Kendra's Favorite Things

So this morning at work my co-worker Anne (whom I have actually nicknamed Annie Pants) came into my office to chat for a bit. Our offices are right next to each other so, over the years we have become pretty close. She was born within days of my mom, so we've always felt like "kindred spirits". I find myself turning to her for career tips, relationship advice, and to gossip about fashion. She'll come to me for a quick laugh, a spoonful of Skippy, and to talk a little deeper about some of the things her parents have been going through; her mother is battling ovarian cancer and her father has become extremely ill in the past several months. She is one of the most devoted daughters I've ever met. She's constantly making sure that her parents are okay and only wants to see them both happy. I truly believe that both of them keep fighting because she gives them the strength they need to carry on.

This morning Anne wanted to talk about something that really touched me. She let me know that over the past few weeks she's been waking up and saying a quick positive mantra to start her day and she wanted me to know that it was my "positive attitude" that influenced her to start this. This is something that really means a lot to me, to know that by having a positive attitude that outwardly helps other people that surround me and encourages them to do so as well.

I look forward to many more years of working with my Annie Pants, and I know we'll have plenty more to talk about as the years pass by.