For most people this is a 3 day week with Thursday being Thanksgiving, and then they usually get Friday off too. When we were in the office, it was "mandatory" we take Friday off. I have to 'chuckle' somewhat because this year - because everyone is at home working (well, those NOT in the hospital or clinic settings) and I'm talking only about the company I work for, we have been given the OPTION of working on Friday - or not. We can make it a four day weekend - or not.
I have opted to work on Friday. My one boss is taking it off. I don't know what the other is doing and I'm not going to let her know I'm working for I'm pretty sure she will be working on the side and before I know it, she will be giving me lots of things to do. I have minutes to type up yet from her meeting last Thursday so I want to focus on that and get them done. That was the four hour meeting... lots to get done on that.
When my boss and I chatted about whether or not I would be working, I told her my plans for the day. I have an 8:15AM blood donation scheduled at the Glendale blood place. No problem. I'll go and donate blood, then come back and start working again. I will put the turkey in to bake early afternoon, and will have other things taken care of too. I will work, and I will take breaks to get things done. I know my boss doesn't care, for she knows that I will work as well - and I have been working my lunch hours so it isn't like I'm messing with my time. I am fortunate with this job that I haven't had to punch a timeclock as I have in years past. So why do I want to work on Friday when I can easily have the day off?
Because the company put our holiday time in with our PTO (paid time off) time - so when we take a holiday - Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. - we have to put in 8 hours PTO. And it bugs me. We have to make sure there is always enough hours there to cover the holiday that comes up. AND because we earn the hours each pay period, it's hard to track what is true PTO time. I haven't taken time off for awhile because I know I need to take a couple days in December to make sure I get all my things ready for Christmas. And, hopefully, can get some of the grandchildren over to bake cookies. It's been hard in the past when I work all day then have a long drive home and then it's 6PM before I can get them in the evenings. So we bumped it to Saturdays or Sunday afternoons.
There are advantages to working from home. I may be able to get some of them as early as 4PM when I get off work and then we will have more time to chill together. Some of the grandchildren like to play a game after we bake. And make Christmas mice. It will be so fun to spend time with them and is one of my favorite things to do. My grandchildren keep me young, and bring new life to me. So if I enjoy them so much, why don't I have them over more often? That is a good question. My main reason is Grumpy. And I'll leave it at that. Now that life has settled down more into a routine, perhaps this next year I can do that after the holidays. It is something that I can work on, anyway. But the grandchildren still have school so will have to work around that as well.
I have all the supplies to make the Christmas mice, but I need to check my cookie making supplies. I know I need to pick up chocolate chips as I only have one bag. I am going to assume it is still good as it has been in the freezer since last December. LOL Obviously I haven't baked chocolate chip cookies for awhile. I have made oatmeal raisin cookies, but only a few times. December always gives me an excuse to bake cookies.... and I do.
With all the busyness of the holidays.... will we stop and think of the reasons..... ?? Let's just start with Thanksgiving, because it is tomorrow. In school years ago we were taught about the pilgrims coming over on the Mayflower and how they landed in what we call Massachusetts now. (I enjoyed history, but memory is another thing here... ) Was the Indian named Sancho- who showed the pilgrims how to plant corn and grow crops? I remember reading that the winter was brutal and many of the pilgrims died. They should have landed in Florida - the winters are much nicer there. But anyway, the pilgrims celebrated the very first Thanksgiving by having a big feast of thankfulness for arriving from their long trip. I don't remember which President designated the 4th Thursday of November each year to be Thanksgiving day.
I'll write about Thankfulness tomorrow.... if I remember. But for now, take a few minutes to be grateful. For one, we have a holiday on which we don't have to work (although many people do). Even if I tried, I can't sleep in. The latest I've been able to sleep in is 5:30 - 6AM. Once my mind wakes up, it doesn't matter whether the body does or not, so it is just as easy to get up and come into my room to read.
So I will just end this post with gratefulness to God, for He has seen, and does see, where we are in this life and He loves us so much, that He will allow us to make our own choices, right or wrong. Many times He will "tell" us in various ways to leave churches, to leave jobs.... but the ultimate decision is ours. Some we follow the leading, and other times we don't for no other reason than we just are comfortable and don't want to. So then He 'allows' things to happen to get us to move. Why does He do that? Because He wants our dependence to be upon Him. He always provides. Let me give you a couple examples as pertains to jobs....
When I left my job in 2011, I was very unhappy in that position so when I was offered 'early retirement' with a years pay, I took it. I let the year nearly run out before I started looking for another job because I had gotten paid every two weeks just as before. I received the last paycheck the week before I started a new job. God provided - although I was getting nervous about it as I had been looking for about three months.
And more recently. My daughter-in-law said she felt God was wanting her to leave her job, but she was comfortable there and really didn't want to leave. We make friends where we work. Even though we may not like things, it's a job. With her husband not able to find a job, it was necessary. So what happens? God orchestrated things where she was released from that job. And it was around that time that the job my son was wanting opened up and he was able to start working Do I really believe that God brought that all about? Yes I do. My son is now able to provide for his family and my daughter-in-law doesn't have the pressure of rushing out to find the first job that she is offered. She can be selective and choose what she wants to do. With working from home, my son is there, and he is able to do a job that I feel he enjoys. And that is always a very good thing.
So I choose to be grateful.... how about you?
Blessings!
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