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“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” — Sean Patrick Flanery

Hello there.  I am so excited!  It’s Day 19, and there is only one more sleep until I go on leave!  💃🏽

Two Things I Am Grateful For

  1. My exercise bike and mini trampoline arrived today.  I am so happy.  I was so disappointed initially because I couldn’t find the screws for the handlebars.  Turns out they were already screwed into the area the handlebars had to be connected to.  I had a good laugh at myself.  I am really excited about building my fitness through 2025.  I am a bit nervous about the trampoline.  I have never owned one before, but I am looking forward to the challenge. I’m sure my body will be thanking me at the end of the year.
  2. We will have Christmas lunch at my sister’s house this year as we have done for the past six years.  It has become our tradition.  She was supposed to go away for Christmas but her plans have changed to we will be all together again. 
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One Moment of Joy

I was so amused by how curious the cats were about the box the bike came in. They ripped into the styrofoam, and, in the end, they looked like they had created a white Christmas for themselves. This experience reminded me to always stay curious and that sometimes the little things give the greatest pleasure. 

I had a second moment of joy today. I finally found a mouse to use with my computer, and it is silent! What a pleasure! The previous two mouses (?) that I have had would lag on my Mac regardless of how I adjusted the settings. This one arrived today, connected quickly, and there is no lagging, and, as I mentioned, it is silent.

That’s it from me today.  I am looking forward to an earlier night.  Hope you have had an amazing day.  Stay grateful 🙂

Bye for now.

“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” – Dolly Parton

It’s Day 18 of my gratitude challenge.  Today was a bittersweet day with sprinkles of sheer frustration.  But I made it through once more.  Definitely something for the grateful list and achievement list for today.

One Thing I am Grateful For 

I won a  Vaseline hat for my sister.  I was pretty chuffed as I had promised her I would try and get her one like mine, and  I did!  Whoop whoop!

Thrilled to have won a hat for my sister 😀

The Bitter and the Sweet

The company I work for is going through a significant change.  Too many have lost their jobs and the team I work in has yet to find out what our new team structure will look like and how many of us will lose our seats.  Today, I was told that two people whom I thoroughly enjoy working with will be leaving in January.  My heart was very sore.  The good news is that they jumped and were not pushed.  The best news is that they are moving upwards and not sideways.  I am so happy for both of them.   I wish them all the best in their new roles. 

At the same time, their team’s “change process” is essentially over, and everyone knows where they stand and what they will be doing in 2025..  We don’t.  I feel like we are in the calm before the storm.  One of the ladies was explaining to me what a rollercoaster ride the process was for them and how the anxiety can take its toll on you.   I guess the new year is going to have a rough start for us, and we need to make sure we have a sound support system to help us through.  

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Change is never a bad thing, even though it may seem like it in the moment.  I guess the important part is how we react to it.  We need to remember that we can adjust the sails to stay on our chosen course. 

Thanks for popping by.  What are you grateful for today?  Have you been through a similar experience?  How did you manage it? 

Bye for now.

A Month of Gratitude 2024: Day 3

Hello Hello! Three days into December already! Before we know it, it will be Christmas. One good thing about reaching December is that I don’t have to see another Black Friday ad until next year. For that, I am definitely grateful! 😅. Let’s see what else is on today’s gratitude list.

Two Things I Am Grateful For

  1. As I was putting the finishing touches on a quantitative test questionnaire today, I felt very grateful that I still get to do the things I love for a living. About twenty years ago, I sat across from our Consumer Insights Manager at the time and was in awe. I decided there and then that I wanted to do what she did. It sounded fascinating, and I wanted to be as good at it as she sounded. I then attended my first focus group and later prepared for my first product quantitative test, and I was hooked. I knew that I wanted to be a Consumer Insights Manager, which is exactly what I am today. I was a product formulator at the time of making the decision. God is good!
  2. If you have been following my blog for the last two years, you will know all about the feral cat family that has adopted my son and me. One of my favourites is the youngest. I think she thinks my house is a thoroughfare as part of a game she seems to play. Every night, she cries at the window. I let her in. She runs straight to the front door for me to let her out. About 5 minutes later, there she will be… crying at the window once again. She is such a character. I am so grateful that her mother chose to trust us with her kittens. They bring a lot of joy into our home.

One Source of Joy

My simple pleasure for the day was savouring an ice cream at work. It was an Ola Choc Pie. It used to be my favourite as a kid. And yes, I should not be eating ice cream but life is for the living so why not spoil myself ever so often.

    I will leave you with a quote from Brené Brown as a reminder to appreciate the moment you find yourself in.

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    Thanks for stopping by. Let me know in the comments what you are grateful for today.

    Bye for now!