Better late than never..

Well hello, my favorite followers!

I know I say this almost every single post, but I have had such a busy week! Brutal, in fact. Not only has work been particularly hectic, but our office is undergoing the process of getting a new roof, and they have been vacuuming the roof for the past two days {and will be for more days to come!} Imagine the sound you hear when you are walking onto an airplane. You go through the tunnel, and you walk outside for a few seconds right before you get in the airplane. That loud, awful engine like sound that you hear while you're waiting to walk onto the plane? That's exactly the sound that I've heard for 8 hours a day for the past two days. Needless to say, this girl has a headache. 

People also keep getting sick...this flu, y'all, is not messing around. I felt a bit under the weather today {most likely just due to the headache from the hellacious sound that I've heard at work}, but just in case, I decided to down a glass of Emergen-C. This girl does not have time for the flu, thank you. 

We have one more non-eventful weekend at home before we head down to the lake for a weekend. Charles has a few projects he wants to get done, and I want a weekend of movies, puppy cuddles, and "spa time". There's nothing like going to the lake, giving myself a mani-pedi, slapping on a face mask, and being make-up free for the weekend. Bliss, I'm telling you, bliss. 

Here's the only things I need for a relaxing lake trip with my hubs...

Time for a {very slight} photo recap...

Every so often, I like to make time to go out of my way and do something sweet for C, even if it's something really small, like bringing him a Sweet Bay drink. 

My new "I don't have to work until 8am" morning routine. Prepping and packing breakfast, lunch, and snacks for Charles and I to bring to work so that we stay on track!

Yes! Look at what time my alarm goes off now. Notice I said this is when my alarm goes off...but I'm awake far before this, sadly. Old habits..

Honestly, y'all, if I post any more pictures from this week, all you would see if my pillow and my desk. I'll try to make my life more interesting in the next few days {miracles can happen....}

Something I got the privilege of undergoing this week was an online training course on how to be a coach, not a boss. I'll have to admit, when I got the email about taking a required training course, I thought I was going to open it and just power through to get it out of the way {is that bad?}, but I actually ended up enjoying it more than anticipated. Pleasant surprises...

I don't believe I really took to heart the difference between a coach and a boss until now. Bosses attempt to dictate, to show that they have power over you, and to motivate through fear and pessimistic outlooks on your performance. They look at the negative. 

Coaches take a different approach. Coaches try to build up and encourage people. They see the positives, and try to coach you to improve things that aren't stellar. They treat you as an equal, and as an asset to the team. I'll tell you what, I've experienced both types: the bosses and the coaches. I respond better to people telling me when I'm doing good, and I shut down when people tell me I'm doing poorly. 

I really believe that this can be applied to your marriage or relationship. Don't think about what your partner is doing wrong. Focus on what they are doing right. Then work together to try and perfect the other things that aren't where you would like them to be. Encourage each other. Don't tear each other down by constantly focusing on what they are doing wrong, or else you'll end up like employees when they are discouraged: your marriage will start to shut down. Your spouse will be afraid to get close to you, for fear of doing things "wrong." 

Learn together. Grow together. Fix your problems together, and immediately. 

With that, I'll say goodbye. Charles told me if I got my blog post done, I could have a glass of wine. 

Motivators :)

"Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already"