The Grateful Walk

Hello Everyone,

Lately, my "co-worker", Joshua, has been walking to work, or in his words- taking his "Grateful Walk", instead of taking the trolley.  During his "Grateful Walk", he reflects on things he is grateful for, such as having legs to walk with, having a job to support his raw cookie dough habit, and having eyes to see this beautiful pine cone like thing he left for me on my desk this morning.

While his "Grateful Walk" sounds very Thanksgiving oriented and a bit sappy, it is really just a way to put a positive spin on working in this poopy place.  The pine cone now sits on my desk below my monitor as a constant reminder that winter is coming, which really means my deadline for quitting this job is approaching, which makes me so excited I might go downstairs and get an wintery beverage from Starbucks. 

Since I drive to work, I do not have the opportunity for a daily "Grateful Walk".  Instead, this afternoon I took my first "Grateful Elevator Ride".  I was already settling back into the bad mood I like to maintain while sitting at my desk- so my list of things I am grateful for wasn't incredibly positive.  I think I'll revise it now.

Things I Am Grateful For:

1.  My stuffed nose, because the guy in the elevator with me is the one that usually squeezes out a fart or two;

2.  Not getting the mail this morning, because now I can take five minutes to do it, five minutes in the mail room is five less minutes in the office;

3.  The money left over from lunch that Aaron gave me for my wintery beverage from Starbucks;

4.  My family;

5.  My kitties;

and

6.  My pine cone.

I will be adding to this list later, there is much more, but if I put it all down at once I won't have any material for tomorrow's "Grateful Elevator Ride".

Yours Truly,
Katrinka's