I've been thinking a lot about my work life lately, appropriate since it comprises by far the largest proportion of my waking time. I've made enormous strides as of late in both my interactions with my clients, my overall capacities to complete the work placed before me and (I hope) my presence and standing within the community. From my work with my clients and in advocating with on their behalf, I've come to genuinely care about doing a good job as a case manager.
The position that I work asks a number of responsibilities from building maintenance to, apparently, tech support; but it boils down to ensuring that I myself am able to stay connected to and apprised of changing resources that clients may need to access and developing a relationship with clients wherein we cooperatively work to solve problems they are facing as well as establish patterns and decisions to make a better life for themselves.
When I first accepted this job, I was excited about the opportunity to make a difference for people, but I didn't much know how. Now, I've been able to network resources, navigate labyrinthine bureaucracies, and generally get things done. I don't say it enough, but I'm fairly proud of myself.
Chavonne and I are getting along wonderfully. We're so supportive and gently challenging of one another and genuinely enjoy spending time together that the conflicts we have seem to be from external forces; we're an axis of love, as it were.
Our house is a creaky dream; it needs and deserves a good deal more TLC than it's gotten from me (especially our back yard), but I'm in love with it and with being a homeowner.
School is progressing well, despite the enormous drain on our time and mental energy at the end of the day. It's a sobering and difficult prospect that Chavonne and I won't be able to spend, say, Tuesday evenings together until 2012 at the earliest, but for the opportunity to improving our earning potential and better afford our house and (gulp) student loans, it's well worth the text messages and love notes scrawled on bulletin boards.
Even gaming is going well! One my new year's resolutions was to master twenty-five games, roughly 10% of my overall collection and I'm 40% towards that goal to date! I'm currently playing the RPG classic Phantasy Star; as a wide-eyed gamer who owned Nintendo systems exclusively, I missed out on this so-far brutal and punishing game, so I'm making up for lost time.
You might say that most people resolve to, you know, lose weight or learn piano or something like that. I'm also resolving to read more, lose thirty-three pounds, take up a new hobby, and spend more time with my heart. Halfway into 2009, things could not be going better.
I am SO glad that you're blogging again! I am so very proud of all of your accomplishments. We are having a great year and I'm so lucky to be your wife. AOMT.