MOC8-26_YouerThanYou_Mask

January 26 Youer Than You

by Allison Pennington: March Stuff (scatter, flowers, button, ribbon); This Alpha is Lucky (title alpha); I Want Candy (stitches); April Stuff (flair); You Are Here (bow); October Stuff (flowers); February Stuff (button, kiss); Good Stuff (label); Treasured (paper); Away We Go (camera); November Stuff (lace, paint); Selfie (wordart, string); Our Life (lace, tape); Seize (paper); May Stuff (paint); POP (papers); Hot Hexagons (paper) // Year in Review 2014 by Just Jaimee (washi tape); All About Me collab by The Lilypad Designers (wordart); Glamorous by Sahin Designs (washi tape) // Today is the Day - DU by Fiddle-Dee-Dee (template)

Journaling: (196 words)
I work for a boss who embraces life with her arms open wide. If there is a holiday approaching that she has props for, she has us pose for pictures so they can be posted to social media. I snapped this selfie while we were taking office pictures in preparation for Mardi Gras. As I look back on this, I realize that there is much more depth to this picture than just a silly selfie with a mask on. This mask goes deeper than the surface. So many days I feel like I’m wearing a mask at work - a figurative one, that is. I’m working with finances. Dressing as if I was working on Wall Street, which, in a sense, I am. Never in a million years could I have ever even imagined landing a job like this. It’s never even been in the realm of possibility for me. I’ve always considered myself terrible at math ... terrified of finances ... completely confused with stocks and bonds and the trade market ... and yet, here I am, donning a Mardi Gras mask at my wealth management job and absolutely loving every single minute of it!