CHNw

1. Community Health Network

I have worked with CHNw for almost 12 years.  That is insane.  I have been in numerous different roles and worked with hundreds of great people...and of course some crazy, terrible ones.  Community feels like home to me.  I grew up as a women and a professional here.  I have met many of my best friends within these walls.  I am absolutely certain that I have made a difference and I am so grateful that Community gave me that opportunity.  It is part of my plan to leave Community within the next year.  To be specific, I want to start looking next July.  When I write out my vision for the future I always say that I will be in a new career but I also think I am brave enough to see what else is out there.  I met Mike here, suffered through the devastation of great loss, endured a month of bedrest and learned SO FREAKING MUCH.  I am grateful.  I am super grateful.

2. No beer
So yesterday in my blog I wrote that I needed a plan.  One part of my plan is to stop drinking so much beer.  I am going to only drink beer ONCE a month. Yikes. I haven't told my drinking buddy yet but since he is sole reader of the blog I felt that he could handle to devastation while having some time to meditate on it.  On better news....I am going to stick with vodka.  CHEERS.

3.  Starbucks
You see that Starbucks in the picture?  That was purchased with a gift card that I received from Boss Day.  It was heavenly.  Per usual.

4.  Bermuda
I think I wrote this out before but I think about this a lot.  I clawed my way to Bermuda.  Clawed.  I sacrificed a lot.  My husband hated the business and the night that I actually hit my goal was one of our worst fights ever.  Bermuda was also somewhat intense.  He wanted to be a naysayer.  He had lots of ideas and thought that this was a small, side business.  I am so grateful that going to Bermuda has officially changed his outlook on the business.  He is fully supportive of my time, energy and  dream.  My two favorite quotes of his from the trip.... "I thought that you would know more people."  Nope.  I didn't know many people AT ALL.  This company is HUGE and I am low man on the totem pole. "They really pulled out all the stops and thought of everything."  Agree.  I am sadly not going to qualify for the Cruise.  And yes, I will have some major jealous of those girls.  BUT the following trip is in my vision.

….Mike just walked in and told me about how he is trying to sell the business to high schoolers.  Yup.  So freaking grateful for Bermuda.

5.  Boy Scout popcorn is over.  FOREVER.
Yup.  You read that correctly.  This was our last year of selling boy scout popcorn.