Thankful Thursday | thanks, biology!
This week, I am thankful:
that I took biology so recently
I took biology last spring, A&P 1 last fall, and I'm currently in A&P 2.
Though my time in A&P, I have often thought about how nice it is to have biology info so fresh in my brain.
A&P requires a lot of cell biology knowledge, like info about cell membranes, membrane channels, electrical and chemical gradients, osmosis, and so on.
If I'd taken biology even a couple of years ago, I'd be struggling much more in A&P.
for Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's medical podcasts/videos
Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike are two A&P professors from Australia, and they have so, so much useful A&P content. I seriously cannot believe how much anatomy and physiology information they know.
How DO their brains hold it all?
I have watched tons of their YouTube videos, and I also listen to their podcast when I go for walks (I just search the archives for episodes about whatever unit I happen to be in.)
I normally listen to all of my podcasts on 2x speed, but for theirs, I dial it down to 1.5x. An Australian accent + medical information is just too hard to process at double time!
for good health
Yep. I am still obnoxiously happy to be un-sick.
And I am deliriously happy to have my energy levels back. I am sleeping better at night, and during the day, I don't feel tired all the time.
for better ability to exercise
When I was in the worst days of being sick, even sitting up was too much work.
But now I can exercise, go up and down stairs, walk up and down hills, do housework, and more without feeling winded and exhausted.
So fabulous.
that I am so immune right now
By even the most conservative estimates, I am currently no danger to anyone else. It's been about two years since I have had such a feeling of confidence!
I still wear a mask when it's required, of course, but I feel positively guiltless about going mask-free in places where it is allowed.
for sunny mornings
Seriously, is there anything more glorious than sunny mornings? I love them so much!
that Lisey gets to start with a female teacher today
So far, all of her teachers at aviation mechanic school have been men. And most of her classmates are male as well.
But today, she starts a nice long unit with a female teacher. Lisey has already met her and she is a fan; it will be fun to learn from another woman in such a male-dominated industry.
that there's a break before any more estimated tax payments are due
Between January and April, there's a little breather from estimated tax payments. So, I am enjoying this happy sweet spot!
for peanut butter sandwiches. And grilled cheese sandwiches.
I have been eating a lot of these two types of sandwiches lately, and my goodness, I love them. So simple, but so delicious.
Sandwiches are supreme. And I will die on that hill.
(If you'd like to read an unrelated rant I wrote on the topic of sandwiches and gender roles, click here.)
that I am not allergic to peanut butter, bread, or cheese
That would seriously limit my sandwich options. Especially if bread was off the table. 😉
for cat snuggles last night
Zoe was my cat shift volunteer partner, and we had a fun time snuggling the cats.
This gray guy was our favorite.
I'm not sure what happened, but he had to have his tail amputated, and his fur is still growing back after his surgery.
He has such a cute personality, though! We think he will get himself adopted pretty promptly. And once his fur grows back, he will look pretty regular...just with no tail. 🙂
This week I am thankful for a number of things.
1. Last Thursday I broke a tooth badly and it was removed. It is healing well.
2. Yesterday I had a horrible fall. I am so thankful I didn't break any bones. Osteoporosis is one of my troubles so no breaks is worth celebrating.
3. Last week the main air-conditioning system stopped working. The man who repairs our stuff said it was a two week wait. Anyhow the weather has co-operated and it has been cooler and less humid. Yesterday he had a chance to pop in and has done a temporary fix. Today was stinking hot so I am pleased I don't have to swelter.
4. I have seen a lot of my granddaughters over the last three days. That is always a joy.
5. The shelves in my local supermarkets are looking much better. There may not be an abundance but the basics are there.
I am thankful for warmer days with sunshine and more light. It's good for the body and the soul. I love not having to wear a zillion layers to go on a walk. I know it's still early February but every day gets us closer to spring.
I am thankful for the latest Covid surge retreating in MD. I grabbed a quick lunch with a friend on Tuesday and another on Wednesday. That's something I had not done since November.
I'm thankful for Freecycle. I'm able to give away items and know they are going to new homes.
I'm thankful for a busy week.
I am thankful for abundance in my life.
I am thankful for family, friends, and neighbors.
I am thankful for Wordle. It's quick and fun.
@K D, Wordle archive here. Now you have a lot more to do!
https://www.devangthakkar.com/wordle_archive/
@Rose, thanks for that! I also just discovered it and was wishing there was more than one a day!
