Nov. 25—Editor's note: Today's profile of business clerk Tina Anderson is the latest in a series focusing on Norman Transcript employees.By Tim Willert

Tina Anderson, The Transcript's business clerk of three years, comes to work every day with a smile on her face and a positive attitude.

Anderson, 52, has faced her share of hardship, but you'd never know it by interacting with her.

"I was told by someone who used to work here that they couldn't have a bad day with me around," she said. "I was too positive for them."

If you work for The Transcript, there's a really good chance you're going to cross paths with Anderson at some point during the day.

She is the publication's jack of all trades.

In addition to handling accounts receivable and payable, Anderson enters advertising tickets for three sales representatives, prints reports for the publisher and the production manager, and processes obituaries.

Oh, she also greets customers at the counter, where she answers questions, pulls papers and and receives legal notices from attorneys.

"I love being busy. I love being here," she said. "It's the atmosphere, and being able to have wonderful working relationships with everybody and being that positive bubble for everybody's day."

For Anderson, a mother of three and grandmother of three more (with one the way), her attitude is fueled by gratitude.

"There's no reason to be down. Why be down when you have everything you could ask for?" she said. "I've got a life, I've got a job, I've got a home, I have food. Why not spread the positive energy to other people."

Anderson was abused as a child and widowed five years ago when her husband took his own life.

"It pushed me even more to bring attention to mental health and depression and anxiety," she said.

Outside of work, Anderson spends her time crocheting and knitting and has written a book that focuses on renewed hope for abused children, foster children and adopted children and their parents.

"Crochete's been a good therapy for me," she said. "It's also a good hobby because then you can make stuff and assist shelters and different organizations (in need), like scarves hats and blankets."