ANA Y2 D308

I had a very satisfying day yesterday. I don't want to say good, because it wasn't good or bad, but it felt very accomplished. First off, Thursday I sent my new boss an update asking for his guidance on next steps. Well, he got back to me at a reasonable time thursday and gave me a clear set of tasks for yesterday. Perfect. I went to the store (more on that in a minute), paid bills, and then had very straight forward work tasks. I was able to provide him with what he needed to which he was grateful and complimented that the work I did was valuable to what he needed. That little compliment felt good. Finished the work day feeling like I had actually done something.

As for the store, I went to the Walmart for the normal crap, but then I went to another location of C's store. They're having a meat sale right now. I was on the fence about something but went for it. I bought an 11 pound slab of NY loin. It was $60. I knew I could get at least 10-11 steaks out of that but I just had to slice it myself. Problem was, how to slice? I ended up doing a same day delivery on an electric carving knife. Smart move. Even with the $20 knife investment, which I used later in the night to carve a whole chicken, it was worth it. I got 15 steaks out of the loin! Came out to about $4 a steak. Not going to bitch about that.

At the same time, C was NOT having a good day at work so I made her a little gift basket. Got her roses, some chips, mountain dew, and a card. Changed her whole day when she got home. Made for a very nice afternoon for both of us. She felt appreciated and seen which was the goal. Made her whole day better. Which in turn made us both feel good. 

Made a whole chicken in the instant pot last night. Came out wonderful in forty minutes including vent time. Dinner was good, the day was good, our paint for this room came. Today before bed we're doing to empty it as much as possible so I can paint while she is at work tomorrow. That's going to be an adventure. Otherwise, we're taking it easy today.