LOL DEV!!!!

 

That is one piece of garbage i am printing off and taking to work.

 

Since changing roles at work i am now in a "front office' situation, which has its plusses and minuses.  One big plus is the day to day contact with the kids and the feeling that the small things i do (eg smiley faces on bandaids) makes a little difference for someone.

 

On the minus side, is that you're the one that cops the unreasonable, really angry and scary disgruntled parent, relative, community member, who will walk up and chew you up and spit you out.  By the time they get to the staff member they need to discuss the problem with ...... they're feeling better.   They've ranted and raved and done all the loud stuff towards the first person they encounter and they feel good for doing so.   Once that would have really affected me, opend up old stuff (my garbage) and caused long past events to fester.   These day's i'm a bit more of a 'teflon girl' and i let most of it slide off and once the situaiton is difused and on its way i break out the chocolate, or some inappropriate humour (or both)  .. the aussie way of dealing with things.

 

I think this is because i have been offloading some of the garbage in my life, mental and physical and it feels good.  I hope to  maintain some momentum during the fast-approaching winter, a time where i really struggle.  But hopefully with a lighter load it will be easier.

 

kitty-arella (titty)