Thankgiving and Being Thankful...

Being in Europe for Thanksgiving, it's just another day here. We were walking around Copenhagen today when I realized, "today is thanksgiving." I did have a turkey sandwich for lunch, that counts for turkey :) Anyways, the point of this wasn't about having turkey for lunch, it's being thankful for that things you have in your life. Everytime I go to Europe I realize how fortunate I am and more thankful I should be. I have a job where as the unemployment rate here is 15-30% depending on the country, I'd love to make more money but so does everyone; I have plenty of food to eat and don't really think much at the grocery store in terms of only buying a few things; I'm able to travel and see places different from my own and learn from them; I have my mom and friends; I am thankful for God and his role in my life; I have a place to sleep each night and a car to get me to/from work; I have plenty of clothes to stay warm (ok, plenty for lots of people to stay warm).

Sometimes the smallest things are the ones we take for granted - food, water, clothing and shelter. Hopelly wherever you are, you can give thanks for the things in your lives. Happy Thanksgiving.

Work and Vacations...

Work and vacations should never go together, but in the corporate world they are closer tied that they should be. Sometimes to be able to go on vacation you're either working late before you get to cover stuff while you're gone, or you come back and work extra hours to make-up the work you missed I worked late on Friday night and still have a few more hours to work from home before I leave Sunday. I asked myself is this just me or are a few others in the same boat. A few people at my company also concurred, so I guess it's not just me.....(yes, sample size is small) If I could delegate the work down to others it would makes things easier, but I don't have the support that I need right now...

In the end, vacations are always a good thing and it's always nice to get away. I'm going to Europe for 10 days, I nothing to complain about...