I realized today that I set my own stresses. I have not been put upon in any way by my new contractor but I seem to impose stress on myself to be.. extra. I think it is the office vibe I have been in for the last couple years and I need to relax in to the calmer, more relaxed vibe of the space I am now in. People are grateful that I am there and I need to lean into that and just get it done. I rocked it today and my office is getting more presentable and more importantly, more efficient and organized. I am learning where to concentrate my efforts and that is an important stage in growth of any kind.
I decided to give back the pullover hoodie I was given yesterday as I felt it would go unused and could be put to better use. By the end of the day, the manager had given me his zip up grey one which I really loved in exchange for me having given up mine earlier. Good Karma. I was able to take care of the things that were stressing me for Monday and walk out of there good for the weekend (although I will be back with Diane to decorate tomorrow)
I joined the Campbells for pizza night and then rushed home to set up my iPad to Chromecast to my TV so I could watch the Vancouver Island MusicFest Live stream complete with sent in memories, recorded and archived performances. I had spent a good part of my day preparing an album of memories from 2010-2019 to share on Facebook and then settled in for the watch. Part way in Ashlée and Ken joined me and that was fun. Sharing the last 5 years of memories with my daughter was a bonus. I think we may have created a drinking game as well. Take a drink when you hear Marnée, lol. I was blessed to be recognized. The whole thing left me a little vaklempt as it should have been opening day but I will hold on to all the emotion until I can hug my friends again. And truth be told, it all ws as it needed to be for me. I would not have been able to take this new contract if I had been committed this year to Vimf. There was an allowable amount of joy being able to have a glass or three of wine while enjoying the virtual Festival. Normally I go all weekend without drinking due to my responsibilities.
One of my fave MF pics -Neil Osborne 54-40 
Oh and remember that I said there will be Llamas… (he could not find it for a very long time) I put one on all present co-workers apparatus to leave my mark 🙂
triumphgal 