Thankful Thursday | one class again
This week, I am thankful:
that my class overlap is done!
I am so very happy that I'm back down to just one class again.
And I'm glad that the eight-page paper and group project are behind me.
that there are no group projects in my current class
The level of relief I feel is indescribable. I vastly prefer to do all my schoolwork on my own. I end up doing most of the group work anyway, and at least when I'm working on my own, I don't have to do all the effort of trying to organize everyone and keep things moving forward.
I just move forward on my own, and that is way easier.
A pox on group projects, I say!
for my countdown latte
I told you earlier this week about my plan to mark each work week's end with a latte, so yesterday, which was shift 3/3, I got a latte.
Yum!
Five more to go.
that summer is about halfway over
As you know, I am not the biggest fan of summer, largely because I think the weather is diabolical.
Some people get weather-related depression in January, but me? I feel blue when I look at the July forecast.
Summer generally offers a consolation prize in the form of a school break, but I don't even have that this year. So, this season is really giving me nothing.
That's why I'm thrilled we're halfway through July! It's only about a month and a half until September, and there should be some weather improvements then.
that I can write
I keep being grateful, grateful, grateful that writing is not hard for me. BSN classes are almost nothing but writing, and I imagine this program is ten times as miserable for people who aren't well-practiced at writing.
that I read fast
In addition to writing, BSN classes also require a fair amount of reading (especially journal articles as we research topics), so I am super grateful that I'm a quick reader.
Research would take much longer otherwise!
for citation generators
I use mybib.com's free tools to help me format my APA citations for my reference pages, and I do not feel one particle bad about it. My brain is crammed with a billion things right now, and I do not need to waste time formatting references.
Of course, I do always check the end product because reference tools can make mistakes! Heck, even the "cite this book" tool inside my textbook formats the title incorrectly.
(Using a citation tool is not prohibited at my school, just so you know. 😉 I'm not breaking any rules.)
for the wonderful feeling of sitting down after a shift
When I get into my car, and the weight finally comes off my feet, it feels SO GOOD.
This feeling is only topped by the sensation of getting into bed after a shift. Then my feet feel really good.
So glad your class load is improving Kristen!
Thankfuls for this week:
That last week's car problem did not turn out to be so major. We thought it was a transmission issue, but instead it was related to a fail of a part that had been replaced recently. Thankfully that part was under warranty, and was replaced for free.
The part that failed was a front brake caliper. Thankfully I did not have an accident because of that.
This week, a rear brake started making noise so we took it back to the dealer. It must have been a stone or something because by the time I got it to the dealer, the noise was gone and upon inspection, they could find nothing wrong. Even better, the dealer did not charge me for the time it took to look at the car.
For an unexpected visit from a friend yesterday. We hadn't seen each other in a few weeks, and it was great fun to catch up!
For a great camping trip last weekend - fun, friends, and a hike out to a waterfall on a hot day.
Counting down, week by week!
This week's thankfuls:
-for better sleep
-for progress in a room renovation
-for making strides in the renovation of room 2
For weekend around the corner
Ooo, lattes and individual work, not group projects. Cheering with you!
Thankful this week (actual birthday edition... accidentally made it sound like my bday last mo. so thanks for all your warm wishes!):
- That my simple, frugal get together with friends and family was actually pretty simple and frugal.
- For the opportunity for various loved ones to meet each other.
- For my husband willingly hauling all the coolers and stuff and supporting the whole thing in general (group gatherings are never his idea of fun).
- For an interesting stranger who overheard that it was my bday and bought my coffee from my favorite place, an Exxon station that has a counter selling amazing, locally roasted, deliciously brewed coffee!
- For powerfully uplifting cards, thoughtful unexpected gifts, and so much love in my life.
Happy Birthday! Enjoy all of the love coming your way!
Yay for all the birthday love!
Happy Birthday!
I love summer but think I'm in the minority! Yay for being down to one class!
Thankfuls:
1. I'm thankful for a six AM run with my sister this morning. It wasn't exactly fun, nor am I much of a morning person, but I'm thankful that I motivated myself to do it.
