Work, work, work, all day long!

Today was a crazy day! It started in the middle of the night when I was having a terrible stomach ache and decided to move into our guest bedroom to sleep.  Our power had shut off the day before so I had to set the clock in that room.  Unfortunately, my stomach pain coupled with my grogginess at 3:00 am caused me to mistakenly set the alarm for 7:00 pm rather than 7:00 am.  So at about 7:55 am, I woke up, well rested and my stomach was feeling better.  Too bad I had to be at work in 5 minutes.  Well I decided to take my time to get ready instead of rush to work and got there at about 8:45.  I already knew that this was going to be bad because I had so much to do at work and I NEEDED to get off of work on time to make it to the Sharks game.

Once I got to work, my boss and I set out a plan for the rest of the day, we had a few hiccups but with the help of two of my (awesome) co-workers we did all the prep work in the morning.  Time was starting to tick away so quickly in the afternoon, but it seemed like I would still leave by 6 to meet Scott for the game.  Well at 5:00 I realized that I hadn't prepared for enough buffer for my procedure.  Again, my co-workers came to the rescue and stayed late to help me out.  I recalculated the remaining about of time I would be at work and it looked like I was not going to make the Sharks game after all.  I called Scott and we were both so disappointed, but luckily he was able to find someone else to take the ticket.  I got back to work and I later realized that I wasn't able to continue with the process till tomorrow and that I could have actually made it to the Sharks game!! I called Scott on my way from home and I said "Man, and I still have to be thankful for something to write on my blog tonight" and in the midst of complaining about my awful day at work I realized how thankful I am to have my job.

I have been there for 5 years and not only have I learned biotech skills, but also about teamwork, perseverance, support, forgiveness, love and friendship.   I am blessed to have a job period but even more so to have this job and these people in my life.  Day 3 I am thankful for List Biological Laboratories!!