@LB, You can do more than one a day on the archive, just click the next button.
@getting there, Be careful. It’s addictive. Definitely frugal fun.
@LB, LOVE this game! My co-workers and I race to see who can solve it first!
I am glad you feel much more energetic Kristen! And lovely that Lisey gets to have a female teacher. It is wonderful to have a role model, working in such a male dominated field.
This week I am thankful for the longer days, that cheer us up and make us want to go outside more-
For the bulbs that are thrusting their leaves through the soil-
For having plenty, and plenty to share-
For knowing that there is care also for those who do not want to be cared for by us-
For those who will allow us to show our love in our care for them.
Yes! She sent me a bunch of happy texts today, so this part of her schooling is off to a great start.
I am thankful for:
1. Creating a mission statement for a tricky thing I need to accomplish. Encapsulating what is needed in a succinct and explicit form will make the job a bit easier That it was an unintentional and collaborative process made it even better.
2. A boss who actively supports our taking our vacation time, of which I have a lot right now. Between my flex schedule (10 days' of work in 9 working days) and the vacation, I'm taking every Monday off for a couple of months. I'm hoping I can convince my boss to let me do this for a lot longer.
3. Hard-earned persistence and negotiating skill, which was needed to make my fun weekend away with a friend a reality. Also for my travel agent, who sometimes messes up the simple things but is tops at the hard ones, who helped make it happen.
4. Learning how to reframe issues - to be more persuasive, to see the world more clearly, to be able to articulate unrealized benefits. For example, that my travel is not great at the small things (things I _can_ do) but tops at the really hard ones (which I can't). I'd rather a travel agent who can do the things I can't do than the things I can.
5. For FINALLY scraping the bottom of the barrel on paperwork and getting hard stuff done - including appointments I've put off for years for, um, Reasons. (Of course, this means fewer "good" excuses for productive procrastination about dealing with insurance.)
6. For an empathetic doc, who, after listening to the seven major negative events of the past year (it was a bit startling to recount them all at once: it really has been a year), figured out a way to make getting the appointments easier, without which I couldn't have made them.
7. For more daylight.
My goodness. Seven! That's a lot of hard things in a year. No wonder you have felt in a funk of late.
@WilliamB, you may have maxed out on the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale (multiple links available under this name or the Holmes and Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale). I'm glad you have an empathetic doc who apparently gets it about this. Best wishes to you.
@A. Marie, I had forgotten that scale so thanks for the reminder. It was an interesting review: I didn't always agree with the relative placement and there were others that I didn't expect at all (vacation).
I am feeling thankful that it seems like I have reached a turning point in my grieving - this is no small thing. I feel much more optimistic about not only the future, but the present as well. My home is safe and warm. I have good food to eat. I have a job that provides well for me. All my kids are healthy and doing well, though they are open about missing their dad. Life doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful and I feel like the sun is starting to come out. (:
@Gina, sending you virtual comfort as you navigate your new world.
@MB in MN, ditto for me! Hugs to you, Gina.
@Gina, That's great to hear. Truly, when I see your blog, I'm amazed at all you get done, and your positivity. Joining in the virtual hugs!
@Gina, I just went over to Kristen's reader blog list and read several posts on your blog. I wish you all the best in the tough place you're in right now, from me in mine.
Gina, I'm so happy the clouds have parted a bit for you. Much love to you and your kids!
@Gina, so glad to hear that you are beginning to feel better. Wishing you love, strength and peace as you travel this new path.
@Gina, Wishing you all and your family support and good thoughts in this very hard time.
That our family has not been hit with whatever horrible stomach bug has been circulating at school and actually sending kids to the doctor. (Yet, anyway.)
For a very capable 12-years-old-tomorrow son who will make a new handle for a hatchet and then use it to split kindling for me.
For the heated mattress pad on my bed. It always feels like a ridiculous luxury, but when I slide into bed at night and put my frozen feet down in that cocoon of heat, I am always overcome with happiness.
For children who love to read. The older two read anything and everything, the youngest son is just starting to read and is so excited about having his own books to read without help, and the youngest child is recognizing letters and sounds, so I'm sure will soon be right there on the couch with her brothers, all quiet and reading. Rare moments of peace in what is usually a, ahem, rambunctious household.
@kristin @ going country, I too am grateful for a heated mattress pad. There’s nothing like it on these cold nights!
