Thankful Thursday | a job offer

This week, I am thankful:

that I have a job offer!

I interviewed yesterday morning for a new grad job on the floor where I work as a tech, and I got an offer letter that afternoon.

I think they are anxious to hire me. 😉

(I won’t actually start with the new grad cohort until August, but it’s nice to have my employment plans solidified.)

for the happy experience of being noticed in a good way

I have been working on this floor since last June, so one of the interviewers joked that this has been a very long working interview.

The manager of my whole floor (which is two units) said she’s noticed my work ethic and my people skills/charisma, and you guys, that made me so happy. I actually teared up (with happy tears!) when I was walking out to my car.

Because of some things in my history, this sort of validation is especially meaningful to me, and I am grateful for the boost of confidence.

that my final exam countdown is in the 30s

This is very exciting! By next Thursday, I’ll be down to just about a month left. Yay!!

that next week has some time for working on projects

I have two fairly big projects to do before the end of the semester, and it has been hard to find time to work on them.

But next week, I have some days with no lecture/lab midweek, which means I can hopefully knock out most of my project work.

I hate having projects looming over my head, so I would love to get them both done next week, which would be early on both counts.

That’d really clear up my headspace!

for some days in the 70s

Yay for not needing to run my boiler (which, as we have established, is currently problematic.)

Yay for open windows!

Yay for it being warm enough to wear my Miffy the bunny shirt. 😉

for an empty weight room

I had a midday gym session after my interview and my goodness, it’s so nice and empty at that time of day.

Unfortunately, midday is not usually a very convenient time for me to work out!

that I can still squeak by with an A in this class

I had my third exam this week and I got a 52/60. That’s an 86.67%, which is about typical for me this semester (but definitely lower than my usual!)

I did some calculations, and despite getting mostly Bs on exams, I can still snag a low A grade in the class because there are other project/assignment points.

Sooo, as long as I get at least a 52/60 on both Exam 4 and on the final exam, I will get to keep my 4.0.

It is not the end of the world if I don’t, of course. But since I have actually managed to keep it thus far, I’d kinda sorta like to graduate with the satisfying 4.0. 

for tree leaves!

It’s a little hard to see, but there are baby green leaves in the tulip poplar trees in my front yard.

And every day, the green becomes a little easier to see.

that I got to answer Elisabeth’s fun questions

In case you missed it, I did a gratitude interview over on her blog yesterday.

An excerpt from my answer about how I define gratitude:

It’s like a process of becoming more awake to what is true in your life. With no effort on your part, your brain will tell you a story that goes something like, “Your life is mostly terrible. Every day is filled with hard things.” But that is not what is actually true and real! At least, it’s not the whole story.

Every day does have hard things, yes, but every day also has some good and wonderful things. So you have to make a practice of noticing those good things. Then you will see your life as it really is: a varying combination of both pleasant and unpleasant things.

On that note….

What are you thankful for this week?