Busy week ahead

The pace of work is really picking up fast. My daughter is also now in school - kindergarten - in person. Whoa. It's a lot of excitement, sure. But the anxiety, oh the anxiety! We have decided to send her in person while closely monitoring the Covid-19 transmission in our area. It's been nerve racking for us parents. But at the same time, we are watching her thrive, with the learning, the playing, the social interaction and the novelty of it all. Work has gotten busy. At times, I feel empowered by the work I do. There is a lot of responsibility entrusted to me and a lot of praise and acknowledgement given. For that, I am really grateful. However, on the flip side, I am designated and treated as junior and sometimes I feel like I get a stereotypical "intern" treatment. This is not fun and is quite disheartening. I'll have to figure out how to navigate this. I've been feeling down because of the wildfire smoke in our area. On top of that, I have a runny nose and itchy eyes. I think it's because of the smoke, but with these symptoms, I am anxious. There are family health worries and sadness in the background. Trying to find joy in day to day and read this quote about Worrying not taking away the troubles of tomorrow but taking away the peace of today. Apt for me. I'm a work in progress. Aren't we all? :)