Oh, I just made grabby hands at the screen at the sight of the gray kitty! He looks from the front just like our elderly kitty, who is the most awesome cat we've ever had. The shelter kitty may have had a broken tail with permanent nerve damage. Amputation above the break saves them from further injury and infection to their tails.
This week I am thankful for work finally settling down after six weeks of Omicron-fueled overdrive; for a few days of milder weather; for having made a selection of work lunches on Sunday so that this week I have choices instead of eating the same thing every day (usually there aren't enough leftovers and such to make up different meals); for the combo of a library card and e-books to borrow; and for my sweet family, who puts up pretty well with yet another round of staying home and not going anywhere except the grocery store week after week.
I am thankful for grilled cheese too: my favorite, Swiss with tomatoes on rye. Sometimes with bacon if I'm feeling indulgent.
I am thankful for my kitten. He is so cute and playful and young--it's been a stressful time but I was given this gift to take care of. (For anyone who doesn't know, I found him in my trash can January 2.)
I am very thankful for my son, who knows how weak I am, so he runs errands for me, does my laundry (I am shaky on the stairs, long Covid), and generally helps out a lot.
I am grateful to have a job, writing, that just requires me to sit in a comfy chair and think. This much I can manage!
I just ate a grilled Swiss on rye with tomato. So satisfying!
Oh my goodness, that sounds so good. I will add a tomato next time.
@Rose, Thank you for taking in and caring for the kitty from the trash. You are an angel 🙂
@Rose, What a gift to have raised a son who is so helpful to you; you must have been an awesome mom when he was younger.
You folks are so nice. Thank you. In fact he made me the sandwich and washed my sheets after a certain kitten smeared poop on them. Siiiiiiigh.
I’m so grateful for the warm weather we’ve had this week! I just feel lighter and happier on warm days, especially given it’s February so there haven’t been any warm days in awhile. Grateful to be working from home right now too, as I actually worked outside for awhile yesterday, rather than being stuck in a windowless office like I would be at work.
I’m grateful my daughter quickly adapted and loves school. Given that she’s a Covid baby (born in 2020), she’d never been in group care before now and also has not even been around very many people in her life. So I thought spending all day with 11 other kids and 2 teachers might be a bit overwhelming but there was just a little initial separation anxiety and now she loves it, and is excited to go each day. Maybe she found the last almost 2 years of isolation boring and this is now very stimulating and exciting for her in comparison haha
So thankful for a wonderful trip to California to visit our niece and her family. For Tuesday's FFT, I highlighted the ways I was frugal If this were a non-frugal blog, I would have posted these other truths: 1) Ate most meals out, 2) Treated myself and family to daily lattes, 3) Tipped more than usual, 4) Didn't look at prices of anything purchased at the grocery store, and 5) Lost my sunglasses and had to buy another pair. So grateful to have the financial resources to help make the trip fun and memorable.
@MB in MN, plus: Big wow on Sonia's knitted cell! Such creativity and talent. At first I thought it was an adorable purse.
So many things this week!
1) Thankful for absolutely gorgeous weather here in California (73 yesterday)
2) Thankful to be able to sneak away & see my boys play together on the high school soccer team. Who knows if this will happen again, so I'm soaking it all up
3) For my husband, for being really handy, and also putting up a cute birthday sign for me, and wrapping gifts in hilarious paper.
4) For my not super social 16 year old, who asked if we could have a joint birthday dinner for himself & another friend last night. They are club soccer buddies, and their high school teams were playing each other, and their birthdays are a week apart. It was a super fun dinner, and all of the boys got a chance to play (which, for one of the boys, is unusual). They had a fantastic time chatting at dinner, and they were a pleasure to watch. Also, #allthefood
5) For having the financial flexibility to be able to send last minute (and $$$) flowers to a family member who is grieving. It was so nice to be able to send something from a distance & know that it was meaningful, even though we couldn't be there in person.
@Hawaii Planner, I also just did the same as your #5 this week. Same day flower delivery to someone who was grieving, it was expensive but this person was so touched and appreciative, plus I ordered from a local florist in their town so those two factors make me not feel so bad about spending so much.
Sonia's knitted cell is AMAZING!!!!!! Did she find the pattern on Ravelry? I appreciate both her mad knitting skills and her sense of fun.
