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thankful #2

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Today I’m thankful for:
little boys who love surprises – Troy from WAB gave me some Transformers posters and boards so Si, his friend Kevin and I decorated the room. The photos aren’t the best as I had to use my cell but they show the expressions!

for the spring sun – Si & I did a dummy run over to Devonport and walked around for about an hour looking at houses and so on – which is why I had to use the cell as the camera is still in the ute!

for the piles of washing – at least I have people to dirty them, even if there is a reluctance to put them away!

thankful

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today I’ll start off by following a suggestion by Becky – a week of journalling things that I’m thankful for. So here we go.


I AM GRATEFUL that Si has a job upcoming that he is excited about.


I AM GRATEFUL that I am just about caught up on the trademe sales.


I AM GRATEFUL that as much as they annoy me at times, I have kids. Altho this photo acurately says how we are all feeling at bed time! Lets just say that the Ladder of Certain Doom is getting a damn good workout!

Feeling Blah – so looking on the bright side…

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Today we had a big meeting at work – well, some of us got carted off to a lawyer’s conference room for the big reveal. Talk about scary – and my co-worker was freaking, which I admit now I have a VERY SMALL tolerance for, and that didn’t help.
Upshot is our positions are disenfranchised. What a stooopid word. There are positions that we can apply for, but in full on cynical mode I don’t see me getting considered. Who would hire someone 30 weeks pregnant? Would you?
So now I am waiting on my interview tomorrow. My entire paid parental leave hangs in the balance too so pretty sick to the stomach (altho that might be the two pieces of fudge).
BUT – having just got my daily fix of Ali Edwards, here’s a list of what I’m currently grateful for:

  • Si has a job, and is loving it (long may it last!)
  • I do have bubs to look forward to (if I could sleep thru labour, that would be the icing on the cake)
  • my kids are all healthy, good and adorable
  • my antenatal bloods came back and they were fantastic
  • I adore my totally supportive midwife
  • I’ve had phone calls of support from suppliers already. Word got out there so fast. Wow.
  • We currently have a roof over our heads and while I may have to go talk to the bank manager, let’s leave that until we know something concrete, rather than all these maybes
  • I might finally learn how to use Photoshop.
  • This might be a new door opening.

three things for monday

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1. That there is something to laugh at by email every working day – even if the original publisher didn’t think it would be! Crochet slippers? In khaki and red? ROTFLMAO yeah, that’s something to treasure.


2. One Silent Night is finally in at the Corner for me to pick up – and it’s only one month until the next instalment!
3. My desk is pretty clear and my day is planned.