I couldn’t then, but I can now

Remember I can’t? About a week ago, I was suffering from an insane boss. Today I managed to have the discussion with her I needed to have. We both talked about our styles, and what was not working.

We agreed that she would work on being more clear in her statements, and I will be more direct in my challenges to her. I think it will work, because when we got to the bottom of the details, we agreed. It was just communications.

I’m glad I didn’t give up. Although, ironically, the frustration was so high that I went browsing for jobs, and found one that I applied for. I stand about a 50:50 chance of getting it, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

This day is worth some positives:

1. I’m very proud of my insistence on having the conversation and keeping it on track
2. I’m glad I could recognize my improvement opportunity as well as hers
3. I’ve been exercising for fun! Lots of aquajogging
4. Tonight, I took the night off from exercising. I’m sleepy from the emotional strain of the day. It’s hard doing what you really need to do sometimes
5. I successfully connected with my teenage daughter using the “approach the wild animal carefully” philosophy. Twenty minutes of being in the same room but ignoring her resulted in an hour of shared activity.