2. I went for a beautiful walk with my mother in the Wye Valley (on the border of England and Wales).
3. I went to yoga with my friend and enjoyed breakfast with her beforehand.
4. I managed to schedule a routine health appointment - thankful I had time for it and thankful that it is covered by universal healthcare.
5. I went to the optician and got the surprising good news that my eyesight has improved!
I love summer too. My kids are home from school, and they refused to go to camp after having tried it twice. When they were younger, we went to a ton of museums to stay cool as we have no AC. Before Covid we went to the movies. And my apt complex has a few water playgrounds. Plus, the park closest to my apt had a great pool no one really knew about. Unfortunately, they had a two-year renovation and my Zozo is now too old for the Avenue A pool. She ages out in September, but she is so tall the peeps there probably wouldn't believe me.
It may sound silly but I am a bundle of emotions this week. My daughter has had some pretty big milestones (nursery graduation, moving up dance class, swimming without armbands) and I just don't know what to do with myself. My little girl is growing up fast.
Forever thankful that she gets to do all of these things, she is happy and healthy, and I am around to watch and support her.
Not silly at all ❤️
Congratulations. They all grow up so fast. Enjoy the ride. It passes in the blink of an eye.
I'll be in your shoes soon. My son is starting Kindergarten in less than 5 weeks, and his aunt is teaching him to swim and he is doing so well. soak up the moments!
Jen, I loved your post. So sweet! It made me smile.
I am the same about the summer, Kristen--the heat just wears me down and sometimes I get headaches from it!
My Thursday Thankful is mostly hospital related:
For the orthopedic doctor who, last week, when we took DS#3 there for a painful elbow that had been dogging him for MONTHS (even during his last hospital stay, but they never bothered to image it) discovered abscesses in there, aspirated and cultured a sample, so that the hospital DS#3 is in now got the results of staph bacteria in the fluid and hopped to.
For the orthopedic surgeon who operated very soon after that and cleaned out a bunch of infected tissue and bone from his poor elbow, and found that the infection had destroyed most of his cartilage. There is a lot of recovery in his future, but right after surgery, even in post-operative pain, before the morphine, DS#3 declared, "I feel less sick NOW than before the surgery!"
For the doctors who are taking his persistent anemia seriously. He's needed three blood transfusions in the past week (and we are also THANKFUL FOR BLOOD DONORS!) just to stay above a hemoglobin level of 7. Then it will drop again. They finally got a hematology consult on board, so maybe we will get answers. Maybe it was the infection causing it. Hopefully we will find out.
For healing kidneys. His kidney numbers have improved drastically, for which I am very thankful.
For physical therapists who will not take no for an answer and get DS#3 up and moving around. We can't be there 24/7 (and this hospital does not allow overnight visitors in any case) to help him ambulate which he very much needs to.
For DS#2 who has been my traveling companion to drive down to visit his brother these past few days. It's an hour drive there, but he is a good travel buddy and we listen to music and talk about things.
Non hospital related thankfuls: For the decent sleep I've been getting, for the Commodore who is delightful even though he's decided to start door darting again, for DS#4 learning to ride a bike (!! We're very excited about this and he's so pleased), for clean line-dried sheets, for a delicious birthday dinner and fun movie, and for a hot cup of tea first thing in the morning.
Oh, Karen, I really, really hope this elbow discovery turns the tide! I am thankful you are such an attentive mother. Can you imagine somebody having to navigate this medical situation alone?!
It's not just me, DH is on top of everything as well! We both pore over the MyChart test results and he's great at planning logistics like getting wheelchair vans, et cetera. It's just that this week he had to be at work all day, each day until tomorrow, so it was my turn to do the hospital visiting. And part of me thinks I should have been more insistent at the last hospital about getting his arm imaged (they seemed to think his inability/reluctance to move it was neurological so instead they imaged his spine :/) but then who knows how good their surgeon would have been, plus their infectious disease doctors were horrible.
Staph is really brutal! I’m so glad it was found and I’m praying that now he will make a full recovery!
This is a lot for your son and your family to be dealing with, and sometimes it can be hard to work with Drs./hopsitals. It's not always clear what the right thing to pursue is. I'm hoping things start to improve quickly! DS#2 sounds like a great traveling partner and morale booster. And yay for Ds#4 and his biking.
