As I write this post, we are in the midst of the COVID-19 situation and everybody's worried and afraid and hidden in their houses. Not fun. Not awful either. It just is.

Today a friend sent me a video about how to survive with teenagers and adult children without killing them. Great video, great information. @melrobbins describes herself as a Professional Optimist.

Not only did the title make me smile, it made me wonder. If I had to label myself, what would I say? I’m certainly not a professional optimist. But I’m not a professional pessimist either. I don’t earn a wage. But I do accomplish, and I do have value for myself, my family, my friends, and my readers.

In the devastation of COVID, I decided to list all of my professions and to keep focused only on those that make me proud to look in a mirror.

I AM A PROFESSIONAL:

• Reader
• Idea Generator
• Laundry Lady (no laughing – clean undies are important)
• Kitchen Cleaner (my mother would be so proud)
• Exerciser
• Scrapbooker
• Blogger
• Writer
• Mother/Grandmother/Wife/Friend
• Encourager
• Writing Editor/Critique Partner
• Queen of Vulnerability
• Matilda Lover (Matilda is my car)
• Organizer/Efficiency Expert (well, not expert – but I’m dang good at it)
• Lifelong Learner
• Lifelong Educator
• Money Spender (okay, so that might not be positive – but as the economy hurts, I’ll be injecting cash – clicking ‘buy now’ is not all bad)
• PB&J maker (really helpful at noon)
• Ninja Foodi User (I can create anything in that pot)
• Bill Payer and Checkbook Balancer
• User of hand sanitizer
• Index card and purple pen user (I keep these manufacturers in business)

COVID-19 is painful for all of us. I can achieve and accomplish something! My refrigerator will be spotless.

Today, I challenge you to list all the ways you achieve and accomplish. Be creative. If I can be proud of making PB&J and using index cards, you can be proud of small things too.

Turn off the news. Turn on some music. Take five minutes to sit in self-created positivity. Send me your list! Let's see how creative and funny and uplifting we can be.

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