Pearltruths

Considering this busy week, I’m glad it’s Friday. I like my job, but decompressing still ranks #one in my journal. I was able to prepare my lunch for Wednesday and Thursday. Today, I bought lunch out, the inexpensive way. Subway sandwich! And perfect given the heatwave. Accomplished sending out resources for my newest referrals, so I’m caught up. Love it!

My daughter is moving out again, since one of her roommates bunked in with another friend. She’s a great girl. So, I helped her a bit and stayed up later than expected. We had to fill out an application for a place closer to me. She surprised me to have looked for a place in my neck of the woods. Ok, I thought. Whatever floats your boat.

However, not sure if that’s what kept me up, and was so tired that I crashed last night. And for some reason, my alarm startled me. I normally wake up on my own, but not this morning. I dragged it getting outta bed. Sat up on the side of my bed for a minute. Seven hours of sleep. I thought – Thankfully, I got some good sleep. Yet, I was so sleepy. So, I jumped in the shower to wake up, wash my hair. Brushed my teeth, applied lotion from neck to toe. Did my light, vague makeup. Picked out a simple outfit for casual Friday. Now somewhat awake, but not.

Toddled over to the bus stop, by 6:50am. Arriving 20 minutes later to work. I’m lucky that’s the duration of my bus ride. Although some days are better than others, but that’s the average trip.

Made it to work early, to grab some already brewed coffee. Passed by my boss’s office. Thank you for the coffee! Happy Friday! He mentioned a deadline to get his work out today, so I left him alone and toddled to my cubicle. So, by 11am, I was fully awake. I can tell by myself awareness, and my colleagues are smart and intuitive. We can sense by each other’s mannerisms to stay away a certain time. Went about my workday.

I caught myself having to slow down. While sending out resources to consumers, I noticed some mistakes. That’s when I paused. Told myself to slow down. I cannot be shooting emails like that. Stop. Pause, double check. Send. That’s better. Take it easy.

So, of all the calls, I had, one consumer that was probably having her own stuff going on, I had to double check her contact since it bounced back after my attempt to reach her and failed. As a Spiritual Mentor, I’ve learned the nuisances of how to listen to consumers over the phone. I don’t know if they’re having a bad day. I don’t know if they forgot to check in on a loved one. Or if they’re on the verge of homelessness. But, I do know, they have some mental illness. So, I make it a habit to just listen. Sometimes, while I bite my tongue. She thanked me for cross referencing her address. I actually felt great that I reached out to her since I realized it was also my error getting the letters mixed up. Then, I thought, jokingly….. what? Now, I’m dyslexic? Haha…..things that we go through at work. Otherwise, the call ended on a high note. It’s the end of my shift. Yay!

Ok, time to binge watch…..for now. I hope you have a restful Friday. Happy reading all!