It’s always nice to be praised. I’ve gotten a bit of that this week, which is refreshing. Considering the complaining I sometimes do about life & my job, I’m trying to mindfully recognize the things that are GOOD. Today, my executive director pulled me aside and told me it was a “joy” to read my evaluation, and that she read all of them because sometimes she needed to tweak them, but that mine was a joy to read. So that was actually kind of awesome.

It’s somewhat bittersweet, only because I know other people don’t always get the praise they deserve, even when they’re really doing quite amazing stuff. So that is bothersome to me. But I do appreciate that I feel quite recognized. I don’t really feel under appreciated. And I have things I want to do better about, but overall, I feel like I’m juggling a hell of a lot of things fairly effectively, which is cool. I feel like I am finally in a place where I get to prove how much I can deal with, I get to really shine.

Also, we got a dog!!! I am so so excited about this fact, especially because it’s my roommate, Jason,’s dog, which I seriously think is the best kind. I get to hang out with him when I want, take him on walks if I want, but I don’t have to worry about the financial or time-consuming responsibilities of actually owning a dog. Of course, whenever Jason moves out, so does the dog, but pretty sweet deal for now!