30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 15
Today I am thankful for a job that I love and for the simplicity of work. Work that brought students to my house last night. Work that allows for maternity leave where I can spend 'non-productive' hours at home with my kids.
Today I had a coffee date in the morning and took a nap in the afternoon. I played with Jackson in the basement for a couple of hours...and I thought about how all that would be impossible if it weren't for my maternity leave. And then I thought about all the people that helped to make my maternity leave possible. See as a 30 hour a week employee I don't technically qualify for Edgewood's maternity leave. I could have taken the leave but it would have been using all vacation and then anything beyond that would have been with no pay. But I have a boss and supervisor who is too justice oriented to see that as 'fair'. And so she and some others worked out the details so I could 'bank' hours this summer on my off months. I got to spend these last ten weeks just enjoying my time with my family...and really cherishing this freedom without feeling guilty or stressed out about not having income. What a pure blessing it is...and will always be in my mind. Friday I'm going home for my last week of maternity leave and it's so nice to know I have a whole week in Iowa with family. Thank goodness for an awesome job, incredible co-workers and a place that is willing to help me enjoy this time.
Today I had a coffee date in the morning and took a nap in the afternoon. I played with Jackson in the basement for a couple of hours...and I thought about how all that would be impossible if it weren't for my maternity leave. And then I thought about all the people that helped to make my maternity leave possible. See as a 30 hour a week employee I don't technically qualify for Edgewood's maternity leave. I could have taken the leave but it would have been using all vacation and then anything beyond that would have been with no pay. But I have a boss and supervisor who is too justice oriented to see that as 'fair'. And so she and some others worked out the details so I could 'bank' hours this summer on my off months. I got to spend these last ten weeks just enjoying my time with my family...and really cherishing this freedom without feeling guilty or stressed out about not having income. What a pure blessing it is...and will always be in my mind. Friday I'm going home for my last week of maternity leave and it's so nice to know I have a whole week in Iowa with family. Thank goodness for an awesome job, incredible co-workers and a place that is willing to help me enjoy this time.
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