The work issue still stinks and
two different law firms have said that, though what my supervisor did wasn’t
legal, there’s not really anything they can do to help…
So, guess what I decided to do?
I’m going back to my union for
their recommendation, which will likely entail a meeting with our
superintendent to apprise administration of what’s going on, and then I’m going
to LET. IT. GO.
I refuse to let the smarmy ways
of another person dictate my mood; besides, the reason my boss blocked me from going
anywhere was because my building is very happy with my work and according to them
“they don’t want to lose me.”
Not exactly my kind of pat on
the back, but, hey, it IS a sort of feather in my cap, now isn’t it?
I realized midweek that my
morning ritual was consumed with a steady stream of the discussions I’ve had on
this subject and that the chatter was making me tense and uptight.
Here’s what I did to combat
that negative energy.
I put this sticker on my
steering wheel, because that idle time driving seems to be when the mind stuff
surfaces the most.
“BP” stands for Book Proposal, the very document I’m
super excited about and have been working on to submit to the Hay House contest
opportunity that came with the workshop I
attended.
In other happy news, I had
another appointment with the Spiritual Guru
of last week’s Hypnotic Happy, this time for my first ever
Reiki session.
This postal box at the elevator
on the bottom floor caught my attention.
But realizing that the drop
tube ran the entire length of this eight-story historic building made me feel downright
nostalgic and curious about the occupants of long ago.
This time I also took a picture
of that magnificent artwork I wrote about.
I honestly believe that these
two sessions with her are playing a big part in letting go of the tension and
angst surrounding this work stuff.
The timing of this more relaxed
mood was brilliant, too, because Beauty came home for a few days and I was able
to enjoy every nanosecond of our time together.
Those of U with children who've flown the nest and all you total empty
nesters can appreciate the heartwarming feeling of finding your
not-so-little-anymore child partaking in a little respite on your sofa.
Continuing backward through the
week, I met with my chiropractor who took care of a sticking vertebrae and put
my neck, spine, and hips back into proper alignment.
Warren and I had a busy therapy
session, one that exposed some other areas that we can work toward bringing a
little more parallel.
And though I’ve noticed this
poster every time we entered the office, the images seemed most poignant.
That is one of the qualities
that unite Warren and me: we both recognize the importance of being able to
simply be one’s self.
Our area had its first dusting
of snow and I was thankful that I had my long leather coat cleaned and
conditioned during the summer months.
As I was taking the photo of
the pumpkin, a flock of geese in the midst of changing formation flew overhead.
I smiled as I thought about the
teamwork that goes into the long treks these birds make twice a year. Taking
care of each other always makes me smile.
I had a nice long chat with
Fave, who is going to sponsor the delivery of the #BestTeachersGifts award going
to Charlotte! Shortly into our conversation, my boy said, “Hey, I’ll have to
call ya right back.” Usually that
means he’s receiving a call from someone else. But this time, when he phoned
back he said, “Sorry, I’m cooking dinner and the smoke alarm went off. It’s
happened several times and I had to shut it off before the people came.”
“Like mother, like son, huh?” I
said, which caused both of us to chuckle.
U see, when the kids were little, I was notorious for setting off
the alarm in our kitchen. Three hungry kids would always come running
downstairs, “Is dinner ready?” This happened so frequently that we deemed the
smoke detector, “the dinner bell.”
I captured this glorious
sunrise at a stoplight one morning and half a mile past this intersection saw a
deer and two fawns meandering through a stream that reflected back the sky’s colors
and the natural beauty of wildlife and flora.
I had the most fabulous hair
cut with a new stylist; two-and-a-half hours kind of magnificent. I met him at
a recent TEDx event and thoroughly enjoyed hearing a little more of his story.
While I was there, I purchased
some curling cream, which came in this bag.
Put together the first letter
of each word… PB…
That night we celebrated Warren’s
birthday. We’ve been so incredibly busy that he suggested we have everyone meet
us at one of his favorite Chinese restaurants so that we didn’t have to cook. He
loves coconut crème pie and lemon meringue, which Beauty and/or I usually make
from scratch for him. Since we were keeping it simple, I settled on this
magnificent looking Italian crème cake from Sam’s Club.
Yum…
After dinner we walked the
mall, where we found this gift for our friends’ son’s birthday and discovered these
shocking and funny ugly sweater contenders.
They actually have miniature
lights sewn into the material…
Yesterday I found a note I’d
written about possibly contacting Balboa Press, which is Hay House’s self
publishing division…and those two letters stood out… BP…
I’ve no idea what all of the symbolism
of this alphabetic combination means, but I’m excited to see where it goes. Who
knows, maybe one of U with those
initials will end up contributing to the special project we’re wrapping up
right now!
This I do know, however, PB
& J go together like Sonny & Cher or Donny & Marie or Oreos &
milk…
In that same regard, this
#BestTeachersGifts project wouldn’t be nearly as grand without the U…the Chicken of the Sea U, the Stephanie Weaver of Recipe
Renovator U, the U who nominated educators nationwide, the Staples and Walmart U’s, and U who will sponsor the delivery of one of the six remaining out-of-state
deliveries. YEP! We had so much product we were able to help twelve teachers!!
I'm including a list of the mentors
that will be surprised with nearly two-hundred dollars in school supplies. YEP!
We were able to turn Chicken of the Sea’s $250 pay-it-forward award into $2,000
in supplies with the help of other U’s like Staples and Walmart.
We’ll be hand-delivering
packages to these New York cities: Groton, Elmira, Spencer-VanEtten, and
Brooklyn.
I hope U’ll consider choosing one from the list below and help us get the
shipment out the door and the packages into the hands of these deserving
mentors!
Elverta, CA - 4th grade teacher
Mabank, TX - First-year
teacher! 4th grade & early elementary Reading/Writing
Gwinn, MI – High School English
teacher
Walla Walla, WA – Special Education
long-term substitute nominated by the regular teacher!
Hartland, WI – High School
English teacher
Florence, SC – 4th
grade teacher
Box weights range from about 30-55
pounds. If you or someone you know would like to sponsor a delivery, please
contact us at The Five Facets.
AND, here’s hoping U paused briefly to reflect on or
capture in some small way those fleeting moments that made U laugh or smile or brought U
some measure of peace.
Until next time, yours in hope,
healing, and happiness…
~AE
Oh…and there was music…always music… America’s Sister Golden Hair, John Legend’s raw
and beautiful All of Me plus many,
many others… J
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