Detailed Instructions - specifically on packages of Philadelphia Cream Cheese so I know not to go tearing and hacking my way in
Nicotrol Inhalers - for helping me try to quit smoking again AND for being so ridiculously expensive that it would be obscene to spend this much money on them and not quit...it's like a no-money-back guarantee
Meatloaf - so versatile, and usually delicious if I or one of my relatives makes it (I love it so much I often make the mistake of ordering it at restaurants where it is made by strangers and am disappointed and therefore not as grateful as I am today for my own homemade leftover meatloaf)
Innovative, entrepreneurial women - who have the courage to open businesses such as The Meatloaf Bakery, which inspire me to have fun with my meatloaf creations at home as well as providing Chicago diners a safe place to order meatloaf out
Wind - turns dead or dying leaves into performance art
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Today I am grateful for...
Milk - makes me feel like I am doing something wonderful for myself when I drink it
The Better Cheddar - has always been one of my favorite places in the world and now it's in my very own neighborhood so we can walk to it on a beautiful fall afternoon to enjoy many free samples
The Lifetime Movie Network - because I just don't get the opportunity to see much of Kate Jackson or Tracey Gold on the other channels
Pork - whether it is wrapped in lettuce or wrapped in bacon, pork is just plain delicious
Beauty Berry - has so much going for it....it's vivid, it's hardy, it's wild and woodsy but at the same time neat and orderly, plus I love to say "callicarpa"
The Better Cheddar - has always been one of my favorite places in the world and now it's in my very own neighborhood so we can walk to it on a beautiful fall afternoon to enjoy many free samples
The Lifetime Movie Network - because I just don't get the opportunity to see much of Kate Jackson or Tracey Gold on the other channels
Pork - whether it is wrapped in lettuce or wrapped in bacon, pork is just plain delicious
Beauty Berry - has so much going for it....it's vivid, it's hardy, it's wild and woodsy but at the same time neat and orderly, plus I love to say "callicarpa"
Friday, September 25, 2009
Today I am grateful for...
Multiples of 5 - they can be odd or even, they can be round, they can be asymmetrical, they can be middle-of-the-numerical-road...there is one for every occasion
Project Runway - and I can't even say why I love it...I'm not a clothing designer or a fashionista, I don't sew, I don't shop, I look like Eddie Vedder most of the time...it must be the magic of Tim Gunn
Curious Sofa - in Prairie Village is a fantastic shop (in which I always feel right at home) with an equally fabulous blog (from which you can steal so many wonderful ideas) by a proprietor who has a unique perspective that is inspirational to those of us who feel no one appreciates our design aesthetic (odd yet elegant, sparkly yet dirty, random yet purposeful, with more than a touch of wabi sabi)
Fridays - hold so much promise (Overland Park Fall Festival, Plaza Art Fair, UNplaza Art Fair, American Royal Parade, Alice in Wonderland, Into the Woods, It Might Get Loud, Whip It, Fame, The September Issue, Electric Poe, Booker T, Social D, Oktoberfest, Winefest, RenFest) , especially if you're like me and your weekend starts at 3:00
Project Runway - and I can't even say why I love it...I'm not a clothing designer or a fashionista, I don't sew, I don't shop, I look like Eddie Vedder most of the time...it must be the magic of Tim Gunn
Curious Sofa - in Prairie Village is a fantastic shop (in which I always feel right at home) with an equally fabulous blog (from which you can steal so many wonderful ideas) by a proprietor who has a unique perspective that is inspirational to those of us who feel no one appreciates our design aesthetic (odd yet elegant, sparkly yet dirty, random yet purposeful, with more than a touch of wabi sabi)
Fridays - hold so much promise (Overland Park Fall Festival, Plaza Art Fair, UNplaza Art Fair, American Royal Parade, Alice in Wonderland, Into the Woods, It Might Get Loud, Whip It, Fame, The September Issue, Electric Poe, Booker T, Social D, Oktoberfest, Winefest, RenFest) , especially if you're like me and your weekend starts at 3:00
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Today I am grateful for...
Hope - doesn't have to be for anything specific.