I'm thankful that the covid numbers in our area are finally going down ... which leads to my biggest area of thankfulness--I was able to host a family "girls" tea party yesterday! I've been wanting to do something for awhile but between general life busyness and the covid numbers, I didn't feel comfortable doing it. One of my nieces couldn't come due to sick kids but everyone else was able to make it. I had fun pulling it together to make it extra special and we all enjoyed the simple pleasure of each other's company.
I'm sure there are many more things to be thankful for, but that's where my brain is this morning. 🙂
Actually, she made up the pattern herself. I don't know how she managed to do it!
@Kristen, that's impressive!
@Kristen, Sonia seriously needs to go to FIT in NY. Absolutely the perfect place for her.
That gray cat looks just like one we had years ago. He was just the sweetest kitty.
This week I'm thankful for-
-semi-retirement, quiet mornings and coffee. I'm not a morning person, so not having to get up early and head into the office is something I am truly thankful for.
- For my youngest son. He texted one day late this past week to see if I was awake and I was. He wanted to come sit on the beach and unwind after a long day doing data input for his thesis and he wanted company. I was so peaceful to sit together and enjoy the moonlight on the water.
- For old friends who randomly reach out. It's so nice to see their texts and emails.
I am very thankful today! An issue that was plaguing us for too long, in which a person was taking advantage of us, was resolved yesterday without us having to hire a lawyer. First good night's sleep in a while. Thankful for good sleep now, too!
But my greatest thanks are for my DH, who helped me stay relatively calm through the ordeal. To have a wonderful partner in life is like winning the lottery every year.
What an enormous relief!
I am thankful for all the realities that underlie everything everyone wrote in yesterday's posts about whether they stock up on food. The word "privilege" doesn't even begin to describe us.
What extraordinary times we live in! Even with all the strong tensions and petty irritations, my life is magnitudes easier and more secure than those of some of the current world, and much of humanity throughout time.
Lifelong dealings with depression and a huge hole in my family, make gratitude a constant struggle. But.....
1. I live in So Cal and am already planting beautiful flowers because it's warm enough already and color just makes me sooooo happy.
2. Two cats who enrich our lives so much. Spouse and I keep reporting back and forth what cute things they have done when the other one wasn't in the room or at home.
3. Yes, a loving and affectionate spouse tops everything. He is my reason to keep going.
@Anne, "" make gratitude a constant struggle."
This. It can be hard sometimes to actually be grateful either for the same things each week, or for what boils down to things not being worse. Know that you have company in the darkness.
Much love to you, Anne. When the big things are going wrong in life, it's so hard to find joy.
I am so happy for you that you've got a good marriage; that can help to buoy you up when other big things are hard.
@WilliamB, thanks so much to you and Kristen for the kind words. Knowing others struggle is a HUGE help.
Yep. Everyone has their own hard things. My brother, who has been through plenty of hard in his own life, often reminds me of this when I come to him with my troubles. Sometimes, I start to feel sorry for myself, and he reminds me that hard times in life are the norm, regardless of what we might SEE in other people's lives.
You are not alone!
I also love pnut butter sandwiches on seedy bread. My kids hate it and call it BIRDSEED BREAD!
I keep a loaf in freezer and pull it out when I need it. Love orange marmalade or homemade jams!
Thankful for a break in the bitter cold, the Winter Olympics, for my workout video app for beginner BEGINNERS! ( justinaugustin) and for safe and functioning cars!
Take care
We used to have a solid gray charcoal cat who was naturally tail-less but didn't look like a Manx. We don't know if he was part Manx or what, but he was a sweet beauty, just like the one in your picture. He was yet another cat dumped in our yard by passing ...er... motorists. I won't use the words I really think of someone who dumps their pets along a road.
And, this will be an exercise in finding thanks in spite of circumstances...
1. I'm thankful that nursing staff at the ALF was prompt to call me when my husband fell (he hadn't called anyone for assistance when transferring from wheelchair to bed) on Tuesday and broke the end of his femur bone, was prompt to call EMT's, and prompt to ask if I had a preference of hospitals. I didn't have a preference, but I appreciated being asked.
2. I'm thankful that even though my husband had to spend the rest of the evening and all night in the emergency room due to lack of bed space, they kept him sedated and comfortable - he slept through the night.
