Second Week

Week Two of A Year of Gratitude is complete, and I feel really good. I find myself looking for the good in each day so I can have something to post, and I feel more calm, centered and balanced than I have in a long time. Granted, it could just be the relief of a steady paycheck after so many months out of work. And I haven't had any really big challenges to face so far. Not that I'm asking for any! But it's easy to think that I have a new and improved outlook on life when I can now pay my bills and I haven't had any personal meltdowns.

We went to Carrollwood Players community theater last night and saw the female version of 'The Odd Couple'. I did that show back in the late 1980s when it was still on Broadway, and I can't decide if it's held up or not. Neil Simon is always classic, and we laughed, but it's strange to think that in attempt to highlight women's empowerment, Simon chose to copy an existing male play rather than write something new. I may be overthinking it, it's probably just better to sit back and enjoy the entertainment. But I'd like to see a true female buddy comedy. Maybe I should write one.

Plans for this weekend - the Live Chat from home experiment begins! As part of my new responsibilities as eCommerce manager, I volunteered to log into Live Chat for our website tonight and see if we can increase weekend sales by having chat available. I'm hoping for a busy night, it would be the first step towards a true 'work at home' option which is my dream. In our perfect world, G. will retire from Disney in a few years with full benefits, then work at home doing Live Chat, if not for this company, then for someone else. Hopefully tonight will help make that perfect world a reality.

Of course, while monitoring live chat I'll also be monitoring football. G. has only had the slightest interest in football, mostly watching the games to keep me company. But he is now fascinated by the phenomenon that is Tim Tebow. Last week's game winning touchdown pass in the first 10 seconds of OT against the Steelers was simply astounding, and now we're both really looking forward to seeing how this story continues...or ends. Regardless of how you feel about his religious beliefs or his abilities as a quarterback, Tebow is fascinating, and I'm thinking it's going to be an amazing game.

Next weekend I'll be blogging from Beaches Resort inTurks & Caicos! A WHOLE lot of gratitude is expected, accompanied by frothy drinks!