Wow, Karen A., what a wild and awful ride this has been for DS#3 and all your family (and this on top of DS#1's previous ordeal, if I'm remembering correctly). Along with Jody S. and Becca (and, I'm sure, everyone else), I hope that the latest findings about the elbow will turn things around for DS#3. All the best to all of you, as always. And, as always, I'm glad that the Commodore is doing his bit to cheer you all up.
I am so sorry for the ordeal your whole family is going through. What a nightmare. Sending prayers, hugs, and love your way.
What a lot your family has been through. I'm so glad the doctors finally got to the bottom of the elbow pain and I hope this leads to a quick recovery!
Wishing you all strength on this journey & hoping that your son sees encouraging improvements soon!
Karen, oh my goodness! Sending healing thoughts to you and your family.
I'm so glad you have a little more breathing space. This week I am thankful:
*for weather that currently seems fine for flying. My son's check ride is scheduled for an hour from now, and he's on the road to the airport as I type. I'm thankful, too, for this wonderful opportunity he's had to learn how to fly; the EAA is a giving organization! Not only has he been able to learn to fly, but during this whole process, he's learned to be so independent. At 18, he's very grown up. I'm thankful.
*for my husband. He bought a movie I mentioned I would like to watch (after seeing ads on Facebook for it). Most of our family sat down and watched it and enjoyed it so much. I like those unexpected things that bring us together.
*for those silly kittens my son brought home last summer. Endless amusement.
*that we are getting some of our travel plans solidified for taking son#2 back to school and daughter#1 to visit a different college (she's a rising senior). I am terribly thankful that son#1 will be able to meet us in Wisconsin so we don't have to drive all the way to Minnesota (for the 3rd? time this year).
*that our garden things are growing despite our negligence. Well, not total negligence, but we could have done better. Maybe. For the crazy buckwheat that the bees and other pollinators are going crazy over. For the ambitious spider that spun a web over the entrance to an empty bird nest in our yard.
*for the yummy sourdough bread I enjoyed yesterday, for my coffee, that I got out of bed in time to make breakfast for the pilot (his choice was chocolate chip muffins and scrambled eggs), that my oldest is enjoying a professional conference and sent me a thoughtful reel, that my daughter gets to spend time with her bestie before bestie goes away to college, and for butter because it is delicious.
*NOT THANKFUL that I have no idea what I'm making for supper tonight. At least I know that it will likely involve brussels sprouts because that's what I have on hand.
Jody, Congrats to your son on getting his pilots license!!!!!Do they still cut off their shirttails? (An old tradition. So he can "fly by the seat of his pants"?) My dad was a pilot and in EAA for many years, and built 2 airplanes. If you are in Wisconsin, see if you can go to Oshkosh when EAA has its international fly-in. Your pilot son will love it! So will everyone else!
Well, it remains to be seen if he gets his license. As I look out the window, the sunflowers are dancing quite vigorously. I hope the weather holds for him. They do still cut off shirttails after the first solo. My son is helping build a plane with the EAA. We won't be in Wisconsin at the same time as the fly-in, but I know that's something he'd like to do (when he has a little more money...).
How exciting for your son!
How did the check ride go?
I always enjoy reading your thankfuls! 🙂
Addendum: The rest of us were swimming with no cell signal. We got home and received a text: "I passed." I can't wait to hear all about it when he gets home.
Hurray!!
Congrats!!
I am thankful that my car is finally ready and the rebuilt transmission was successfully put in. My car has been in the shop since June 19th, so almost a full month while they searched for a suitable transmission!
I’m also thankful that my body seems to be slowly and steadily recovering from the year of cancer treatments. Yesterday I gardened for over an hour in the heat and swam about five laps on top of walking to and from the pool. It’s amazing what my body can do!
Finally, I’m thankful that my husband is back home safely from his trip to help his mother pack up his childhood home. I’m glad to not be parenting alone today, and I’m glad he was able to get closure.
How wonderful that you are recovering! It's always a relief to feel more like yourself after an illness/surgery. Wishing you continued improvement in the year to come!
Glad you are doing so well, Becca! You go, girl!
Wow, Becca! I am not in any kind of recovery and can't imagine gardening for an hour in this heat. You rock!