3. I'm thankful that his closest extended family drove an hour to try to sit with me while his surgery happened yesterday, even if the (excuse me) jerk at the front desk told them only one person per patient was allowed to wait and refused them admittance, never mentioning that the surgical waiting area was connected to a nice, big, open-to-the-public courtyard, where we could have sat together outside in the sun and they could have even brought me food, like I could see all the other families were doing when I went to the glass walled surgical waiting area to wait alone.
4. I'm thankful for the surgical nurse who stepped into the waiting area to talk to an arriving co-worker and noticed me sitting there three hours after the notice board said DH had gone to recovery: I was the last one left in the waiting area, still waiting on the promised call to tell me he was being moved to a regular room. She called back to recovery and got his status for me, found out what room he was moving to, then walked me all the way down numerous hallways, through buildings, to the correct elevators, and went up four floors with me to the exact hallway where his room was.
5. For the nice young man and his trainee who stopped what they were doing to walk me back to the emergency room's parking garage where I had started that morning, going back through the maze of hallways and buildings, to get me safely to my car in the dark garage last night.
And of course, I'm thankful the surgery went well! I don't know how his recovery will go, yet, but his femur is fixed!
@JD, I'm so sorry about your DH's broken femur. I'm glad that many of the staff were helpful, even though a few were jerks. Best wishes to him and you for his recovery.
@JD, I am so very sorry you had that dreadful experience yesterday. I think that employee/jerk should be reported and informed of the amenities for those waiting for surgery results on their loved ones. Somehow that information should be available for special circumstances. Thank goodness there are still wonderful, helpful people such as his nearest extended family members, that surgical nurse who led you through the maze of hallways and the young man and his trainee who led you back. And huge thankfulness that the operation was successful. Hang on, there will be many better days!
@A. Marie,
Thanks so much. I hope this convinces him to always call for assistance. He's fallen so many times with only bruises, that I think we were all surprised when he broke a bone.
@Shirley,
Thanks, Shirley. I was very frustrated, but those employees who cared made my day much better.
I am so sorry to hear of his fall and all the ensuing difficulties!
Your stories of the people who helped you at the hospital are inspiring to me; I hope that I can be that person for people when I am a nurse one day.
@JD,
Oh dear!!!! My heart goes out to you and Your DH. Wishing you strength, love and peace.
@Kristen,
I feel sure you will be!
1. That we are almost under 20 days until we close on our new home.
2. That I am almost done packing our house up for said move.
3. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for this move and given the knowledge that means I am approaching the end of purging, cleaning and moving to complete households, I am so grateful. There have been to many times to count over the last 6 months that I thought we would never get to the end of this.
4. For easy meals and a family that will pretty much eat anything and doesn't mind leftovers.
5. For sunny days, the promise of a new garden in our new home, a happy six year old boy to share snuggles with, winter break from school next week, new mercies every morning, and dinner out with my husband this coming Friday.
Happy Thursday everyone!
Thankful for...
This blog, Kristen, and all the readers!! (This particular week, this one's a no-brainer!)
The fact that DH has *finally* had a haircut and beard trim (this took longer than usual because of recent staff shortages at the nursing home, but it finally got done).
The fact that there were a few recognizable words in DH's "word salad" when I visited him yesterday, including "Marie." He wasn't looking at me when he said it, so I don't think he was trying to address me by name. But it's a small comfort to know I'm still floating around in his head somewhere.
And this week's reprieve from the Ice Age. We're supposed to get one more cold snap before warmer temps resume next week, but it is finally starting to feel as if spring might get here someday.
@A. Marie,
That's wonderful that he remembers your name. I hope it stays with him forever. I also feel sure the haircut and beard trim made you both happy. My husband just looks like he's doing better in all respects with a haircut and shave.
It's funny how we think of things like that as rather unimportant. But God bless all the people who do shaves and haircuts in assisted living facilities; their work is important!
1) we have an important appointment on Saturday (one that was rescheduled 3 times in January) and I am relieved to get it done.
2) I am making good progress on my side job. It has been a long time since I started a brand new job so dealing with the steep learning curve is intimidating and exhausting.
3) Tonight is Valentine's day (observed) at our house.
4) my husband got to appear on a podcast and talk about a project he has been working on for several years.
5) I started keeping the books for the church last year and I was so happy to turn in the end of year reports with correct numbers. (I've noticed in past years there were small mistakes.)
