PREFACE: Like so many things, I let this blog go as I got busy with life coming back to "normal." I was busy getting ready to start my job; I was busy getting settled in my new job; I was busy doing so many other things, many of them very important, but I let this drop. As a result, I will not be able to speak to the thoughts I was having on each day. Instead, I will finish out this "year" with things for which I am grateful today as I look back on each day. In some cases, I'll be able to remember the day and what it brought (thanks to my calendar); but for the most part, I'll finish out the "year" the best I can with what I have in my head and heart.
Day 321: Relief
I didn't have anything on my agenda today. It was totally open. And today, being a Friday, I didn't have a job seekers' group to attend, or any networking to do at all. This is a departure over the past year; over the past three years, in fact, because today I know I can relax knowing I have a job to go to.
I'm sure it's an idea I'll come back to for awhile: it's good to have a job. I can relate better now to my parents and grandparents who survived the Great Depression. I have a better understanding and appreciation for their attitudes about saving money, going without today in order to be more comfortable tomorrow. I'm not suggesting I was living a frivolous life up until February of 2009. On the contrary, my life has been primarily driven by frugality, but I can appreciate it more. I get it.
So today, I breathe easily. I'm grateful to be able to relax in a very real way.
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