Today I am thankful for: Days 29 & 30

Oh my gosh you guys-I actually did this the WHOLE month! Sure some days I had to cover multiple thanks, but I did it!  Go me! Ok, enough of that, onto business.

Day 29: I'm thankful people are actually willing to watch my YouTube channel.  I really enjoy interacting with people through comments and messages.  I know I must appear a bit insane sometimes, and no one seems to care.

Day 30: I am thankful for ever decision, step, and mistake I have made in my life.  They weren't all the best ideas, but I wouldn't be who I am today (or where I am today) without the path I have traveled.  I have learned valuable lessons, gone through some wild streaks, gained respect for myself, and am a better person for it all.  I am thankful to be me, because there is no other like me!

Today I thankful for:Days 27 & 28

Here I go again, slacking.  Actually the past 2 days my daughter was home sick and I was taking care of her and doing some things around the house.  Anywho, lets get on with it.

Day 27: I've tried to be somewhat deep and big the whole month on things I am thankful for, but for this day, I'm just gonna say I'm thankful for chocolate chunk cookies.  I haven't made cookies in a long time, and I've been staying away from chocolate, and it was nice to have a treat!

Day 28: Today I am thankful that I have been able to get back into working out, and I'm starting to feel more like my old self.  Not getting the palpitations as often and I haven't had an anxiety attack in weeks.  I know I may be pushing it, but I'm going to see if I can handle regular coffee because my decaf is only found at a specific store and it gets to be a little bit of nonsense to go just for a thing of coffee.  Plus the regular stuff tastes SO MUCH BETTER!

Today I am thankful for:Days 25 & 26

Day 25

I am thankful I have such well behaved and good kids.  I was doing some things around the house yesterday and decided to get all their school things in their own piles to be put in storage bins.  There are SO MANY awards!  Perfect Attendance, Gold Honor Roll, Good Citizen, awards for safety patrol and choir, notes and cards of thanks from teachers, interim and report cards with glowing comments....every time I talk to one of their teachers they always have nothing but excellent things to say about the kids.  The teachers at my daughter's school still ask how my son is doing now that he's in middle school.  I've been really lucky that they've had such great teachers that we like.

 

Day 26

I'm thankful I'm in a position right now that I'm able to stay home for the kids.  They are getting older and there won't be much point in me staying home soon, but today my daughter is sick and home from school, and I'm able to be here and take care of her.  I've been lucky to enjoy being a stay at home mom for about 9 years now.  I got to raise my kids, see them do their "firsts" and even taught 2 of them to read myself.  I was able to home school all 3 of them with a great curriculum that had them well beyond their classes when they started going to school.  If they get sick and need to leave school I can go get them.  When they have awards and programs I'm able to go and never have to worry about missing work or my boss being mad.  I'm very lucky!

Today I am thankful for:Day 24

I know this is going to sound a bit silly, but today I am thankful for my new tires!  We went this morning to Discount Tire and got brand new tires for my van.  This is only the 2nd vehicle I have ever had that I got new tires for.  That sounds bad.  And the ones I had were bad.  Barely any tread left, cracked, dry rot, and one had a busted belt that made the steering wheel wobble like crazy.  With winter coming I figured we'd better take care of that!

Today I am thankful for:Days 22 & 23

Yesterday was Thanksgiving.  I made dinner here at home and no one even bothered getting dressed (which was totally fine by me!).  I was thankful to spend the day with my family, at home, being totally comfortableWe ate, watched some football, watched a thing on PBS about the dust bowl in the 30's, and just relaxed.  We also plugged in our Christmas tree for the first time this year.

 

Today I am thankful I did not partake in the Black Friday craziness.  I don't understand the madness behind it.  Sure, some things seem like some really great prices, but it's not worth it to me.  I'll wait for a sale or something, don't expect to see me with all the psycho shoppers who are ready to knock you out of their way to grab an item.  A friend told me her Walmart was so bad she got pushed and nearly knocked over, while the guy beside her DID get knocked to the ground.  His head hit the ground so hard it broke his glasses and knocked him out.  All because some stupid asses needed to get their TV or whatever stupid thing.  Totally unacceptable.

I am thankful for:Days 19, 20, 21

See, told you I have a hard time keeping up with these things.  Let's catch up!

 

Day 19: I am thankful for my health.  Yes, I have issues that are unresolved, but I am in relatively good health. 

 

Day 20: I am thankful that I have people that love me.  I have a pretty small circle of friends of family, but the ones I have I know I can count on and they are there for me.

 

Day 21: I am thankful that I get to spend Thanksgiving with most of the people I love.  My oldest has decided not to join us this year so I am a little upset about that, but my other 2 children and my husband will be with me.  I'm looking forward to day of good food, football, and movies.

