All Good

3/6/13 20:44

I'm at the laundromat washing weeks of laundry, happily content knowing in another hour I will no longer be living with a huge mass of dirty clothes and bedding! Finding the time and energy to hit the laundromat has been a challenge!

I got a bunch of kudos from my team and team lead today for a Lean project that I took the initiative on and did. I asked permission to meet the first time with our awesome Lean guy, Matt, but I ran with it quietly thinking it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission. It could have gone either way since my work load increased and I didn't put the project aside because they were meeting today. Well, for the first time, I got actual acknowledgement and recognition for doing what I'm good at and enjoy doing- for the first time in a paid environment. I have an interview Monday for a great new job, but if I don't get it, I'll be happy to work on Lean in my current dept!

We had a baby shower for one of the girls with tons of yummy food and I rode Dini again this morning before work. He was so sore, he was biting at me and making faces while grooming, but still had a great attitude when going to saddle and bridle and work. That's how I know I'm on the right track- sore as all get out and STILL wants to go work! I kept it to the walk all morning because we're both a bit broken, closing my eyes and learning to trust, allow my body to relax and not to let fear intrude. It took 45 minutes, but we were boh very fluid if not entirely pain free by the end.

Riding Dini before work is such a blessing, one I never would have experienced if I didn't live at the barn.  Walking into the quiet, flicking on the lights, being greeted by welcome nickers, happy ponies and the morning sun...it grounds me and energizes me as nothing EVER has. Work was not a breeze- the entire server went down yesterday, but it doesn't even faze me, because I've already done the most important thing for me to do this day. Enjoying the pony I adore.