What a Day

I am frequently reminded during the roughest of times how lucky I am. Today it was the team work put forth during an insanely crazy day of news.

This week our managers are out of town for a big company meeting in Florida. That reduces us by quite a few people who can help get info, talk to reporters, write stories... especially during breaking news. Well today was a doozy!! Explosion in NYC, Hernandez's fiancée set to testify in court, new details in the Germanwings crash, as well as a lot of little shit that kept developing. Granted this makes for an amazing newscast, but when you are short staffed it can feel like hell. Luckily I work with such an amazing group of people that through the stress, we were able to great shows on for our viewers. 

There have been several times over the past couple weeks where I have just felt down, lonely, and really not happy with myself. I'd sit there at my computer, wishing my life were different. Wishing I was back home. Thinking that if I made some different decisions, maybe I wouldn't be so in debt. Maybe I wouldn't be single. Maybe I'd have a home of my own. However there is nothing good in thinking this way. Instead, I have to sit there and work to ignore those voices that put me down.

I know I have done everything right. Life just sometimes takes a while to give you what you want. Before my mind was set on my career. I did anything and everything to get where I am today. Now that I feel good in my job, it's time to start looking at the other things I have put on the back burner.

On a happy note... since I want this to continue to focus on the good... I finally began training for the Overnight in June. Nothing big, but nothing small. I went to the gym and walked 3-miles on a treadmill. It wasn't difficult, but my legs felt it afterwards. I have been terrible and pushing off my training for a while now. Blaming everything from illness, to the weather, to long work days of blizzard coverage... anything to make me feel like my decision to stay home was legit. But when I was done, I felt incredible! With those endorphins flowing, I felt like I could take on the world! Now to keep this up, and push myself to get ready for the 16-miles I'm gonna tackle in a few short months, with family and friends by my side.