I went into work with off-the-charts anxiety the other day due to some medical issues and weird test results with one of my kids (since resolved). I’m a hypochondriac and struggle to tolerate medical complications and emergencies, and it’s about 1,000x worse when it has anything to do with a child.

I told my lead clerk about this. We sit about five feet apart in the office all day so it’s not like we can easily hide things from each other. She was extremely sympathetic, offered me some words of encouragement, and then we both had to turn back to our screens and get on with the barrage of morning tasks.

And then from the little computer speakers in her corner of the office I hear:

Sometimes, some crimes… go slipping through the cracks…

Without asking, she had put on the Rescue Rangers theme song to cheer me up because she remembered that I like it.

I was very touched.

This is the same coworker who earlier this week walked into the office at 6:55 AM and proudly announced that she had taken an amazing picture of her cat last night and would I like to see it?

Um, yes, of course. And you know what? It really was an amazing picture of her cat.

Having coworkers is just the best. Even when they do annoying things like accidentally walk off with my scissors or stop by to chat about their upcoming camping trip when I’m in the middle of six time-sensitive tasks. I got renewed for next year and am already excited to see everyone again in August even though it’s only May and we’re all still seeing each other at work every day.