snowpocalypse 2014

I was pondering what I am grateful for, and my list is very long. So, first I am grateful for being so grateful and having a life that creates a long grateful list.

But I wanted my first post to be a timely post about something that has recently happen. And the first thing that popped into my mind was Atlanta Snowpocalypse 2014. Which brings me to the grateful part.

I am grateful that I have a job that allows me to make adult decisions leaving work early or working from home. I've had jobs in the past that are so serious about the 9-5 work hours, that if the Snowpocalypse happened while I was there, they would not  have let anyone leave early. My current job allowed us to make our own choice about when to leave, and I am 100% positive that if I had left work even 1 hour later than I did, I would have been caught in that horrible, horrible traffic.

And, I am grateful to have cable and internet. If I didn't have the internet, then working from home would be impossible. And if I didn't have cable than working from home would be incredibly boring.

I am also grateful that I live in a place that is walking distance to restaurants and shops. Seriously, our food stash was in a sad state. If we didn't live near a market or a pub, we would have been eating frozen berries and rice for 2.5 days.

Which leads me to being extremely grateful to have a roof over my head. Side story - we had Book of Mormon tickets for the same evening of the Snowpocalypse. We decided to brave the weather, since we live about 1 mile from a Marta station. Getting to the Fox was super easy. BUT they cancelled the show after we got there! Sad face. So, we proceeded to take Marta back. Marta was a bit majorly delayed at the Five Points stop. We waited for a train for about 30 minutes. In that time, everyone started to get really, really cold. And it wasn't like the temperature was super low, BUT standing outside with no heat for an extended period made it really cold. To the point where my toes were literally numb. I was so uncomfortable, I wanted to cry and complain the whole time. What stopped me was the realization that many people have no way to escape the cold. And this was only 30 minutes for me! Imagine nights filled with such cold. It made me sad. So, in conclusion, I am grateful to be in the position to know that I will always have a roof over my head, heat, and food. Oh and the internet and cable. And a job.

xoxo.