Today was a horrible day. A no good for nothin, stressful, frustrating day.
Seriously...
I wanted to slam my head into a wall just to make things better.
You can rest easy...there were no concussions today ;)
And then it came to me...actually, that's not exactly true...a little girl talk + 3 pieces of pizza + a nice adult beverage of sorts...and it came to me.
things could be worse...
No really...they could be.
I could be one of the 6.6% of Minnesotans that's unemployed as of Dec. 2010. Or the 9.1% of Americans. Or...are you ready for this? the 11.3% of Michiganders (whoever said there's no place like home, was obviously not telling the truth in this particular scenario).
That's millions of Americans fighting for unemployment benefits and a mere fraction of their regular wages.
Millions of Americans who are cutting back, scaling down, living with less. The thousands of Americans who can't afford rent, or mortgages...or that all important heating bill we discussed before ;)
Yes, I may have had a bad day...but in the long scheme of things...this day won't mean a thing to me one year from now. It's completely insignificant. And when I wake up tomorrow...my bad day will be gone, but my job will not.
I'm workin' for the man...
And I'm thankful for that :)
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**This is part of my New Year's Resolution: 365 Days of Thanks. Every day I pick something new to be thankful for...and put it out on facebook for all to enjoy :)**
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Seriously...
I wanted to slam my head into a wall just to make things better.
You can rest easy...there were no concussions today ;)
And then it came to me...actually, that's not exactly true...a little girl talk + 3 pieces of pizza + a nice adult beverage of sorts...and it came to me.
things could be worse...
No really...they could be.
I could be one of the 6.6% of Minnesotans that's unemployed as of Dec. 2010. Or the 9.1% of Americans. Or...are you ready for this? the 11.3% of Michiganders (whoever said there's no place like home, was obviously not telling the truth in this particular scenario).
That's millions of Americans fighting for unemployment benefits and a mere fraction of their regular wages.
Millions of Americans who are cutting back, scaling down, living with less. The thousands of Americans who can't afford rent, or mortgages...or that all important heating bill we discussed before ;)
Yes, I may have had a bad day...but in the long scheme of things...this day won't mean a thing to me one year from now. It's completely insignificant. And when I wake up tomorrow...my bad day will be gone, but my job will not.
I'm workin' for the man...
And I'm thankful for that :)
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**This is part of my New Year's Resolution: 365 Days of Thanks. Every day I pick something new to be thankful for...and put it out on facebook for all to enjoy :)**
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