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tiny_ninjaIt occurred to me today that I've been using this journal as a place to vent (which is fine), but sometimes it's nice to change it up, so here's some fun stuff that happened today:
- We had a two hour delay this morning due to the snow/ice, so I was able to input two and a half chapters' worth of edits before we had to leave.
- One of my coworkers wrote a children's book and she asked me to look it over and edit for her! So I got to read a cute story and give supportive feedback, which made me feel good that 1. she asked and 2. she was receptive to it, too. AND I had time to properly read it, since the delay meant I didn't have to pick up intervention kids today.
- I got invited to a student's birthday party! She's in my daughter's class (so obviously Gabby is invited too) and it's witch themed. We're all to dress like witches and bring our familiars, which is freaking adorable.
(I did confirm that by "familiar," she meant stuffies. Because no, I'm not bringing one of the cats to the party, they will murder me.)
- I also got to talk with a fifth grader about the characters she writes during open library, including the toxic divorced couple her sister is convinced are going to get back together. But, uh... he's a police officer and she's a serial killer trapped in a museum and absolutely off her rocker.
The best part was when she told me that her parents think her stories are "just so sweet," and I reminded her that we support women's rights AND women's wrongs in this house. I also did not tell my parents what I was writing at that age, and at this point in my life, I never will. It feels good to know she trusts me with that knowledge.
So... yes. The world is on fire and we're all in hell but there are small moments of joy, and sometimes I need that reminder too.
- We had a two hour delay this morning due to the snow/ice, so I was able to input two and a half chapters' worth of edits before we had to leave.
- One of my coworkers wrote a children's book and she asked me to look it over and edit for her! So I got to read a cute story and give supportive feedback, which made me feel good that 1. she asked and 2. she was receptive to it, too. AND I had time to properly read it, since the delay meant I didn't have to pick up intervention kids today.
- I got invited to a student's birthday party! She's in my daughter's class (so obviously Gabby is invited too) and it's witch themed. We're all to dress like witches and bring our familiars, which is freaking adorable.
(I did confirm that by "familiar," she meant stuffies. Because no, I'm not bringing one of the cats to the party, they will murder me.)
- I also got to talk with a fifth grader about the characters she writes during open library, including the toxic divorced couple her sister is convinced are going to get back together. But, uh... he's a police officer and she's a serial killer trapped in a museum and absolutely off her rocker.
The best part was when she told me that her parents think her stories are "just so sweet," and I reminded her that we support women's rights AND women's wrongs in this house. I also did not tell my parents what I was writing at that age, and at this point in my life, I never will. It feels good to know she trusts me with that knowledge.
So... yes. The world is on fire and we're all in hell but there are small moments of joy, and sometimes I need that reminder too.
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