Have I mentioned how much I love my job?

I know when I initially started, I was raving on about it on here for a while because I was SO happy to finally be in a place that I loved.

Well, I’m not sure what updates I’ve posted on here about my job but here they are: I’ve gone from part-time to full time! And until we can find a couple of part time people to help out, I’m currently doing all of the children’s programming at our branch of the library. Thankfully, I’m not planning all of it because some things have been pre-planned for the rest of the year. But running the programs has all been on me lately, and thankfully it hasn’t been and won’t be for very long! And I’m learning in this position to communicate more, and ask for help when I need it.

Anyways, to get to my point of this blog post: today we had both Baby Bounce and Toddler Time programs, and I’d asked the parents who attend Toddler Time to bring their kids in their costumes since we’d be talking about Halloween. I wanted to dress up and be festive with them but 1) I wasn’t sure if I still had my Moana costume and 2) if I did, it would be buried beneath all these storage boxes because I have yet to switch my clothing from spring/summer to fall/winter because it’s still pretty warm outside these days.

So, I got to work, costume-less, and my boss asked me if I had a costume to change into. When I said “no,” she told me she had one for me, and proceeded to pull out a pair of blue butterfly wings. She said she was going through some costume stuff, and she found them for me!

I was honestly elated because, well, if you know me and have been around my brand and blog long enough, then YOU KNOW what the blue butterfly means to me. This is exactly what I wanted to be for Toddler Time! It was perfect! It was so me!

But the biggest thing about this was the fact that my boss didn’t even know about my brand or blog or any of that stuff. She saw me wearing a whole blue butterfly outfit one day to work, and just felt like it was only right for me to wear these wings.

In that moment, if I was still unsure if I belonged at the library, those doubts dissipated. Just by being myself, and expressing myself, even through my outfits, I had been seen and heard so deeply.

And coming from a place where I felt unheard and misunderstood, this right here means everything to me.

Have you ever had someone understand you on a deeper level than you thought they did? How did it make you feel?

Mishy 🦋