What Karen A. said, Becca! Impressive!
Yay to recovery. What a blesing.
Becca, I'm so happy for you!
So happy for you, Becca!! Take good care.
Today, I'm thankful for the third in my trinity of edible weeds, purslane. Purslane comes along a little later than my other two (lamb's quarters and redroot pigweed), but is welcome and versatile when it arrives. I just put some in eggs that I scrambled in a pan I'd previously used to cook salmon; this should win me the trifecta on omega-3s (in which purslane is rich, as salmon and eggs are). I'll probably put some more in a stir-fry tonight. And before its season is over, I hope to use some in a gumbo; I've successfully substituted purslane for okra in gumbos in the past.
Honestly, I may give up trying to grow conventional greens altogether and just encourage my weeds. They're abundant, they're free, the critters leave them alone, and the chances of cyclospora are minimal. What's not to like?
I'll also be immensely thankful for Saturday's promised rain when/if it arrives. We need it not only in our gardens, but to wash the wildfire smoke out of the air.
We love purslane too! My family just moved to a new house, and I've got a bitty garden this year, but I miss my garden weeds! We usually have lots of lamb's quarters, purslane and chickweed. I've never eaten much pigweed, do you eat it as a cooked veggie?
Pigweed or Amaranth, as the local farmer's market calls it, is delicious as a salad with hot bacon dressing and sweet onions. My great grandmother taught me to forage miner's lettuce or purslane is so special.
Thank you again for the weed recommendations. We have all those, but I've never made use of them except to nibble purslane. Sometimes I need a burst of energy to try something new-- not for my own tastes, but for working it into recipes we use. Or just the energy to do something different....does that make sense?
To answer both Elise and Jody S.:
Elise, I use pigweed raw in salads when it's tender and young, but generally use it cooked (in stir-frys, soups, etc.) after that. And I'm always impressed to see pigweed washed up and on offer by a couple of vendors at our Regional Market who cater specifically to Asian customers. Hey, maybe I should go into the business.
And Jody S., I incorporate my weeds almost entirely into recipes I already use (salads, stir-frys, soups, etc.). I confess that I wouldn't prepare an entire dish of cooked greens of any sort, because of a bad experience I had in first grade. My teacher in that grade--whom I hated, and who took it upon herself to make sure we were all eating our school lunches in the lunchroom--noticed one day that I wasn't eating the cooked turnip greens (this was down South) and decided to ram some into me forcibly. I begged my mother to let me brown-bag it from then on, and she not only complied but bought me a Roy Rogers and Dale Evans lunchbox. 🙂
A Marie, I have a vivid mental picture of the school cafeteria lady glaring at six-year-old me as I scraped my uneaten very stinky spinach off my plate into the trash. I can't imagine a teacher forcing food on a child. Thank goodness for your wonderful mom! I can however identify the smell of commercial canned spinach a mile away and it still turns my stomach.
So glad the pressure on you is letting up somewhat. You deserve those lattes! I agree with your assessment of group work: usually the less- motivated kids piggyback on the A-student who cares about her grade -- and she has to carry the entire load. All it does is sharpen the others' con artist skills. I rarely assigned group work when I taught.
I just got off the phone to Senator Cornyn's Washington office and left him a message. (He represents my state.) I am thankful that (for now, at least) I live in a country where I can voice my opinions and vote.
Thankful for the rain and cooler temps and that our area is not flooded. Praying for those who are not as lucky.
Thankful for my sturdy metal roof that has now been all paid for.
Thankful for the coworker pal who is going to drive me to/from the oral surgeon's office Monday when I get the tooth pulled. And for sedation dentistry. And for the $ to pay for my copay.
Thankful for my friend who brought me lunch yesterday when she found out I had a migraine the day before that.
@Fru-gal Lisa, I also called both my Senators this morning, as I do weekly via @5Calls app. But did twice this week as i wanted to oppose the todd blanche nomination -- doesn't matter what side of the aisle one is on, in no universe should a presidents PERSONAL attorney become the attorney for the American People.
I've sent a few emails to Senator Coryn's office lately myself!
Hope your procedure goes well on Monday-glad that you have someone to drive you-take care.
