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Negativity is killing me! Post positive thoughts here. :)
This is partially a vent.
There are several people in my life right now that are full of negativity. One person in particular is constantly doing nothing but gossiping and bashing other people, and despite being one of my close friends, I'm so over it. I hate drama. I don't want to deal with it, and it's just so extreme and unnecessary. This person claims she hates drama too... but if she hates it so much, why does it follow her around constantly?
I don't want to go into any other details... but I'm so tired of it. Talking to the above person today and trying to not get sucked into that attitude has given me a headache. So I figured I would start a post talking about positive thoughts, hoping it will help chase away these feelings. Please feel free to chime in with your own.
For me... I love knowing that people have my back. I feel so empowered. I'm considering giving up soda for Lent, and some of my online Twitter friends have been SO supportive. They really make me feel like I can do this, even though it scares me to death that I will fail.
I've been managing our money really well this month. Considering what a crappy job I did in November/December, I'm pretty proud of myself. It feels like a good accomplishment.
There's a book that a ton of people on the book board have been raving about lately, and I finally started reading it. At first I was having a hard time with it, but now I can't put it down. I can't wait to find out what happens. It's a great "happy place" for me.
Re: Negativity is killing me! Post positive thoughts here. :)
Lord, we are dealing with an insane amount of negativity right now too. GRRRR!!
Well, happy thoughts....we got a new dog. His name is Rudy. He is a border collie/lab mix and is eight months old. He has one blue eye and one brown eye. He and Dasher are totally in LUV and it is so cute how Dasher, not even after 24 hours of being a sister, really sticks up for him and cares for him. They just play and play and play. I had the intention of getting a ton of crap done this morning and instead, sat at our island and watched those two holligans create a muddy mess out of my yard. Aw, to be a dog. Or a cat. It just makes me so happy to see them so happy. Impossible to be stressed out or upset.
That is what I am 100% focusing on right now.
As contest season wears on, my confidence sometimes wears down as a director. However, there has been a recent outpouring of affection and kindness from my band parents, as well as some validation from a very good band director friend of mine, and it has been really nice to hear that not only am I good at my job, but that the parents are appreciative of the hard work I do.
This is at the same time I have another class that is driving me crazy with their negativity and unwillingness to do their jobs. So, I'm just trying to focus on the nice emails I have gotten lately instead!
I am so happy and thankful that H gets to coach SS's baseball team this year. It makes me tear up because I know how much H is loving it.
I am unsure about my career change, but I am so happy that I have people to support me and give me advice, virtual or not. I'm so lucky to have a H who tells me to do whatever I want.
Puppy - yay for a new dog!!
BoyMom - yes. That's a big positive.
I love being able to see my students. We started enrollment advising last week, and this is the one time each semester all of my students have to come see me. It's nice to catch up and hear what they're doing - some of them are doing some amazing things.
I also loved the time I had with my dad while he was home. It's nice to be able to sit down and have a serious chat with my dad, and he gets where I'm coming from. It was also fun being obnoxious with him at the Thunder game on Friday.
Boy do I know what a relief this is! Glad to her you guys found a good place.
My positive thoughts are that I am really, really, happy with my life these days. I feel pretty lucky to have such awesome people in my life. I feel like I get to spend a lot of my time laughing these days. For example, yesterday afternoon we went to Men's Warehouse to look at Tux options and Connor had a friggin blast playing in the mirror dressing area. He was standing there looking at his many many reflections saying "hi guys! Hi guys! hi guys! Hi!" HA!
Boy, I know what you mean. I know that anyone who is constantly trying to bait me into bashing someone else is someone who I can trust about as far as I can throw them. You know they'll say the same crap about you in a second, so you don't want to share anything of substance with them.
I'm having kind of a stressful week too (my parents are both having health issues at the moment) and I just want them well. But positive thoughts: the husband is making chicken piccata, and he makes a mean one.
House-looking is pretty fun, aside from all the research.
You must post pictures! Cute animals always help banish negativity. Cuteoverload.com is one of my favorite websites to visit during the workday when I'm stressed out.