Round Two

Well, I was going to make this blog my "hey get to know me" blog but something kinda more interesting (at least in my mind) came up today so I feel like I should write about that instead. Soooo, be prepared my lovelies for some insight and such. So occasionally, and the cynical part of me wants to stress the OCCASIONALLY part, something comes along that helps you deal with things that might have been getting to the point where you can't handle them anymore or that they are pushing you closer and closer to the edge. I hate to say that I was reaching that point with my (new) job. There were just too many little, and sometimes big, things building up. It felt like they just kept piling up higher and higher until I left work sobbing about a week ago (which equals a REALLY bad idea in Friday rush hour traffic.) Now granted part of that is that I am a bit more emotional than normal lately (I promise to explain in my get to know me blog) but there was all the other work stuff too. And then the silver lining, or the rainbow after the rain storm? I don't know, insert your own inspirational poster crappy tag line here. My manager, I'm going to call her J., at work is amazing. And yes, sometimes I get mad at her too for things that aren't necessarily her fault (no hour schedules when the hotel is all of a sudden slow SUCK!!!!) but all in all she is amazing. I feel like she is a quirky combination of myself and my cousin Laura. Anyhoo, today was a bit busy and a bit stressful seeing as how it was my first day in my new position pretty much on my own, and J. keeps talking about this thing with some name I can't understand that I need to do today. "Rachel already did it, you need to do it, are you ready now, you'll find out what is when you do it...." I'm thinking this is some sort of training or something and then I get really confused when she says that the blanket in the office is for this thing I have to do. Whaaaaaaaat? Ok I am now completely lost. But, the time finally comes when I can be spared at the front desk for awhile so I go in the office and am told that first I must go choose the milk of my choice from our market. Single serve bottle of 2% milk in hand and I am ready to find out WHAT THE BLEEP is going on. I am then told to sit down, wrap up in the blanket AND.........pour myself a bowl of cereal to eat while I watch the cartoon of my choosing on her IPAD. J. gave us the opportunity to WATCH SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS AT WORK. How freaking cool is that? It made my whole day. It restored my faith in my job. I remembered how much I like the people there. So I guess the moral behind all of this (if there really is one, I mostly just wanted to say how awesome it was) is that the smallest things can have a big impact on somebody. And one of my personal life guidelines, don't grow up. I am a firm believer in this one. Yes you can be an adult and go to work and pay your bills and be in happy adult relationships with friends and lovers and all that. But don't lose the kid in you! Make sure to do the fun and the goofy and spontaneous. Believe in magic and all the things we stop believing in as we get older. So, that got a bit more inspirationally than I really meant for it to but it's something that means the world to me. SO! I challenge you all to put on your favorite pjs and wake up tomorrow, pour yourself a bowl of your favorite cereal and eat it while watching you favorite cartoon (probably on Netflix cause cartoons these days are horrendous!!!!!)