Whether at work or play, along the way, through the years I have had the gift of meeting incredible, regular human beings. They live their lives not expecting to leave an impression on your soul. Kevin and Julie Porter and their two sons are a family that were clients of the firm I worked for in the lower mainland. I was sent to assist and train in bookkeeping. This was back in 2010 or 2011. We quickly became friends and I had the joy of dinners at their home, nights out with Julie and more than just a work relationship. It was hard to move away and know someone would replace me. What I should have known is the friendship would outlast the work relationship. It is so many years later and we had a FaceTime today where she showed me she still has my reminder notes up around her workspace. I still use the Tupperware lunch set she gave me 🙂 and miss our date nights. They are blessing me with a deal beyond deal on my countertops and I admit I teared up when she told me. Again people, if you need countertops, go see Porter-Hill in Surrey!!! Tell them Marnée sent you!
I was awake at 5 this morning, tried to relax but was at my desk by 7:30. I was able to complete the Financial Statements for a company that hasn’t had regular accurate ones in a while. I accepted the verbal pat on the back from the General Manager and am grateful I worked the weekend away to get them ready. I am slowly bringing everything up to current for all the clients I have picked up and feel that after October I will have a normal work flow that I can manage and take time off when I need it. I am blessed to have a manageable number of Firm clients wanting to stay with me and they are all ones I have good relationship with over the nearly three years I have been working there. Only 8 business days to wrap it all up, contracts are being signed, accesses confirmed, etc.
I do have a bit of anxiety that I will drop the ball on something but that is just making me more organized, the queen of lists. I am grateful for the support of those at the Firm helping to make this transition easier as well. I was very happy to hear from Dr Dan, the Internist today. I have not been feeling 100% since before Halloween last year. He agrees that we need to do an endoscopy and he will have his office set it up within the month when he comes to town. It will be a relief to find something out one way or the other.
I wore my cast today although I did put on the one sandal I got hurt while I was wearing it. It was the ultimate sock and sandal moment. I just wore it to drive and then booted up which has left it a lot less throbby tonight. It is odd but I wonder if the nail will actually fall off. It feels nearly normal already unless I unthinkingly bend it as it is still a break and sprain that is healing.
I am clearly very pragmatic these days as my mail held a mattress bag for the summer bedroom mattress, a new shower curtain and a Fitbit One and accessories.
The deer got my last sunflower but I am super impressed with the resilience of some of the flowers in my garden, both to the deer and the snow.
I stayed at the office until nearly 7 getting all my ducks in a row so by the time I got home I made tacos with leftover ground turkey and retried beans. A little Havarti, lettuce and tomatoes and I was sated. I finished the evening having a catch up FaceTime with Diane. Can’t believe it’s been days! The end of my toe is tingling, that weird healing time when nerves must be reconnecting.. time to take it to bed.
triumphgal 