Today I am grateful for….challenges.

Well...I am super excited about my new job…for many reasons including the ability to turn it into a career. I’m trying my best to be a sponge and soak up everything but there is so much information and so much to learn. I know I can do it. I just need to keep an open mind and push myself to my full potential.

Opportunities usually bring change, and sometimes in order to progress we have to make sacrifices. It’s my second time moving, and it feels more stressful than the first, but it also seems to be falling into place quite easily. The only part I am having a hard time with is giving up Tessie. When I moved the first time I decided that because of a combination of growing up in homes where we always had pets, along with being very homesick, I needed a kitty. I was thrilled when I found Tessie because she was perfect and it all worked out so quickly. Now she is my cute little friend who talks way too much but snuggles with me almost every night. Since the only option I have as far as housing goes doesn’t allow pets, I have to say goodbye to her. It may sound silly, but it’s not very easy and I wish I could change it. But like I said before with new opportunity comes sacrifice and although it hurts I know it has to happen.

In the mean time I will choose to see the positive…living and learning life day by day. I have amazing family and friends who are there for me through all of this, through everything. Those people are what make it possible to look on the brighter side of things, and their love encourages me to try my hardest in all that I do. Life is full of challenges, and even though I may be facing some right now I know that I can overcome them and that as I overcome them I will gain experience and a better understanding of the world around me. =]