Wrapping up work

 One nice thing about my job (or actually a couple of nice things together) is that I have a ton of PTO (25 days a year, not including sick time, because I've been there over 5 years) and while I'm not able to take it as frequently as I'd like, I am able to take off the entire week before Christmas, in addition to getting the week between Christmas and New Year's off as a holiday week.

I use this time to go to Wisconsin, spend time with my family, meet up with friends, etc. I am grateful to have a job where I can do this because I don't get to see my family a whole lot, and I've come to really enjoy my time with them. Sometimes I do feel a little left out - my siblings did a whole lot of growing up and bonding with my parents that I just didn't have growing up, so they have a different vibe with the four of them vs the five of us. But I'm working on developing those relationships, and so far it's slow going, but a start.

I wrapped up work this year with a whole bunch of stuff happening. It usually slows down in December, but it didn't last year until my last week, and honestly it didn't slow down until I had two days left this year. Looking back, it's been a wild year. Lots of turnover, lots of change, lots of stress, and lots of challenges. I spent a lot of time considering whether I wanted to move to another job, another field. I thought about moving back to Wisconsin, to spend more time with family, especially when my friend did just that.

I'm ready for Girl Scouts 2024 though.