I’m grateful for Katie taking on the emotional labor of: - Snuggling our daughter when she needed some extra comfort before she fell asleep last night. We usually set a boundary around constant requests for attention after we put the kids to bed (“You’ve already had a drink, a story, a hug/kiss goodnight, and gone to the potty—I can’t wait to do those things all again in the morning”). However, Katie recognized an emotional need and knew when care was more important than holding a boundary. - Giving feedback by patiently requesting for me to do a task differently, even though it’s something she’s asked before. - Tag teaming on baths when it was starting to get overwhelming, and our oldest was over-tired and melting down. - Externally processing through a situation with in-laws that has been previously frustrating. But she approached it with steadiness and care.

It’s Laura’s last week at her current job and I can see the emotional labor she’s doing wrapping up her work and trying to make things smoother with her colleagues. Grateful for her figuring out how to emotionally support people in our lives who are disappointed about the election. Grateful for Laura figuring out coping strategies for herself given that I have a big teaching/classwork load this week and have had to balance lesson prep/being on campus with domestic responsibilities. Grateful that Laura is so deft at pinpointing what we need to provide comfort and hospitality to incoming guests.

I'm thankful for Sarah's emotional labor today in: -Adding a wrinkle in Ella's bedtime routine where we specifically ask her about 1 thing that she enjoyed most about the day and 1 thing that made her feel upset, angry or scared. -Being supportive of my choice to ramp up my individual therapy to twice a week. I lately have felt myself becoming someone I don't want to be, so I appreciate being given the space to ramp up my personal care. -Even when she's angry with me, Sarah still finds little ways to build my spirit through things like Instagram memes and what I like to call "softball" conversations on topics where we always agree. It's like an emotional reset for both of us. -Being ok to wait a week to watch one of our favorite shows so I could turn in early tonight after a day of not feeling well.

Ann does a great job of choosing these and dealing with all the attached admin and planing. Also made a walk chart Toto help me assist so I know what’s going on.

Grateful for my husband taking on the planning and execution for installing new window blinds. We have a window that is very high up (second floor on the stairs) that the sun blazes into in the middle of the day (and neighbors can see in at night). I've been asking him for 2 years to put up blinds. He researched blinds we could control from our phones, ordered, and installed them this week.