gratitude.

woah, what a week this has been!
seriously, everything changed, and all before 10am on monday.  you see, i was headed to work on monday morning when i was suddenly struck by the gravity of how unhealthy my job has been for me.  while i'm grateful i landed that job {because we were a week away from having to sell our kidneys for rent money}, it was really not taking me in the right direction.  originally it was simply supposed to be a miscellaneous, part-time job that supplemented my income while i worked at an unpaid therapy internship {since the field of psychology is crazy pants and rarely pays us post grad school}.  however, this job completely consumed my life in the span of a few weeks.  had that been my career, maybe i would have stuck it out, but it was not {not anywhere close to my career}, and was actually preventing me from moving forward on my path.  so i quit.  i left after the first 20 minutes on monday and haven't looked back.  
as i walked to my car right after quitting, i began getting texts from a friend who said they were hiring at her job.  a couple hours later i was hired {i've actually already started training there this week}.  as if that wasn't enough assurance from the universe that i had done the right thing, as soon as i got home i received a call from a clinic asking me to come in for an interview the following day.  the interview went pretty well, but there were a lot of other applicants and i have hardly any experience with their population, so i don't expect to get hired.  it just felt SO good though, to have all of that waiting for me right after i quit my job.  

so this week i'm grateful that i followed my intuition and made a healthy choice for myself {even though quitting like that is probably considered certifiably insane by most people out there}. i'm also grateful that the universe swooped in to support me in that decision.  my new random, part-time job is great.  it's much closer to home and definitely doesn't drain me like the other job.  it's going to be the perfect side job to whatever therapy gig i land.

yessss!!!

other things i'm grateful for:
* pilates.  

* friends to help shop for interview clothes.

* it's always sunny in philadelphia and flight of the conchords.

* awesome friends who think of me and pass along great job leads, well-wishes, and other forms of support.

* the screech owl who lives in our tree.  he screeches every night, but is a huge help in dealing with our rat problem and is just gorgeous!

* whole foods {i'm pretty sure that if i could afford it, whole foods would be the place to turn me into a cook... or at least a person who doesn't mind putting forth more effort in the kitchen than pouring cereal}.
* passion tea lemonades.
* starting the week with a fun date night and a trip to the beach!

{oh sweet beach, how beautiful you are}

oh, and!! it's that time again... this weekend is the renegade craft fair here in LA!
it's at the cute park by chinatown {the LA Historic Park}, just down the street from my neighborhood.
i'll be there sunday. anyone care to join me? eh? eh?

what are you thankful for this week?