3 Things Day 25

Something that went well 

Table assignment had Eldest Brother, his wife, The Husband, and me at a table to ourselves at nephew's wedding reception. So, that was nice. There was a 5th seat reserved for Youngest Brother, but he chose not to come, which is a little sad.

Something to look forward to 

Might make a couple fun stops on the way home tomorrow 

What's the best that could happen?

We get home early enough for The Husband to do activities he'd like to get done and I have time to work on yarn shop website.

3 Things Day 24

Something(s) that went well 

- In a work meeting today, a skip level manager not only agreed with something I said but also cited me for having said it first when he repeated it later. What?!?

This is HUGE for me, a person who has often been overlooked and undervalued.

- The yarn shop owner set me up with website access today. I managed to successfully publish changes on a platform I'd never used before. And it only took me 30 minutes! 

I is very smart!

Something to look forward to 

Road trip with The Husband tomorrow to go to nephew's wedding reception.

What's the best that could happen?

I could have a lovely visit with two of my siblings tomorrow. 

3 Things Day 23

Something that went well 

An SEO vendor gave a presentation today. Even though I had specifically told them I wanted to see the standard package, they launched right into a pitch for the higher priced option. Ten minutes in, I interrupted and asked to see the standard option. They complied, but the presentation sounded like "here's this festure, but it doesn't do X; and here's another feature, but it doesn't do Y or Z." So I interrupted again and asked them to please show me what the standard package CAN doand not so much what it can't do.

Was I kind of a jerk? Maybe. But, I had set expectations before this demo, and they weren't giving me what I'd asked for.

I'm proud of myself for speaking up. That's not something I'm always comfortable doing.

Something to look forward to 

- Being Friday tomorrow, I get to work from home. Then I have PTO every Friday in June. Short workweeks for a whole month!

- Got a stack of books to read.

- Eldest Brother called me last night to see if we'll get to nephew's wedding reception early enough so we can visit. Nice. Now I'm looking more forward to this event than I was yesterday. 

What's the best that could happen?

- Yarn shop owner gets me set up with access to her website over the weekend

- Work atmosphere continues to be mellow and positive 

- Have a nice visit with Eldest Brother this weekend and maybe even get a few nice moments with Army Sister and her hubby

3 Things Day 22

Something that went well 

Nothing in particular, really.

But I did manage to talk to several people at work today without feeling like I said the wrong thing afterwards, so that's kinda something.

Updated to add: I made The Husband laugh out loud this evening. That was pretty cool. 😊

Something to look forward to 

Tomorrow, being Thursday,  is my self-proclaimed Treat Day. I'm looking forward to snagging an ice blended chai latte on my way to the office.

Also looking forward to the yarn shop owner setting me up with access to her website sometime soon.

And... though I'm not technically looking forward to it, The Husband & I will drive to the wedding reception of Army Sister's son this Saturday.  There's a good chance both of my brothers will also be there. So, this is a rare opportunity to see all my remaining family members together.

What's the best that could happen?

My eldest brother and his wife will want to hang with The Husband and me at the reception, which means we'll have someone to sit with in a room full of strangers.

Army Sister will be busy hosting, and my youngest brother is a social butterfly who will probably not sit still. We will know few other people there.

3 Things Day 21

Something that went well 

Moved into new workspace today. I arrived first, so I got first pick of cubicles. Yay, me!

Something(s) to look forward to 

Still looking forward to working with the yarn shop website. The owner is busy and hasn't been able to set me up with the access I need, and that's okay. She still wants to work with me which is very nice.

I have 4.5 days of PTO to burn before the end of June, so I'm going to request every Friday off that month. Yeah, four 3-day weekends in a row! w00t!

Also, library yarn project.

What's the best that could happen?

I keep working full-time making good money and also get to work with someone who is simply grateful to have my help.

3 Things Day 20

Something that went well 

Nice visit with boys today.

Told Younger Son about my current work situation and remarked that I wasn't sure if I needed to quit or just change my attitude. 

He thought for a short moment and said, "Change your attitude first."