I am thankful that after 4 weeks, I finally had a negative covid test and felt confident to visit my family. It was so good to see them all after 9 months. The last time we saw each other was at our parents grave-side service since we all could not be there when my mother passed in 2020. And extra special thanks to my sister for a warm house and comfy bed!
Thankful for no flight delays and a half empty plane both ways. It was really nice on the way home because I had a whole row to myself. And the airfare, seat selection and tax for this trip from FL to NY was less than $100.00 roundtrip. Best trip I've had in a long time.
Thankful that my husband is well too, and on his way to visit friends. He rarely does this sort of thing, but he really is looking forward to it. They rented a house for the weekend and will, no doubt, laugh and drink all weekend.
Thankful that Aldi had their Mama Cozi cauliflower pizza in stock, but not happy about not having half and half. Husband had to buy a $4.00 quart of half and half. Yikes! But the pizza is really tasty. I highly recommend this pizza!
Thankful that we had our roof repaired last week and my husband went into the attic and found out that it is no longer leaking and is dry after a rainfall. This was the second time it was repaired and we had the cash to repair it. The second company definitely did an outstanding job. What a relief!
I, too, am really appreciating the freedom of not worrying about getting COVID or giving it to anyone else right now! It's sooooo nice.
I'm thankful that my daughter's birthday party went well on Sunday. I was thinking I had planned one too many activities but it turned out to be perfect and even followed the time schedule I put together. Everyone had fun, I'm glad she got to do it this year, and it was nice to do something social!!! 3 moms stayed to help and I'm thankful for each of them.
I'm thankful for the anticipation of doing something fun! We're going on a trip this weekend. We rarely do non-camping trips, so this is a big deal in our world. And I'm thankful that it will involve so much less packing than a camping trip would require.
I'm a long time reader, very infrequent commenter who is very grateful for this blog. The harmony, comments and Kristin's incredible personality make me rethink the Internet.
I'm not a frugal person by nature--and I lived in Manhattan most of my adult life which isn't really conducive to being frugal but had (not so much now) really great cheap restaurants for which I will be forever grateful as I will be for living there during its "bad old days," ascent to being the safest large city in America for many years and hope hope hope it becomes one again.
I am so grateful for learning to be frugal as I have a disability (nonverbal learning disorder, NLD) that, for me, is mostly organizational and spatial challenges--hard ones where I work hard to keep things almost immaculate yet still end up not seeing the obvious--or where things are.
I told my doctor that I'm getting a med alert bracelet saying: "she was always like this." People who are "treated" for NLD as children or when they're young adults have a much "higher success rate" than most people my age who weren't treated. I'm very proud that I'm one of the "successes."
I bought a stand alone house 12 years ago near where Kristen sometimes vacations and it hasn't fallen apart! (Shocked every day.)
I completed a huge renovation project just before the pandemic and saved some for the summer of 2021. The week it was supposed to start gravel became unaffordable! I'm hoping that materials will be more affordable and my handyman will be over his shoulder surgery in the beginning of March because it feels as if all I do is clean and work on financial and other things that aren't fun.
Not that I think I deserve fun more than others but as I'm divorced, no kids, the past two years haven't been a barrel of laughs. Though I have great friends and neighbors who think I'm crazed for being so "careful" but accept that I do and still hang out with me--6 feet apart!
I'm grateful that even our Covid numbers seem to be falling. I have to be very careful as I had pneumonia at 13 months which probably led to the NLD and did lead to lifelong pulmonary problems that never bothered me (bronchitis--I'll be over it in two days) until I was 60--and then....
I have been living off memories of my trips to Europe and other places when I was younger, and a cruise to Panama that I decided to take 3 weeks before the cruise. It happened to be in December, 2019. It still amazes me that I didn't take a year to plan this trip and got a balcony room for cheaper than a window room because I asked. I'm also beginning to realize that I'm more frugal than I think I am.
Pia! I remember you talking about your spatial challenges before and now that I am in the midst of A&P, it has occurred to me...is this a proprioception issue? (If you don't want to answer, that's totally fine!)
I hope that you are able to travel again sometime soon. And I'm honored that my blog is on your thankful list.
I love Sonia’s pillow of the cell. Does she sell these on Etsy?
So much to be thankful for….
1) I’m thankful that the sun has come out after several days of wind, rain and cold. I love sunny days!
2) I am grateful for your recent post regarding pantry building. It was really helpful.
3) I’m please that I went back to the gym for the first time since March of 2020. I hope to lose those pounds and inches that I gained over the last two years while social distancing.
