Note: This is the fourteenth in a month-long exercise called Reverb10, where bloggers reflect on the year before and think towards the year ahead. The idea is to post daily, based on the day’s prompts; let’s see how well I do.
Prompt: Appreciate. What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it?
This year being one of great transition for me, the biggest thing that I’ve come to appreciate is the vast support system I’ve developed over the years, both personally and professionally. My husband is the best partner I ever could have hoped for, and I’m blessed to have a couple of close friendships that have spanned over a decade now – something I never would have thought I’d have in my 20s. I also have a network of professional colleagues who have helped me grow in ways I can’t begin to describe – from solving sticky Drupal problems, to talking through a tough business situation.
Without turning this into an awards ceremony speech, a couple of folks have been particularly helpful this year:
- Ben Buckman – Drupal developer of awesomeness, who generally donates his brain to help me figure out sticky Drupal messes;
- Claudio Vera – who listens to me vent about all sorts of business and life issues;
- Tricia Okin and Matt Reed – who came to the rescue during our wedding, and always give me a friendly couch when I’m in Brooklyn;
- The ladies of New Leaf Legal, who have seen me laugh and cry more than most people in my professional life, and don’t think any less of me for it. I think.
I appreciate these folks more than I can say, and I can only hope that I can repay their generosity in kind.