me--I just continually felt like I was messing up on things, couldn't quite catch up on everything and I felt like I was asking so many questions--to the point where it was becoming annoying to others. Normally, I feel no shame in asking many questions because that is how I learn, but on a night like that night I just felt like a huge burden. I wanted to cry during my whole 12 hour shift. To top it off, I don't really feel like I have friends for support at this particular work place yet.

At the end of our conversation, I was realizing that this particular night is just going to be one building block of my work experience. I'm sure there are going to be many great shifts ahead, and I also know there will be many terrible shifts ahead (kind of scary to think about what those terrible shifts will bring). I was telling Garrett that I sometimes wish I could fast-forward five years and automatically have five years of working experience behind me so that I could say I'm experienced without going through the horrible experiences :). Sometimes I really do think that, especially on a night like the other night. I'm sure experience would have made that night a piece of cake for me. At the same time, I'm sure I wouldn't feel proud of my "work experience" if I hadn't actually gone through the cruddy learning process.

Mostly, I love my job. I really do. I have the job that I have always wanted, and it brings me so much satisfaction. For that, I need to be thankful. Whining and complaining about certain shifts just makes me realize in the end how much I have to be thankful for and how much I should appreciate these experiences because they will only make me better at what I do.

Not really sure where I'm going with this, but I just wanted to get it out there.

Sunday Afternoon

Today was a beautiful day, so we thought we would go to the lake and walk around.














So lovely!

Sisters

Today I was reading this, and I thought about these ladies.



I have been thinking about how wonderful life is with my sisters. They have truly been one of the greatest blessings in my life. Despite the fact that they have been "angels" in my life on several occasions, they are also my best friends. I can't imagine my life without them.

I just want to say thank you. Thank you to Susan and Becca who helped me get through my last semester of school with little newborn Grayson. Thank you for watching him without any question. I appreciated your help so so so much. And thank you for inviting me to dinner and bringing me dinner when we were scraping for pennies. And thank you for hanging out with me on the days that I was bored at home with nothing to do.

And thank you to Liz. Oh Liz, what would I do without you? I appreciate your help with Grayson too--with this new job life has been so crazy, and you have been right beside me willing to help when you can. And thank you for always being a friend and laughing at my ridiculousness.

I feel like I have had so much help and not helped each of you out enough. So I propose this. Becca, Susan and Liz, let me watch your kids one night so you and your sweet husbands can have a night out. Call me and we'll set it up!