Thankful Thursday | hot, hot, hot

This week, I am thankful:

for air conditioning

The whole east coast has been having obnoxiously hot weather this week, and I am just so thankful to have air conditioning in my house and in my van.

I also am thankful my job is air-conditioned! 

for nice shady living room curtains

These curtains do a great job of blocking the hot morning sunshine that comes through my front bow window. 

that summer is a limited-time occurrence in my area

Summer weather is most certainly not my favorite, so this is a time of year when I am reminded how grateful I am that we have four seasons.

It is not possible to get too sick of any particular season because right about every three months, a new one rolls in. 

that we got Zoe’s blower fixed before the heat wave

The blower motor for her A/C had been petering out and working only intermittently. Thankfully, we happened to get it fixed right before the heat wave hit. Whew!

Otherwise, my poor girl would be sweating to death. 

that I have a mechanic shop I trust

Multiple times, this shop has advised against fixing something when they could have easily sold me on it. Which means I trust them when they tell me something does need a fix.

This is a priceless feeling, and I am thankful. I never have to worry that they are making up problems.

(Years ago, I took my van to the Toyota dealership for a free recall fix, and they tried to tell me I also needed new tires. Except…I had just gotten new tires six months ago. SERIOUS EYEROLL from me.)

for Chiquita’s cuteness

You never know where she will be next.

that I am getting better and better scores on my NCLEX prep

I’m sure I’ll have some nerves going into my test (on July 8th), but all of my prep test scores are really good, so I am feeling more and more confident.

11 more days until the real test day. 

for people who fix downed power lines

My power was out overnight after a storm rolled through, and whenever it comes back on again, I always wish I could go say thank you to the people who fixed it. 

Linemen/women often have to work in miserable conditions, and I’m grateful they are willing.

for some mushrooms to notice

I have honestly not walked in the woods much the last few days (too hot, even early in the morning) but before the heat wave, I did spy some mushrooms. 

Moss + mushrooms = such a pleasing combo.

Don’t worry; I consumed zero woodland mushrooms. 🙂 I only took photos.

Also, look, the wild blueberries are starting to turn blue.

that my coworker Brittany is coming to donate blood with me this morning

She’s one of my study buddies you guys have seen pictures of before. 🙂 And she works on my hospital floor.

Our hospital is very short on all types of A blood right now, and Brittany and I both have A blood. Sooo, we are gonna go together this morning to try to donate.

I say “try” because we both tend to run slightly anemic, so it’s possible we will get rejected. In which case I will go home, eat beef + iron supplements, and try again in a bit. 

Here’s hoping I have good hemoglobin levels today! 

What are you thankful for this week?