Review

I had my annual review today. As I put things together for it, I was amazed at what I have been blessed to accomplish this past year. It is amazing. I had a long list that wasn't even 1/2 of what I had done. It took up an entire page. I have never really set about cataloging my successes before in an annual review but I wanted ammunition for the things that I wanted to occur. They had told me going in not to expect a raise. I wasn't really anticipating one but there were other things that I wanted. We had a great meeting. Lasted about an hour and a half, almost 2 hours. Very positive. I had been given a huge laundry list of expectations when I first started and I was able to accomplish all but 2 of them. 1 of them I can't yet which is to get us on the state bid list (the bid isn't open yet and won't until January or February) and to work with the inside staff on customer service. Other than that, it was all done. I felt good. They, my bosses, felt good about it as well. They were generous with their praise. They even offered me a raise of 2%. Not bad when I wasn't anticipating one. They were closing up the meeting when I mentioned that I wanted to discuss a couple of other things. They were somewhat taken aback but I presented the things that I wanted: A change in title to VP (no decision), a seat on the board (a flat out rejection) and for work to cover my family insurance premium (again, a no decision, taking it under advisement), so I only got 1 no and 2 not sures. Not bad. I like where I work, I like the people with which I work, their hearts are in the right place and they do what is right. People of integrity. So, all in all, a very good day. I'll know in a couple of days what the resolution to the rest is. I also found out that we are getting new carpet for our bedroom! Way excited there. The carpet was extracted and upon review, needs to be replaced. Reviews are great. They allow us to contemplate and promote our needs and success. It's a good thing to review where we are, where we have been and where we want to go. For example, tonight my youngest daugther had her "Evening of Excellence" Way cool. We got to review her (and all of my kids' for that matter) royal status as a daughter (child) of God. We got to review with her the success she had in getting her Young Womanhood Recognition (or something like that) and we were able to review that all of our daughters know that they are children of God, of royal lineage. What a blessing in their lives. Anyway, when I need to examine things more closely, it's always good to conduct a review.