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I am truly blessed...

So often in life we get caught up in the things around us that we miss the big picture. We long SO much for what we don't have, that we don't spend enough time enjoying the incredible blessings we have today.

I have realized this month that I am truly blessed. I am surrounded by the things I longed for in the past and although there are still some missing pieces, I have faith that they will be provided to me in time, because I once longed for what I now have.

I am blessed by...

*My dear husband. Last weekend we celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary. I believe we have layed an incredible foundation in our first year of marriage for MANY more to come. I am lucky!

*My house. We have a wonderful house, that has beautiful new flooring in the kitchen, and will soon be getting itself a pool.

*My job. Although it is boring, I have rounded the corner of being here 9 months and I am settled in. Amazingly, most of the stressors went away once I chose to have a more positive attitude.

*My pets. I wasn't sure how I would ever get over loosing my cat Sam, but I have two bundles of joy that are making my life exciting and filling his gap.

*My family. Not only my parents, who I have always been close to, but Roger's as well, who I have become closer to this past year. We both come from amazing families and we are blessed to have their love and support.

*My friends. It's amazing how many of my friends have had blessings in their life this year. Their blessings are inspiration to me and their joy is my joy.

*My body. To be able to ice skate and do yoga at 30 is great. I may not fit in the size of clothes that I would like to, but my body is my body and I am grateful for what it allows me to do.

*My future. All of these things have laid the foundation for the future I desire.

I will always be impatient and I will always want more, but today I am thankful for my blessings!

Namaste (the light in me honors the light in you)

My New Year's Resolution...

It's a really simple one and one that shouldn't be too terribly hard....

To have a positive attitude at work...

I know it sounds easy enough, but when you're an Executive Assistant it's SO easy to get a bad attitude. You spend your life at the bottom of the totem pole, cleaning up the messes of others and having little control over your day... all of this can lead to frustration, but I'm over it.

I've made the decision to stay put where I am and be positive about having a job that has the following benefits:

1) People I can laugh at... aka Dwight Schrute

2) People who care about me... one of my bosses really does and so does one of my fellow employees

3) Curb side parking

4) Control of ordering the office supplies

5) My own women's bathroom 4 out of 5 days a week.

6) Mail! I've always loved mail and I get to sort the mail everyday.

7) I get to read the COO's and President's email. It really is fun to spy on people.

8) Anytime I pick up lunch for an onsite meeting I get to order myself lunch for free.

9) PLENTY of time to update my blog and chat with my friends.

10) Great health insurance.

All in all, it's obviously not that bad. I've been here almost 8 months and I'm finally getting settled in my own skin. Happy New Year's everyone.