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(I’m in Ottawa for a wedding, so we get a special 15-item gratitude journal instead of the usual 10.)
1. I am grateful for the amazing suite we got… at no extra charge.
2. I am grateful for adjoining rooms that makes the suite seem even bigger.
3. I am grateful for complimentary internet access.
4. I am grateful for a fridge in our room that lets us keep groceries and thus (in the long run) spend less money.
5. I am grateful for D___ and B___, who fed us dinner yesterday.
6. I am grateful for the hotel gym, which allowed me to get in an hour of cardio this morning.
7. I am grateful for I___ and K___, who kept me company for much of yesterday.
8. I am grateful for the experience of a baby falling asleep on my chest.
9. I am grateful for my camera, that let me take pictures of the aforementioned baby.
10. I am grateful for the pool at D___’s apartment and its accompanying hot tub.
11. I am grateful for R____ and S___, who came over to visit, with baby H___ in tow.
12. I am grateful for my oh-so-sexy red shirt.
13. I am grateful for the nightlife of downtown Ottawa during the jazz fest.
14. I am grateful for I___’s decision to bring down his stereo so we can listen to music.
15. I am grateful for my podcasts, which keep me occupied while on the treadmill.
- midwives who will deliver my first grandchild very soon
Fi!!!! How exciting for you!!!!
Yes, Judy, it is.
The poor girl is about ready to burst! Then she said her mum went over with both of her’s and the second one was by 3 weeks!!
Julie, I love the supersized attitude of gratitude!
My list for today:
I’m grateful for my friends who ran into me while I was having a coffee and writing my shopping list
I’m grateful for the ability to buy the fresh food I want to feed my family
I’m grateful for the wonderful rain we had last night
I’m grateful for the health of my family
I’m grateful for the telephone so friends and family can speak
I’m grateful for the spare bed for my in-laws who arrive today
The wedding edition (not mine, but friends of mine):
1. I am grateful for tuxes, for they make people look uber-spiffy.
2. I am grateful for my little black dress, for it makes me look uber-spiffy.
3. I am grateful for Q_____, who did my hair far better than I could.
4. I am grateful for the wedding’s theme: orchids and dragonflies.
5. I am grateful for heartfelt, moving wedding ceremonies.
6. I am grateful for tasty wedding cake.
7. I am grateful for the chance to swing dance with people who know what they’re doing.
8. I am grateful for hour-long conversations with my boyfriend.
9. I am grateful for friends funny enough to require a “lines of the weekend” file.
10. I am grateful for big hotel rooms, the better to host room parties in.
* a new word ("uber-spiffy") to add to my vocabulary
* mockingbirds singing outside my window
* a treadmill that runs like new
* finding new music to add to my iPod
* synchronicity
* sweet, sweet grapes
* happy co-workers
* a really comfortable desk chair
* a T-1 Internet connection!
(Judy, new words are great, aren’t they? So is fast internet connections! *grin*)
1. I am grateful for the my students with whom I finished a 16-week (32-hour) class today. They are very inquisitive, interesting, good people.
2. I am grateful for my contract that starts next week and will give me money.
3. I am grateful for a home with air conditioning.
4. I am grateful for water on hot days.
5. I am grateful for bag salads, which make eating healthy so easy.
6. I am grateful for the chance to make a difference, as an officer, in my local SCA group.
7. I am grateful for random encounters and my ability to turn them into stories.
8. I am grateful for a working car, the better to avoid going out in the humid heat.
9. I am grateful that the thing I worried about most yesterday was getting a heat rash. It means my life is blissfully untroubled.
10. I am grateful for everyone who reads my journal and comments on it. You guys give me the enthusiasm to keep writing.
1. I am grateful for tasty, healthy groceries in my fridge.
2. I am grateful for new types of tea (today’s choice: blueberry-and-violet flavoured green tea).
3. I am grateful for my mom, who takes me to buy groceries and acts amused at my choices.
4. I am grateful for sushi… mmm… sushi.
5. I am grateful for air conditioning in the summer.
6. I am grateful that there are barely 30 hours remaining until I see my boyfriend.
7. I am grateful for friends to make last-minute plans with.
8. I am grateful for the knowledge of other ESL teachers, which makes my job so much easier.
9. I am grateful for audio books, which may allow me some listening material on the way to Pennsic.
10. I am grateful for library books and my ability to borrow them for free.
* having to figure out how to eat an extra 150 calories today
* the SMSM podcasts
* an excellent night’s sleep
* making out a grocery list
* being all caught up at work
* Fridays!
* cartoons that make me laugh out loud
* long, strong fingernails
* beautiful green plants in my office
* the crispness of a freshly ironed shirt
Special “Marc, my boyfriend, was in town” edition:
1. I am grateful for the chance to have seen Marc during the summer.
2. I am grateful for Marc’s mom’s cooking.
3. I am grateful for the day bed I moved into my room to form a makeshift king-size bed.
4. I am grateful for Mom, for helping me move the day bed and for being all-around awesome.
5. I am grateful for holding hands, kisses, and nibbles on my ear and neck.
6. I am grateful for E_____, for keeping me sane while Marc was visiting other friends.
7. I am grateful for I_____, whose moving provided me with distraction while Marc was visiting other friends.
8. I am grateful for good weather.
9. I am grateful for Marc’s dad, who bought be breakfast along with his family.
10. I am grateful for Marc’s family, for making me feel so welcome.
11. I am grateful for R______ and A______’s wedding, and especially their funny wedding pamphlet.
12. I am grateful for the chance to dance for hours.
13. I am grateful for late-night coffee runs with Marc, allowing us the chance to chat and simply be happy in each others’ company.
