December 1st was a beautiful day!
I woke up early for me on a Monday (meaning I got up before Michael went to work) I knew that today was going to be a high anxiety day. I have an anxiety disorder that is triggered by change and new things and I wasn't surprised that that part of my brain was freaking out today. I knew I had something big to do when I went into work that night. So I knew that the day was going to mostly be spent keeping that under control. I will say that I was able to do that very well. It still amazes me how far I have come with coping with my anxiety disorder. There was a time when I would have been panicking, crying, and throwing up all day until work. But I was able to manage things and just have a slight anxious feeling all day.
Part of what helped take my mind off what I was going to do was that it was matching day!!!! Michael and I have been taking part in Reddit Gifts exchanges all year long and we had finally gotten to the big one: The annual secret Santa Exchange!!! In case you are not familiar with Reddit Gifts it is a website that basically runs secret Santa type exchanges all year long. During the year they are themed. My first one was a Harry Potter themed one. I love buying presents for people and it turns out that it is really fun to get presents from a stranger too. Matching day is always an exciting day in our house. I got a great person to gift to this year and I had a lot of fun picking out her present. When Michael called to talk to me at lunch we also picked out his match's present as well! So now we just have the hard part of waiting for them to get the presents.
Around 4:00 it was time for me to go into work. Aunt Deb, Mom, and Mary picked me up (we have one car right now so when I go into work before Michael gets done with his I need a ride). It was very helpful having them to take me because I could talk to someone about how nervous I was. When I got to work it was time. Guys, yesterday I put in my notice (normally two weeks but I gave them a little more) at my retail job!!!!!! Guys, after nearly 4 years of retail I am getting out!!! I am so excited !! There were times where I thought this day would never come but it did! Also I need to tell you that Sunday Michael put in his notice at his retail job too!!!! Guys, we are both getting out of retail! We have finally reached a point where we can live off of one job each!!! Can you believe it? Because honestly right now I barely can. I am going to miss the people I worked with a lot but this was the right step. We have been praying about it and last week I finally got that peace in my heart about it and knew that God was telling me this was in fact the right step to take. (We try very hard in our family to pray about things before deciding. I truly believe that God has a plan for Michael and me and you too and that even though I don't always understand the plan and even though it is not always what I would pick for it to be it Always turns out better then I could have ever imagined.) I still kind of can't believe it happened though.
The rest of work was pretty normal. It was fun getting to watch people pick out their Christmas trees. I cleaned everything by myself but got help pushing the trash back at the end of the night so that was nice. Then I went home and had a nice relaxing evening with Michael until bed time.
December 1st was a day full of presents and big steps! What made your day beautiful?
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