 

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Today I am thankful for:Days 17 & 18

Yesterday I was thankful to be included in a family friend's daughter's birthday celebration.  I know that sounds weird, but this family invites us over for a lot of things-holidays, birthdays, wedding receptions....I appreciate that they think enough of us to include us on those days.  I like spending time with them and my kids love playing with their kids.

 

Today I am thankful I got to meet my oldest son's girlfriend (and see my son) yesterday.  He was on the other side of town and asked us to come meet them.  Of course he then asked to borrow money. LOL  This girl and my son have been best friends for over a year and started dating a month ago.  She seems like a nice girl, and she's cute!  I'm glad he wanted us to meet each other.  I've heard about her for so long, it was nice to finally see her.

Today I am thankful for:Days 15 & 16

Today I am thankful for the job my husband has been on a few weeks.  It pays very well and has been compensating for the 2nd part time job he did have before.  We are able to pay bills, have a little left over, and the kids and I get to see him so much more.  It's been really nice having him around.

 

I am also thankful I was able to have my eyes checked out.  I was actually HOPING they'd tell me I needed glasses because I'm hoping they will help with the headaches I have EVERY day. Sometimes they're not too bad, sometimes they pack a good whallop, and a few times they've turned into migraines.  I'll have them next week so I'll see!

Today I am thankful for:Days 13 & 14

See, I'm struggling to keep up with this.  I'm trying my best to do it because I have a hard time finishing what I start.

 

Yesterday I was thankful that my test results came back ok.  I still believe I have something wrong, but thankful to know it's not what I thought it was.

 

Today I am thankful for my freedom.  I can voice my opinions and thoughts and I can go wherever I want whenever I want (within legal limits of course).

 

I also realized I forgot to do day 7 so I'll throw that in here too.  For that I am thankful that I have the memories of my grandmother.  She passed away 22 years ago and I still miss her and think about her so much every day.  My kids would have loved her so much and I know she would have loved them.  I'm glad I got the years with her that I did.

Today I am thankful for:Days 9-12

Once the weekend rolls around I totally lose track of what I'm doing.  I hate to lump 4 days of this together, but I'm going to.  I'm trying to make sure I complete every day this month, it's sort of like a personal goal.  I'm very bad at starting things and then never finishing them.

 

Things I am thankful for:

 

I am thankful for having a computer.  Sounds lame, but I don't get out a whole lot and it's my doorway to the rest of the world.  I get to see so many things I never would without it.

 

I am thankful for having a car.  With 2 kids going to 2 different schools/coming home at different times, and the weather starting to get cold, I'm really thankful we don't have to do a lot of walking.

 

I am thankful for the things we are able to take the kids to do. Sometimes it's not much, maybe just a walk in the park, but I hope they will think back to some of the times we spend together and feel happy about them.

 

I am thankful for Jillian Michaels. Ok, I know this one sounds totally crazy, but her dvd's are the only ones I've ever used and actually gotten/seen results.  I haven't been working out much the past month with the health stuff and other things going on, but I will get back into it.  I always feel so good after completing a workout.

 

Have you been feeling thankful this month?  What are some of the things you're thankful for?

Today I am thankful for:Day 6

Today I am thankful that all of this election stuff will be over today!  It gets really annoying to hear the same crap over and over and a million times a day.  

Today I am thankful for:Days 4 and 5

I got really busy yesterday and forgot to do day 4, so here's yesterday and today.

 

Day 4-I am very thankful my husband works for a good company.  They are really taking steps to take care of him and actually pay him well for everything he does/knows how to.  This is the first place that has treated him right.

 

Day 5-Today I am thankful for a roof over our heads.  It may not be the nicest house, the biggest house, or the cleanest house, but it's ours and I'm glad to call it home.

Today I am thankful for:Day 3

Today I am thankful for my friends.  I LOVE my friends.  As strange as this is going to sound, it's true-my 3 closest friends live far from me, and I have never met them in person, yet I trust them with my life.  They are always a text, phone call, or email away and are always there for me.  Sometimes it's the only thing that helps me keep my sanity!

Today I am thankful for: days 1 and 2

November of last year had a lot of people on Facebook saying what they were thankful for each day.  It seems to have started again this year.  Instead of putting mine on Facebook, I thought I'd blog it instead.  They'll be short and sweet, and hopefully I can make it through the whole month (I failed the March Happiness Challenge miserably). 

 

Since it is already the 2nd I have two things I am thankful for. 

 

1.I am so thankful for my healthy children.  I hear of stories with children having cancer and it just breaks my heart. I can't imagine seeing one of my children in pain and sick.

 

2. I am extremely thankful for my husband.  He works his tail off to make sure we are all taken care of, and he asks for nothing in return.  He's also been there for me through so many things and has never wavered. He is my rock.

 

I will continue this all through the month of November.  If you  decide to do this please let me know so I can follow you! :)