Forgiveness - is just plain easier on me than resentment and just so darn flexible: I can forgive myself, I can forgive others, others can forgive me, God can forgive me, God can forgive others, other can forgive themselves....
Leftovers - quick, easy, free...yet still real food.
Souvenirs - someone was thinking about me when they were on vacation. Seriously....how nice is that?
Autumn - especially at the beginning when the leaves are turning but still on the trees; when I can wear boots or sandals; when it feels enough like Halloween to get excited, buy gourds, and read Poe or Bradbury, but I still have plenty of time to think of a costume or decide to have a party.
Forgiveness - is just plain easier on me than resentment and just so darn flexible: I can forgive myself, I can forgive others, others can forgive me, God can forgive me, God can forgive others, other can forgive themselves....
Leftovers - quick, easy, free...yet still real food.
Souvenirs - someone was thinking about me when they were on vacation. Seriously....how nice is that?
Autumn - especially at the beginning when the leaves are turning but still on the trees; when I can wear boots or sandals; when it feels enough like Halloween to get excited, buy gourds, and read Poe or Bradbury, but I still have plenty of time to think of a costume or decide to have a party.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Today I am grateful for...
Rainy days - give me a false but strong sense of accomplishment for just getting out of bed. Kudos to me for sitting here at my desk even though I am spending most of my work day staring out the window. Way to get dressed and drive a car 4 miles.
Rainy days - also help me save money. When I feel lazy and uninspired I will still stop at the grocery store on the way back home to lay on the sofa, however I will only get enough food for tonight and tomorrow. Thrifty.
The kindness of strangers - who couldn't sit through Act II of Into the Woods at the KC Rep last night and gave us their second row center tickets at Intermission. A truly enjoyable performance.
My mom - for making pillows upon which I will rest my head later today that match my one-of-a-kind sofa.
Banquet - pot pies as a concept even if they don't taste as good as they smell. Price Chopper - eighty eight cent.
Stephen Sondheim - makes it possible to segue from last night's theatre experience to this afternoon's lunch options
Rainy days - also help me save money. When I feel lazy and uninspired I will still stop at the grocery store on the way back home to lay on the sofa, however I will only get enough food for tonight and tomorrow. Thrifty.
The kindness of strangers - who couldn't sit through Act II of Into the Woods at the KC Rep last night and gave us their second row center tickets at Intermission. A truly enjoyable performance.
My mom - for making pillows upon which I will rest my head later today that match my one-of-a-kind sofa.
Banquet - pot pies as a concept even if they don't taste as good as they smell. Price Chopper - eighty eight cent.
Stephen Sondheim - makes it possible to segue from last night's theatre experience to this afternoon's lunch options
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Today I am grateful for...
My sister - for a billion different reasons including her knowledge of vegetables, her experience growing vegetables and her mad skills in the field of vegetable cookery
My sister - who is not only passionate about vegetables but also appreciates the winged things often found in association with the vegetation, such as bugs and birds
My sister - talks to me when she is too busy to and responds to my calls about nothing with great joy and enthusiasm
My sister - gets me when no one else does and therefore laughs with me when things are sad and cries with me when things are good
My sister - tells a story like no one else can, complete with sound effects and large scale multi-species reenactment
My sister - who is not only passionate about vegetables but also appreciates the winged things often found in association with the vegetation, such as bugs and birds
My sister - talks to me when she is too busy to and responds to my calls about nothing with great joy and enthusiasm
My sister - gets me when no one else does and therefore laughs with me when things are sad and cries with me when things are good
My sister - tells a story like no one else can, complete with sound effects and large scale multi-species reenactment
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Today I am grateful for...
Humility - when I feel I am being treated disrespectfully, for I never want to be the one to look down on someone else
Serenity - keeps me out of jail by preventing me from kicking the asses of the disrespectful
Bittersweet - not only describes my current state of humility and serenity, it looks great in a fall centerpiece
My figure - so I don't have to waste time reading Eat More Chocolate, Lose Weight Anyway!, the book being sold in my workplace rotunda right now
Serenity - keeps me out of jail by preventing me from kicking the asses of the disrespectful
Bittersweet - not only describes my current state of humility and serenity, it looks great in a fall centerpiece
My figure - so I don't have to waste time reading Eat More Chocolate, Lose Weight Anyway!, the book being sold in my workplace rotunda right now
Thursday, September 10, 2009
This week I am grateful for...
