...knowing there will be a full moon tonight, even if I can't see it
...getting to spend time with family this weekend
...snowflakes
...flexibility
...Bob Marley
...free coffee
...never having to walk home from work (sorry, Monkey...I really do feel for you!)
...getting to decide what to do next
...rice
Friday, January 29, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Today I am grateful for...
...a full tank of gas
...patience
...the Wednesday paper (new grocery ads & specials!)
...Dharma
...the cute black booties I got for Christmas (thanks, Mom!)
...Friday potlucks
...having such a smart and talented daughter who will do well at whatever she chooses
...my Higher Power who removes my anger every time I ask, even though I am silly enough to keep taking it back
...sparkly pink frosting
...patience
...the Wednesday paper (new grocery ads & specials!)
...Dharma
...the cute black booties I got for Christmas (thanks, Mom!)
...Friday potlucks
...having such a smart and talented daughter who will do well at whatever she chooses
...my Higher Power who removes my anger every time I ask, even though I am silly enough to keep taking it back
...sparkly pink frosting
Monday, January 25, 2010
Today I am grateful for...
...the time I had to myself yesterday
...the time that has already passed today
...the time I still have to finish what needs to be done before I go home
...the time I will have to prepare dinner (just because I said 6:00 doesn't mean we have to eat precisely then)
...the time that has already passed today
...the time I still have to finish what needs to be done before I go home
...the time I will have to prepare dinner (just because I said 6:00 doesn't mean we have to eat precisely then)
Friday, January 22, 2010
Today I am grateful for...
...Carmex
...potatoes
...the diminishing pile of papers on my home office floor
...gray days (for napping)
...fiction (for when I just don't feel like improving myself)
...the return of Project Runway
...glitter
...coupons
...potatoes
...the diminishing pile of papers on my home office floor
...gray days (for napping)
...fiction (for when I just don't feel like improving myself)
...the return of Project Runway
...glitter
...coupons
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Today I am grateful to my best friend for...
...lighting up my life for most of his 40 years
...telling me the story of the king and the ring
...also telling me the story of the giant caterpillar and the Ethiopian abortionist
...lending his name and somehow all of his very best qualities to my offspring
...having a plan
...his alter-ego, who I have watched blossom from a simple farmer into a shrewd suburban land developer
...appreciating my cooking, even when he hasn't eaten it
...laughing when i want him to
...seeing the very truest me and loving me anyway (because of it, even! how IS that?)
...knowing all of the answers on the first day of school, thereby taking the pressure off the rest of us
...being my soul mate, so I know that whatever else happens, everything will be okay
...telling me the story of the king and the ring
...also telling me the story of the giant caterpillar and the Ethiopian abortionist
...lending his name and somehow all of his very best qualities to my offspring
...having a plan
...his alter-ego, who I have watched blossom from a simple farmer into a shrewd suburban land developer
...appreciating my cooking, even when he hasn't eaten it
...laughing when i want him to
...seeing the very truest me and loving me anyway (because of it, even! how IS that?)
...knowing all of the answers on the first day of school, thereby taking the pressure off the rest of us
...being my soul mate, so I know that whatever else happens, everything will be okay
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Today I am grateful for...
...having yesterday off and the opportunity to offer support to my family and honor the life of a good woman and loving mother
...cheap Mexican food
...free chocolate cheesecake (also cheap and store-bought, but appreciated nonetheless)
...not having to deal with muddy dog paws
...my friend who also sits on her porch to smoke cigarettes and talk on the phone when it is really too cold to do so
...my busy schedule today and this evening
...only getting on the computer over the weekend to check restaurant menus and movie times
...my man, who enjoys the mindless activity of totally clearing my driveway of all traces of snow
...cheap Mexican food
...free chocolate cheesecake (also cheap and store-bought, but appreciated nonetheless)
...not having to deal with muddy dog paws
...my friend who also sits on her porch to smoke cigarettes and talk on the phone when it is really too cold to do so
...my busy schedule today and this evening
...only getting on the computer over the weekend to check restaurant menus and movie times
...my man, who enjoys the mindless activity of totally clearing my driveway of all traces of snow
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Today I am grateful for...
...my mom
...F/X original programming
...busy work
...my own mad improv skills in the kitchen
...the absence of trash bags in my driveway (finally)
...being able to SEE my driveway (finally)
...options
...F/X original programming
...busy work
...my own mad improv skills in the kitchen
...the absence of trash bags in my driveway (finally)
...being able to SEE my driveway (finally)
...options
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Today I am grateful for...
...not having to do everything on the list in one day
...not having to make other peoples' life decisions for them
...Sam Cooke
...water (it comes right out of the tap!)
...retail return policies
...making it home safe and sound
...the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (however be careful at Rozelle Court or you could wind up spending $20 on muffins)
...not having to make other peoples' life decisions for them
...Sam Cooke
...water (it comes right out of the tap!)
...retail return policies
...making it home safe and sound
...the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (however be careful at Rozelle Court or you could wind up spending $20 on muffins)
Monday, January 11, 2010
Today I am grateful
It has not been 3 whole months since I was grateful for anything, however (and this is a good thing) I was finding a lot of repetition in my daily gratitude lists. And so I stopped posting because I felt responsible for being funny and entertaining, informative, or at least insightful and contemplative, each time.
No more!
From now on, I am going to post what comes to mind in the time I have to do so. If you want to be taken off the mailing list because you are not always fascinated by what is in my head, I completely and totally understand. And if you do need to be amused, entertained and informed, I recommend Cake Wrecks.
Today I am grateful for:
vinegar and dill
my job
antique malls, flea markets and boutiques featuring pre-owned and found items (junk)
free local publications (specifically Tastebud, today)
new episodes of House
central heat
not noticing all the geese that hang around the parking lot until today
the public library, from which we can borrow movies for free for a whole week
No more!
From now on, I am going to post what comes to mind in the time I have to do so. If you want to be taken off the mailing list because you are not always fascinated by what is in my head, I completely and totally understand. And if you do need to be amused, entertained and informed, I recommend Cake Wrecks.
Today I am grateful for:
vinegar and dill
my job
antique malls, flea markets and boutiques featuring pre-owned and found items (junk)
free local publications (specifically Tastebud, today)
new episodes of House
central heat
not noticing all the geese that hang around the parking lot until today
the public library, from which we can borrow movies for free for a whole week
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