I’m not going to complain or gripe about this week — as usual, work was  … interesting!  But, like Steve Harvey reminded us on his radio show this week — just like an engine has to go through “firing” before it’s placed under the hood to make the car run and run well, all the “firing” we go through in life is designed to make us better.  #truth

This week, I’m grateful for all things big and small:

• Confirmation about a situation I thought I was over-thinking.  Turns out I was on the money about it.
• My prayer for calm and help was met on Friday when I needed it most.  I had a huge project deadline and the worker who was supposed to help me with it called out sick.  I was alone in the dept with that project and an external audit, but I got both of them done.  Thank God for that!  😀
• A tasty frozen yogurt from one of the supervisors who thought I needed a treat.
• Help from another supervisor on Friday for a huge project I needed to complete.
• These fun, happy shoes below from one of my co-workers!  This was truly a surprise:

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• Realizing that yarn I had did not work with the pattern I thought it could have worked with then being able to trade it with another Raveller for skeins I like better 15 mins.  after I listed mine for trade. #awesometrade
• Movie Marathon and a lazy Saturday!  Treats from my aunty!  What better way to end a crazy week?!

Hope you all had a wonderful week.  😀

This week passed quietly and for that I am very grateful.  Although my reno is not done, this was still an awesome week.  This week, I’m grateful for:

• my friend Ophelia.  I’ve known her since I was 17 and she was 29.  Our relationship has survived (with increasing love for each other) moves over continents, disagreements, being firm with each other, health issues and most importantly love.  Our faith is also foundational in this relationship but I believe another reason it’s survived also because we really respect each other as women.
• being able to laugh at myself.  Long and loudly!!!!  I laughed till I cried and it felt so good. 

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• receiving a package from the P.O. that I’d already written off as lost.  The person it was mis-delivered to brought it to me.  So glad I got it because it had my Hiya-Hiya 9 inch circulars in it. 😀  This experience provided a great lesson — sometimes it’s okay to let go and let things work themselves out.
• being able to finally cook!  Yeeehawwww!  Barbecued spare ribs, steamed spinach and sweet potato fries.  Ooooowwwwww!  😀
• having my entire house clean!  I’ll just wait until the mgmt company decides to finish my kitchen then I’ll take what i need to out again.
• picking up a cute magenta blouse at Forever21.  It was listed as $14.80, but I got it on sale for $6.80.   Chaaaa-ching!!!  😀

We hear and obey.  We awake. We love. We think. We speak. We know. ~ The Magician’s Nephew – C.S. Lewis

• A great principle to live by.

Hope you had a great week!