Pumpkins, breasts, and non-violence.

Today was a pretty cool day at work. I had to run groups which is definitely not my forte (Hey! Every good social worker has a weakness!)… but somehow someway something that I was dreading turned out to be an amazing experience. We talked about the importance of the month of October while decorating pumpkins to get in the festive spirit. (You can see my masterpiece below…)

Apart from being the AWESOME month I was born in, October is pretty jam-packed by awesome awareness causes. There’s Breast Cancer Awareness, Domestic Violence Awareness and Coming out Day. Even though almost every other month has pretty cool awareness causes as well I hold a dear place in my heart for this special PINK month. Breast cancer awareness is very important to me. I once found a lump on one of my breasts and thought I had BC for days. It was the scariest few days of my life. I was uninformed and younger. It turned out to be a cyst, but I have never been the same. I am an advocate for the cause. I buy everything related to it. (Yup… it’s PINK overload around my little corner of the world!).

I was really dragging having to take time out of my busy paperwork-filled day to run a group and cover for someone who did not go to work… but what I expected to be a “blah” day turned out to be an amazing experience.

I am so thankful for days like that!

Until next time…

Your friendly neighborhood SW.

1 comment October 13, 2010