Grateful

I have my shit together. There are facts to prove that. I have a job that I love (most days). Behind my name, I could put a bunch of initials that mean I spent a lot of time in school. Having a Bachelor's and a Master's and no school loans is a feat these days. I own my house and within a year will have it paid off.  No mortgage...can you even imagine? My car has been paid off for years. My credit card gets paid off each month. I am wildly funny. So that last part is more of an opinion than fact, but the rest is true.

I am fortunate in so many ways.  My family cares about me and we like spending time with each other.  Most of the time, I can say this without cringing.  Yes, I complain about my parents but underneath it all, I love them and they love me.  My sister is enmeshed in my life- a little too much sometimes.  Her husband is very patient with all the family time that is forced upon him.  He secretly likes it, but would never admit it ever.  That's my theory, of course. While my brother doesn't come home often, I like when we have time to spend together.  We're lucky.

Work-there are many a dysfunctional workplace.  This is not one of them.  Yes, there is dysfunction.  I like to think of it this way: we put the "fun' in dysfunctional.  We have a good group of caring individuals that mostly make decisions based on what is best for kids.  It's not perfect, but I never dread coming in.  Well, it's May so let's be real.  I dread it a little, but only because of scheduling that is looming.  Let's rephrase.  I count my blessings when I walk in each day.  There are so many other schools that are uptight, stressful, chaotic, and unhappy.  This isn't one of them. I could be far worse off when it comes to employment.  And I live less than five miles from where I work.  How perfect is that?

Friends- I got 'em.  I have my school friends, my crafty friends, my camp friends, my high school friends.  Weird how I don't really have many college friends around, but whatever. I prefer close relationships with a smaller group. I'm fortunate.

At times, I look at my life and I remind myself that I've got it pretty good.  I need to do this more often.  Starting today.