He described his own work situation and explained that he no longer bends to poor management decisions. He'd rather be fired than compromise. So, he says no, that's not my responsibility, or no, I don't have the bandwidth to add that to my plate, or if you want me to do this, which of these other things you've asked me to do should be delayed/eliminated?

Granted, he has high-demand skills and can find another job easily if he gets fired. Not everyone can follow his lead.

But I can because The Husband and I are in a position that neither of us needs to work full-time anymore. The health care coverage is nice, though, and we just haven't wanted to pull the trigger yet.

However, the more nonsense my employer deals out, the itchier my trigger finger gets.

So, this was a delightful point of view, and I appreciate my son's wise insights.

Something(s) to look forward to

- New work space reveal tomorrow.

- Version #2 of my library yarn project seems to be going better than V1. Looking forward to seeing it continue to develop one stitch at a time.

What's the best that can happen?

I've been sleeping well for several weeks. I think part of it can be attributed to this exercise of positive thinking each night for 20 straight days now. (Yay, me!) But I think another part of it has to do with working from home since May 5th while our work space was under construction.

So, the best that could happen is that I continue to sleep well even though in-office work begins again this week.

3 Things Day 19

Something that went well 

This exercise every night is going well. So far, it's done a good job directing my mind and attitude toward positive things. I've spent a lot less time laying awake thinking negative thoughts since beginning this.

Something(s) to look forward to

Library yarn project. I started it today and found out it's not going to work quite the way I wanted. So, I'll need to pivot. It'll still be good, and it'll still be cute and fun.

Oh! And the boys are coming over tomorrow for food.

What's the best that could happen?

The yarn shop owner had told me she paid Google to fix her business listing. That's not something you need to pay for if you've claimed your listing, so I need ask better questions to find out what she's actually paying for. 

It'd be really awesome if it turns out she has a Yext subscription because Yext has its grubby fingers in EVERYTHING, and we can solve a lot of her online directory problems with a subscription to that.

The New Waitress

Our order was simple: two salads with ranch dressing and a plate of fries

She delivered two salads and politely asked if there was anything else we needed.

"Just some dressing," said The Husband, "and the fries."

"Yes, ranch dressing and fries," she said and hurried to the kitchen.

She delivered three containers of ranch, politely said, "Your fries are being made right now," and hurried back to the kitchen.

"I bet she forgot the fries," I said to The Husband, "and she just now put in the order."

We ate our salads and ranch.

About the time a waitress would come around to ask if we wanted dessert and to leave the check if we said no, she came around to tell us she was sorry our fries were taking so long and the manager was going to give us the fries for free.

We said okay, and she hurried back to the kitchen. 

"She forgot our fries twice," The Husband said.

As we polished off our salads, she brought a lovely plate of fries fresh out of the fryer, still glistening with oil that hadn't yet soaked in. And I'll be honest, they were the best fries I've ever eaten.

But let's recap: she forgot two dressings and fries twice. We ordered only three items; she managed to forget four things 🤷‍♀️

She was new. And she was very pleasant and sweet. She'll get better.

3 Things Day 18

Something that went well

Nice brunch with Kay. We sat in the cafe boith and visited for three hours!

Then The Husband and I went on a thrifting spree and hit up 4 different secondhand shops.

Something to look forward to

Monday is Memorial Day. No Sunday Saddies for me!

On Tuesday, we get to settle into our new work space finally.

What's the best that could happen?

The yarn shop owner figures out how to add me as a user to her existing Wix site, and I can make much needed updates to it this weekend.

3 Things Day 17

Something that went well

Nothing stupid happened at work today. No one asked me for anything. It was unusually and pleasantly boring. No notes.

Something(s) to look forward to

Having brunch with Kay of the House of 4 Cats tomorrow to hand over the chemo hat for her friend.

Do some work for the yarn shop tomorrow. 

Get started on the library yarn craft project.

Work space at work is officially done, amd we'll get to use it the Tuesday after Memorial Day Weekend. 

What's the best that could happen?

I learn a lot about building a website on Shopify this weekend and find out it really is as easy as I've been lead to believe.