14. I am grateful for Marc and my great sense of creativity.
15. I am grateful for comfy couches, comfy beds, and comfy blankets to put over them.
I could keep going all day, but I think I’ll stop here. There may be spill-over tomorrow. Consider yourselves warned.
1. I am grateful for my mom, who returned my bed to its normal twin state and put all the covers back on while I wasn’t looking.
2. I am grateful for everyone who posted hugs and well-wishes yesterday in the wake of Marc leaving.
3. I am grateful for rainbow weather, even if I didn’t personally see a rainbow.
4. I am grateful for lightening flashes and the chance to share it with people.
5. I am grateful for the re-discovery of some vanilla fudge we picked up last weekend.
6. I am grateful for the book I’m currently reading, which is interesting and entertaining.
7. I am grateful that I will have paid work today.
8. I am grateful that there are resources at the ESL school where I work, so I won’t need to plan my lesson from scratch.
9. I am grateful for boxes, which make moving people’s Stuff much easier.
10. I am grateful for hot showers and clean hair.
1. I am grateful for phone calls from my boyfriend.
2. I am grateful for my mom, who listened to me rant and took me on a late-night run for dark chocolate to sooth my raging hormones.
3. I am grateful for L_____, who found me at the bottom of de l’Eglise metro and got me up and moving, out of my bout of hormone-induced paralysis.
4. I am grateful for the many ESL books at ILSC.
5. I am grateful for the paper-slicer in the room next to mine.
6. I am grateful for my new top that makes me look spiffy.
7. I am grateful for the opportunity to prove, yet again, that I am a good teacher.
8. I am grateful for my mom (yes, again), who has agreed to help me pay for some unexpected expenses.
9. I am grateful for my alarm clock, without which I would never be up in time.
10. I am grateful for karate and everyone there last night, which releases endorphins and makes me feel better.
1. I am grateful for my Mom, who is awesome in so very many ways. Among other things she has lately done for me, she has framed an award I received; listened to me rant and offered me good advice; offered to help me pay for my trip.
2. I am grateful for the free sandwich I received at Second Cup today.
3. I am grateful for karate classes in which I learn new things.
4. I am grateful for the furniture I seem to accumulating for my eventual move out.
5. I am grateful for random encounters with friends I haven’t seen in a while.
6. I am grateful for the sub who will be taking over my class tomorrow so I can go the doctor’s.
7. I am grateful for water… yummy, life-giving water.
8. I am grateful for my GST return check.
9. I am grateful for the straightforward nature of Suze Orman’s writing.
10. I am grateful for all my livejournal friends who have been giving me good ideas and advice.
Well, it’s been a while since my last post, and I’ve been feeling a bit down, so let’s make this one a double-dose.
1. I am grateful for one of my favourite songs playing on the radio.
2. I am grateful for fresh food in the house.
3. I am grateful for a car and money to put gas in it.
4. I am grateful for the friendly nurses taking care of I____’s mom.
5. I am grateful for the helpful staff at the Bead Emporium, who helped me pick out beads for Pennsic.
6. I am grateful for friends who are willing to tell me things they know might upset me, because it’s the right thing to do.
7. I am grateful for the financial help I will be receiving to make it to Pennsic.
8. I am grateful that I will be at Pennsic in 8 days.
9. I am grateful for money from work.
10. I am grateful for the slow healing process in my body.
11. I am grateful for green tea with honey.
12. I am grateful for my amazing parents.
13. I am grateful for books that make me think.
14. I am grateful for conversations with interesting people.
15. I am grateful for the opportunity to sleep in.
16. I am grateful for my slowly-accumulating stash of podcasts to listen to on the way to Pennsic.
17. I am grateful for clothes that make me look good.
18. I am grateful for the lovely house I live in.
19. I am grateful for my laptop, which has been very well-travelled lately.
20. I am grateul for daily calls from my boyfriend.
1. I am grateful for E______, whose presence and conversation is amazingly therapeutic.
2. I am grateful for calls from my boyfriend, and for the knowledge that he’s spending some time fighting fires this summer.
3. I am grateful for chicken schnitzel.
4. I am grateful for interesting conversation pieces.
5. I am grateful for the power of an apology and hindsight.
6. I am grateful for pain medication.
7. I am grateful for my mom, who drove me to and from the hospital yesterday.
8. I am grateful for my brother, who is my rock.
9. I am grateful for upbeat music.
10. I am grateful for long showers.
washing machines - clothes and dishes
my beautiful children - even when they are home sick
my darling husband - just because
Frank - fixing up our home
new mums’ groups - so my DIL doesn’t feel alone
my grandson - because I can cuddle him
hot cups of tea
A friend sent me this email. You may have seen it, but I think it is worth sharing:
I AM THANKFUL:
For the wife who says it’s hot dogs tonight because she is home with me and not out with someone else.
For the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato because he is home with me and not out at the bars.
For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes because it means she is home and not on the streets.
For the taxes I pay because it means I am employed.
For the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends
For the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat (we can add here: and MTM so we can fix that!)
For my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine
For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home
For all the complaining I hear about the government because it means we have freedom of speech
For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and I have been blessed with transportation
For my huge heating bill because it means I am warm
For the lady behind me in church who sings off key because it means I can hear.
For the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear
For the weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been capable of working hard
For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means I am alive
And finally, for too much e-mail, because it means I have friends who are thinking of me!
Live well, laugh often and love with all of your heart.
