Thinking Positive

The last couple of weeks have been rough. I've let myself stress too much about the move & all that it entails. I've especially had a tough first few days adjusting to being in a different city from Ryan. But...
First, I think I'll start handling this better with the passage of time.
Second, I need to focus on the positive. I haven't really given my attention and appreciation to the good things that have recently happened to me! So here it goes:

1) Food. I know this is a silly thing to begin with, but I get great joy out of good food :-P I'm so excited to be in a town where a) I have any type of food in the world a short drive away b) I get to frequently enjoy my mom's cooking. There are so many foods I have rarely had over the past two years that I will now be able to enjoy more frequently. It's also wonderful to have a home-cooked meal that I didn't make myself! This is especially good because of my long commute.

2) Family. I remember coming home - sometimes after being gone an entire month - and thinking to myself "wow, my babies learned a few dozen new words while I was gone" "goodness, one of my babies grew two inches since the last time I saw him" - but now I'll be able to see my precious nephews very often! I've missed my sisters! I'm grateful for the good friends I have and my sisters are certainly two of the best friends I have! My parents are the best. Even though I'm all grown up, it's nice to come home and have my dad ask how my day was. My mom is always reminding me that she is so proud of me and she's always so full of encouragement.

3) Work. I'm actually excited about doing something new! It's intimidating moving into an area of law that I have no experience with and being surrounded by new people in a new work environment but I realize this is an opportunity that most people don't get. It's hard not to get pegged into a specific field of law - whether that's because you become comfortable with it or because experience in the specific field is typically required to get a job. It's really too early to tell what this whole new area of law will be like but I'm excited to branch out and learn new things. Yay learning!

4) Shopping. Loft, Banana Republic, White Black, oh how I've missed y'all! Since I'm in court much less often I can shop for much more than suits. And I can go to stores now that have Petites in stock without me having to put in an order.

Well, those are a few of the positive things that I have to soak in for now. I'm going to try to focus more on all the good things and try not to give too much attention to the things that could be better. After all, I have a lot to be thankful for.