Thankful that:
1) my asthmatic 5yo managed to wake himself and then me this morning when he got badly wheezy, so we were able to sort it quickly and get one of us back to sleep for a few hours
2) that my one and only in-person meeting today was cancelled, so I can work from home and skip the commute with a clear conscience
3) that unexpectedly being at home today allowed me to accept a couple of packages, do three loads of laundry that would otherwise become evening chores, and sit on my sunny terrace with my lunch
4) that my lovely neighbours have agreed to water my tiny garden while we are away - life is so much easier with good neighbours
5) that one of the packages that arrived this morning was the tea delivery, which means I can make a second pot now to try and get through the second half of my work day
thankful for you. thankful that zozo is doing well. she is going to go to a great college in the fall. BMCC. most of her courses will be remote but i hope she can make friends. she had only one in elementary. three in high school. so things are improving.
hubby is trying to make everyone am happy to be home this weekend. after back happy deciding how we care for his twin. i am thrilled to be home this weekend to attend the exercise class at my local library. i was in irvington the past two weekends,
the end of your too busy life is about to become more peaceful. you deserve it, enjoy it and whatever you do never quit your blog. thank you. wish i could meet you irl.
sorry about the grammatical error. hubby is trying to make everyone happy about caring for his twin. i get to stay home this weekend after spending the past two up there.
Enjoy your weekend at home!
Thankfuls:
* Our son was available to go out to dinner with us to celebrate my husband's birthday.
* Our daughter and SIL closed on their new house. I'm very happy they will have time to get settled before baby #2 arrives.
* We are available to watch our grandson. We will him pick up from daycare today while daughter has OB appointment. We'll pick him up again tomorrow and he will spend the night while his parents start the moving process.
* The air conditioning unit for my office has finally been fixed. I was tired of it being 75 degrees in my office.
* The coneflowers and black-eyed Susans that are in bloom in our flower bed are beautiful.
it's 88 in my apt. we all have fans blowing on us at our desks in apt. we have four desks but one bathroom. it should be the other way around. actually hubby and noah use the dining room table. enjoy the time with your grandson.
Oh no Anita!! I am so sorry to hear this. Please take good care of yourself.
> that summer is about halfway over
No it is not and I will not listen to such nonsense. Enjoy the weather and sunshine now while you have it.
i agree with you 1000%
I'm certainly being more silly than the post implies but I also really do have a disconnect when people trash summer and love on winter. Winter feels like a prison regimen where you go to work in the dark, go home in the dark, stay in and watch TV and generally do nothing of value. Summer is endless possibilities and even if you don't do much, the world is still your oyster and you don't have to shovel the sunshine.
In my region of the world, this discinnect illustrates why I super appreciate spring and fall! I like a good swim in the summer, or snowfall in the winter, but I love how spring and fall bring plenty of indoor and outdoor opportunities more fluidly without being blasted with heat or cold when I walk outside. Enjoy your summertime Battra92!
Right there with you!! I'll take the 35 degrees (95 farenheint) over 6 feet of snow any day, thank you very much! I'm so envious of people who live where it does not snow!
Haha, well, I am happy for you that you are enjoying it, but I am decidedly NOT. 😉
Same, Kristen!! Since I moved to South Texas to be close to my mom, we have a 5 month summer and it never really gets cold. Hope to get back to the mountains someday!
I'm digging deep for thankfulness today....
I'm thankful that it's ten degrees cooler today than yesterday.
I'm thankful that the email I got from Xfinity yesterday was an automated mistake -- that my final payment was indeed scheduled (and has since been withdrawn). I trust that the insinuation that the equipment wasn't returned is equally misguided. I put it right into the hands of an Xfinity rep at the Xfinity store. A month ago. C'mon Xfinity, do you really have to keep proving you're the worst?
I'm thankful for Miralax. Let's just leave it at that!
I'm thankful for my delicious morning coffee, and for knowing that lunch is already made.
I'm thankful that rain is in the forecast for tomorrow, and that it may help break the heat wave.
I'm thankful for being retired. As I look at others still in the workplace, I am so glad that I am no longer dealing with poor managers, senseless rules, mistrust and betrayal, lack of appreciation. That my time is my own, period. Not that there was nothing good in my work experience -- there was plenty of good -- I'm just grateful to be done with the bad.
