What Really Matters

I had a particularly trying day of work today, mainly due to the fact that Microsoft doesn’t provide particularly good documentation for creating multi-project project templates for Visual Studio, which probably means little to nothing to most of the people I know. In any case I need to create some very specific functionality in these templates, and I’m pretty much flying blind working the trail and error angle. It’s nice in a way because you really learn a LOT, but it’s a very frustrating and time consuming way to get anything done.

At some point the frustration overtook me, and I just decided I needed a break, so I wondered off to my kitty cat’s hide-a-way. Our front room has a sofa situated in front of a window that gets hours of gorgeous morning sun, and my cat likes to sleep in the cushions along the back of the sofa right in a sunbeam. Sitting next to him, petting his little head while he stretched up to push against my hand, I really had an opportunity to think about what a charmed life I have. I’ve always been a big believer in keeping the things for which you’re thankful front and center in your awareness; I think it helps keep you grounded and happy. Certainly having the freedom to stroll into my front room and spend time showing my kitty how much I love him is something for which I’m extremely thankful. I also consider it a blessing to be able to prepare lunch for my husband and myself almost every afternoon. Particularly, making something healthy and delicious that my husband can enjoy makes me feel like I’m taking care o fhim, and is a way for me to show him how important he is to me, and I really enjoy cooking. I know for some people cooking can be a chore, but I really love it. In a lot of ways it’s a form of expression for me, and I just really enjoy it.

I also consider myself really fortunate to have been able to spend time with my mom when she was here earlier this year, and I’m really grateful for how supportive and loving my family has been, and when I say my family I mean my family overseas and my family here too, because my in-laws have been so supportive. Anyway, I guess it’s just been one of those introspective days, and I’m really happy to have had the chance to be introspective. It makes life more fun.