Gratitude list

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

 
- I've made $315 in canvassing (and should have another $125 coming to me). I don't do it for the money but it is nice to have gas (and partial hotel) paid for.

- Last week at work I was asked to go to this lunch thing for this foundation the company donates to. It was nice to get out and socialize and be reminded that hey, I can still 'work a room' of strangers. Also the vegan option was surprisingly great

- This is funny. In one of my trips to Wisconsin, a vending machine ate my money. The place told me I can fill out a card and they'd get it to the vendor. Less than a week later, I get a letter from something like "Wisconsin Candy Company". They mailed me $4 cash. LOL I never thought I'd see that money again

- My boss said some very nice things about me. Oh and hey.....a member of our larger team had posted that they need someone to take on some secondary duties for 4 months in the area of Public Policy. Months ago my boss and I had talked about me taking a Public Policy class. Well - we agreed this assignment would be 100 x better than a class. And - I got it! The PP team is going to have a planning meeting Tuesday and then figure out how to bring me in

- Still getting about 6-8 comments per chapter on my longfic. One of them has been trying to figure out how I'm gonna get Alec and Magnus back together, and I love it!

- Two things happened Friday that "could've been a lot worse". I got rear-ended and on Halloween our house was near several houses that got egged. (We just got a few cartons and eggs dropped on our lawn)

- And funny fangirl moments today. I texted Justin (Alaska) for the first time in like 6 years or so. He texted back right away. (It's about the election and getting his sister to vote). And Sachin sent me a Cameo. He says he is "working on something. Just an episode of a show"

- Btw I know I usually don't post things like....'I am lucky my parents were good and I wasn't in foster care' and 'Doris said today she has no regrets in marrying me' and 'I got a really cool BFF'. I know it's all that we tend to take stuff for granted. I am never sure how much to include these things on my grat lists

Comments

[rhoda_rants]

Wow--I didn't realize you could actually make money from canvassing! Good for you!

Yay for the assignment! This is promotion, yes? It sounds like a promotion. Either way, it's good you're getting new and interesting work!

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

This is the first time in my life I've been paid for activism. Here's the org: https://turnoutpac.org/ (It is the same one that I volunteered at their office to pack up postcards to swing states)

Technically it's not a promotion - just an temporarily assignment to gain me new skills. I am glad for it. Getting a chance to "upskill" and work on something that might be attractive to employers is very cool though