Beth W, I second you on your last item. I keep in touch with a coworker at my old office, and from what I'm hearing from her, I have no regrets whatever that I retired when I did. I retired the minute I turned 65 because DH needed me--but from my friend's reports, things started going downhill at the workplace at about that time. My employers in my time were princes and princesses among men and women--but the old guard is almost entirely gone now, and the new guard seems to be focused on the bottom line to the exclusion of everything else.
Shout-out to my husband! He surprised me with a 3-night getaway to a cottage on Lake Superior. He knew I needed a change of routine and scenery at the 3-month mark of my recovery from falling and fracturing my knee. Also thankful that we checked out yesterday as planned when the wildfire smoke became thick.
Ugh, the wildfire smoke. Experiencing it now. Glad you avoided it--isn't Lake Superior beautiful?
Yes! It's a treasure.
That's why we call it the true Great Lake - maybe I am a bit biased. My favorite is when we get sea smoke on super cold days in the winter and when it freezes out to the sea caves on the South Shore so you can walk out to them.
You did leave just in time! Lake Superior acts like a smoke vacuum, pulling the smoke from the BWCA and Superior National Forest fires to both shores, much worse the past 1-2 days, but not as hot and humid. Check out the Duluth Harbor Cams if you want to see what you are missing (show up the North Shore and part of the South Shore). The Forestry service expects the more remote fires to burn until we get snow but there should be improvement in the next week or two, so come see us again!
Furnace filters duct taped to box fans are a pretty good substitute for those of us without air conditioning or air purifiers. Sometimes you just have to cowgirl up and get creative.
Ceecee, we'll be back for a week in October! My husband watches the harbor cams every day of the year!
Thankful that my prodigal son who came home and is starting over passed the big exam he studied for. It's not easy for him to have to come back and live with parents who drive him crazy sometimes.( not always easy for us either!) But he's focused on a new path; I'm very proud of his hard work so far.
Also thankful that my granddaughter snuggled up next to me when I visited and slept for a few hours. Their cat doesn't quite trust me still, but the baby does.
I really admire how hard you work and I'm glad you're going to have it a little easier soon.
I'm grateful for rain in the forecast and the little bit of rain we've had so far, which is helping it be less smoky.
So thankful that my dog's x-rays did not show the severe arthritis or slipped disks, etc, that we expected. Her pain is probably nerve pain, and a combination of medication and accupuncture treatments are helping her.
I'm thankful I can afford care for my dog. This is a luxury not everyone has.
I'm thankful my husband is not a picky eater or a complainer. He will eat whatever I put in front of him -- vegetarian dishes, leftovers, new recipes -- he enjoys everything. This makes using up food and stretching our budget much easier.
The thought of busy work, group projects, reading and writing when it seems to serve no purpose just coils my insides into a knot of angry resistance. I am in awe of your push-through-ness, your perseverance, your never-give-up that has gotten you through so much baloney! BRAVO!
P.S. Did you see my email about the photo of Lisey on Mike Rowe’s blog, the one where he sings the Star Spangled Banner in under a minute? 🙂
How cool, Mike Rowe has a blog. Thanks, Jana!
I googled it and saw her also! I love Mike Rowe.
Here's a link to the post--watch the video and Lisey appears about one-third of the way through!
For our citations in grad school- 5 names and then et al. I wonder if the generators existed then (2014-18)...if they did, I didn't know about them.
Thankful this week for:
-Being able to sleep better than last week.
-That my AC works. 2nd heat wave this month ugh (I'm with you on the Fall thing...bring it on).
Thankful for a delightful beach day with an old friend yesterday. For air conditioning to avoid both the heat AND the wildfire smoke outside. For time with my daughter over the weekend. For my bibleproject.com app. For finding time in our busy schedules to go away for a week's vacation in August.
I heard great things about the bible project!
I’m glad to hear that your class load is less and so much better!
This week, I’m incredibly thankful for...
• God’s perfect timing. We had to postpone our cross-country trip to visit my mom, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Our AC unit started acting up right before we left—had we gone, we would have returned home to a completely dead system and a sweltering house.