Bakeries - create gooey, nutty, cream-cheesy, cinnamon cherry filled treats for others to bring to work on a random Thursday morning
Knock Out roses - bloom from May to October and can be spotted from any street we happen to be driving on in this town
Living - and not really dying even when I feel like I am going to
Napoleon Dynamite - for tapping into a collective consciousness that bonds us with others whom we may have thought shared none of our human qualities
Easy Off - products that I can forgive for burning away my flesh because they make my kitchen sparkle
Knock Out roses - bloom from May to October and can be spotted from any street we happen to be driving on in this town
Living - and not really dying even when I feel like I am going to
Napoleon Dynamite - for tapping into a collective consciousness that bonds us with others whom we may have thought shared none of our human qualities
Easy Off - products that I can forgive for burning away my flesh because they make my kitchen sparkle
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Today I am grateful for...
Cake Wrecks - sarcasm is fun
Lipstick - instant pretty
Shawnee Mission East - provides my monkey with soooooo many opportunities (International Baccalaureate Program, the SHARE student volunteer program, and Frequent Fridays, to name a few)
Shawnee Mission Kia - for fixing my tire for free (and for a jingle so catchy I know you are trying not to start singing it in your head right this very minute)
The bird feeder outside my boss' window - song, color, motion, freedom
Three day weekends - don't have to be packed full of activities to be considered productive
Mantras - when thinking things through is just not a viable option
Lipstick - instant pretty
Shawnee Mission East - provides my monkey with soooooo many opportunities (International Baccalaureate Program, the SHARE student volunteer program, and Frequent Fridays, to name a few)
Shawnee Mission Kia - for fixing my tire for free (and for a jingle so catchy I know you are trying not to start singing it in your head right this very minute)
The bird feeder outside my boss' window - song, color, motion, freedom
Three day weekends - don't have to be packed full of activities to be considered productive
Mantras - when thinking things through is just not a viable option
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Today I am grateful for...
Change - happens whether I accept and roll with it or try to fight it and get my ass kicked
Noodles - just add boiling water and voila...lunch
Sunshine - represents hope and optimism, especially when it breaks through the cold gray clouds
Telephones - how on earth did we ever get anything done by passing notes back and forth through a guy on horseback?
Horses - we still need you for parades and carriage rides
Noodles - just add boiling water and voila...lunch
Sunshine - represents hope and optimism, especially when it breaks through the cold gray clouds
Telephones - how on earth did we ever get anything done by passing notes back and forth through a guy on horseback?
Horses - we still need you for parades and carriage rides
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Today I am grateful for...
Being 39 and not 93 - unlike the poor little lady I just got off the phone with, who sounded PERFECTLY happy, by the way, however I am just not ready for that level of confusion and selective hearing quite yet
My automotive insurance - even though they have messed up on updating my info again, at least I am covered and they are working on fixing the problem...again
Hollywood - for providing two very human and thought-provoking films for me to appreciate over the last couple weeks (Inglourious Basterds and District 9)
My sun porch - because it is just part of the larger home I am so fortunate to inhabit and a serene space in which to ponder my reality over coffee
The larger home I am so fortunate to inhabit - when they are so many in the world experiencing inconceivable levels of misfortune, trying to maintain hope and faith in some pretty dismal circumstances (Brianna Karp)
My cushy job - that only requires me to politely turn away salespeople instead of requiring me to aggressively be one
My automotive insurance - even though they have messed up on updating my info again, at least I am covered and they are working on fixing the problem...again
Hollywood - for providing two very human and thought-provoking films for me to appreciate over the last couple weeks (Inglourious Basterds and District 9)
My sun porch - because it is just part of the larger home I am so fortunate to inhabit and a serene space in which to ponder my reality over coffee
The larger home I am so fortunate to inhabit - when they are so many in the world experiencing inconceivable levels of misfortune, trying to maintain hope and faith in some pretty dismal circumstances (Brianna Karp)
My cushy job - that only requires me to politely turn away salespeople instead of requiring me to aggressively be one
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