Work.

I did a horrible job of documenting my work life for the first decade of my career so over the past few years I have been focused on really saving some moments. Work is just as much of my life as home is and I want to remember these times that have shaped pretty much my entire household.

I finally got a new laptop cover because the other one died a slow death from overuse. 

Seriously, I ALWAYS have my computer with me at work. It is like my most important limb.

I love working in a school, working around teenagers, getting to do things that I love and, most importantly, working with some truly awesome people. 

Like most posts, this one has just taken a turn into sharing about food. 

Seriously, we hosted this manufacturing event at AE and the company brought delicious doughnuts. Well, they also brought entire trailers and exhibits of manufacturing demonstrations/exhibits, but those doughnuts....

When the coaches let your boy stand on the sidelines, you know that it is time to just be grateful for all of the things. 

Another yummy doughnut! This one was basically like an entire cake in it's sugar content and deliciousness. I was at a school in Cookeville touring and learning all kinds of fun stuff....and eating doughnuts. 

Halloween-I wore my go-to dog costume of grapes. 

I had a chance to attend an inspiring event with one of my favorite people and was ready to go back & do all of the things at work the next day! 

Again. 

I am so, so grateful that there is no such thing as home/work balance and that, instead, it all blurs together like this. To be fair, I am exhausted, overwhelmed, frantic and unable to keep it all together about 99% of the time, but those few minutes that it does all fall into place keep me going during the other times. 

Lily got some VIP treatment at our Dance Showcase!

I mean, he was on the news as the ball boy at one of our playoff games. I really just cannot make this stuff up. 

Perhaps this best sums up my life way more than the rest of them-I got 20,000 steps (no working out; this is just plain work/life) and less than 5 hours of sleep per my fitbit. I need to include these pics so when I am nostalgic for "this time," I can remember that it was not all doughnuts & football. I mean, I guess I am grateful for the steps when I reflect back on all of the doughnut eating....

Speaking of eating, one of my fabulous co-workers snagged me some of her famous mac & cheese before our holiday meal because she knew it would all be gone by the time I got up there. 

I really do work with the best. 

Working at AE has provided me with some truly amazing opportunities and I realize that they are not everywhere. For example, on this day all of the district supervisors & a few people from the TDOE stopped by to hear a proposal of something we are working on next semester. I mean, stuff like this just does not happen other places and I am grateful for this time.