• Our resilience (and a lot of fans!). Even with outdoor temperatures soaring into the 90s and 100s, we managed to stay comfortable by keeping the air circulating and making the most of our fans.
• Making the cut for free swim day. We arrived right on time for the water park's free day, but when I saw the massive line, I honestly thought we wouldn't make it in. Miraculously, we did!
• Pure summer joy. Watching our girls have the absolute best time splashing around at the water park and running wild through our backyard sprinklers.
• The beauty of unstructured play. Seeing our girls play so beautifully together, letting their imaginations run wild with creative, free-flowing games.
Central air conditioning - need I say more?
Friends visiting tomorrow
Cuddling another friend's newborn grandson - there's nothing more cozy and comforting than holding a happy baby.
A clothesline - one benefit of summer is hanging certain wet laundry outdoors to let the sun freshen and brighten. In the winter, I use Kristen's dish rag boiling method, but in the summer, the sun does it for me. It's also great for blankets and bedspreads.
Customer technical support that fixes the problem.
Small outdoor tasks that allow me to get fresh air, get a job done, and run back inside before the heat is too much.
This corner of the internet that is welcoming and good. Reading yesterday's comments from so many kindhearted readers who stand up for people who are being mistreated makes me thankful for Team Kristen.
For clouds and showers. Glad the thunder is over.
For a day to bake. So hard to bake when it is 80F in the kitchen.
For the blue birds in the yard.
The delicious gift of blackberry honey from the Apiculturist who manages our bee hives in the garden.
Happy birthday, HeatherMar!
I can't fathom why someone would not allow students to use citation generators, but maybe I'm missing something. They are mandatory in my line of work (we write and deliver many 5-70 page documents every month). It's great practice to know how to use them!
Anyway, though it's late, I need to add my thankfuls here because I haven't in awhile, and it shows in my mental health:
1) Finding a book I am interested in at our little free library
2) Having the ability to exercise
3) Dental insurance
4) Rain and living nearby several rivers
5) People who campaign for kindness and peace
* Thankful my DD is out of the hospital and it's going well so far (3 days). She does have to go to the Day Hospital two days a week for now, which is a blessing
* Thankful for AC! I cannot sleep when it's warm.
* For a job that pays well enough to be able to work part-time, but also being able to pick-up extra shifts when needed
* Solo time this weekend (DD1 and DH are going away to a family function, DD2 will be with friends)
* Game night with girlfriends tonight!
Well done for surviving two classes at once! Yes-a pox on group projects AND summer!
Thankful for a souvenir bookmark that dropped out of a book I got from Thrift Books-won't bore you with the details, but it is something I am very happy to have.
Inter library loan books-a free service at my library.
That my mom and I can work together to maintain the library in our retirement community.
That I got our community pool (which is a saltwater one) all to myself for an hour one evening this week.
The Youtubers that I have found in the last couple of years-they bring me joy talking about books and doing service projects. And also Kristen and Katy's blogs and the lovely community on both.
I agree about summer. I used to love it and now–not so much! I'm looking forward to sweater season 🙂
And so, I'm thankful to be retired as of the end of the school year. Yes, I didn't have to work during summer (thank you traditional calendar public school), but even better I won't have to go back in the fall.
Really appreciating our A/C!!! I feel sorry for folks who don't have it, especially with the smoke-filled air much of the country is experiencing now.
Happy that our daughter is moving back home for awhile. It'll be good to have her here again. Her brother was by yesterday checking when she'd be here; they're buds and he misses her.
Thankful for our financial footing that allows me to buy groceries easily rather than the complete counting pennies (literally!) of our early married years.
And very thankful that our new insurance plan is in place in case we need it. Chose a plan through the ACA and it should fit our needs for awhile.
Group projects are the worst - especially in the adult world of college! This week, I am thankful for:
*rain and a little break in the heat - my shrubs and trees are happy
*my mother's estate is completely settled and the resolution brings us all peace
*I had to do very little cooking
*I am feeling better and getting things crossed off my summer to-do list (:
Ohhh how I remember that feeling after a long shift: Pull off those scrubs, cool shower, cool sheets, and dreamtime!!!
You’re doing so much! It’s all paying off, too!!
Congrats on all your successes!!