I made it through another year, and even though May has just been crazy hectic, I'm proud of it. In addition to meeting my coworkers, celebrating Mother's Day and my birthday, I now have a NJ Real ID on order, a new Camry that I picked up today, and auto insurance to go along with it. Next on the list is a new dentist tomorrow, asking my gyno about getting a new IUD that will hopefully last me until menopause, and working on Memorial Day because I'm just a glutton for punishment lol.

I'm not sure if working at LIB conditioned me to not expect holidays, weekends, or traditional schedules, or if my work ethic allowed me to succeed at LIB by not expecting those things that make a "normal" work/life balance, but either way I find it convenient that I'm open to being flexible with my schedule. It's very much that attitude that allowed me to live in NYC as well - everything is open to compromise, and if something isn't working, then it's up to me to find an alternate solution, no matter how I have to do it. If the subway isn't running, where's the nearest bus? Is there a taxi available? And if not, well, time to hoof it. I find that attitude less useful here in NJ, but the lesson still sticks with me.

So it's back to focusing on all the little things that need to be completed, no matter how I get them done.