4) I am thankful for sore arms and legs. I still have muscles. Yay!!!
5) As always, I’m thankful for this big, beautiful world. The sunrises and the sunsets. The star-filled sky. The roaring ocean. Singing birds. Friends.
She did sell this one a few years ago, but she hasn't made any more. They'd probably be prohibitively expensive to make! This one was for a school assignment when she took high school biology.
@Kristen,
If she does, let us know. I have someone who would love that. She is super talented.
@Bee,
I bought it because it is *so* cool. I'm not quite ready to pass it on. I'll come back here if I am and have Kristen list it again when I am ready.
I am thankful for less craziness at work. January was peak Covid at my hospital and work was a level of busy and stress I haven’t experienced before. But the last time I worked I actually sat down in the break room and ate my lunch and chatted with my coworkers and had a normal number of patients and it was so nice.
I am thankful for warm winter clothes. I have slowly each year been buying one item of expensive outdoor clothing and it makes such a huge difference to be warm and snug outside. It makes winter so much more enjoyable.
I am grateful for health. My whole family got the stomach bug that’s been going around and nothing makes you appreciate being well more than being sick.
I am grateful for all our family living close to us. I get to see them pretty much whenever I want which is so nice. Also if anyone would get sick or need assistance it would be no inconvenience to help out.
I am grateful for my aunt and my dad taking care of my grandma with getting her into assisted living with her dementia. It is a thankless and draining full time job to take care of a confused elderly parent and I am grateful they are doing it. Also that the bulk of the work is hopefully over and some stress will be off of them.
Kinda got here late this week it feels like:
1.) More daylight: This makes me happy.
2.) People finding out about my job change and saying how they always liked working with me in my old position. I'm still at the same company but I just do something different (mostly a lateral move.)
3.) That I own a house and working cars and I don't need to replace either.
4.) For doors that close properly (FINALLY!)
5.) For my wife making me some nice things on her sewing machine.
Such a sweet look the grey kitty has. My heart. May he live a happy, long life with people who adore him.
I cannot remember which of your readers suggested calling the state's department that handles insurance company complaints, but she helped resolve an ongoing battle. Our state is so small in population that you can deal directly with state legislators so I called the one who lives a few blocks away and asked him to have an aide call the insurance company and threaten them with filing an official complaint from his office (which would have more impact than me filing one). Within a day, the insurance company called me, which alone was a miracle since the agent had been dodging my calls, and the issue was settled and the check is in the mail. So, my big thanks this Thursday is to your reader who has made me look like a hero to this lady, and who was instrumental in getting a large check to a very ill woman. This was a God send---not just for the money but for reducing the stress to her and the family. I won't forget this tactic next time I am helping someone with insurance issues!
Yay!!!! So happy to hear of a resolution to this.
Thankful for
Modern technology testing even if the news is bad at least you know what you are dealing with.
For a car that handles snowy road conditions with ease.
For our second dog, I struggled with wanting to keep him after the loss of another pet. I am so glad I kept him. He may be a handful but he is SO good with the grand baby.
For a very old friend who contacted me for a letter of recommendation. I was honored to do so, she imitated Tim Conway at work it cracked us up. Such a nice person.
For my neighbor who gifted me some items that will provide outdoor non frozen water for local critters.
The knitted cell is amazing! Your daughter is really talented.
I’m thankful for the nurse who lives in my parents’ small mountain town. She has been checking on them and updating me.
We are partway through a large home improvement project to replace thee floor in our garage ( which is the ceiling for a workshop underneath). Soon, I will be able to park in my garage after more than 10 winters of parking outside. I’m so excited an d thankful to have this luxury.
I’m grateful to have a job I enjoy doing meaningful work for a company that treats its’ employees right.
I’m grateful to have won theater tickets from my employer this week.
I’m grateful to my husband for finding the faulty sensor for our home alarm system. Here’s hoping it doesn’t wake us up tonight.
I’m grateful to have dinner at a restaurant with a group of friends I haven’t seen for 4 months, made possible by lower covid cases, masks and vaccines.
I'm thankful for the gastric sleeve surgery that I had in December. My life is so much different now with 65 ugly pounds gone.
I'm thankful for my hubby and I being able to see our son and his wife get married early this morning on Zoom. They live in Singapore and this was a sort of civil ceremony. We will be there for the big party in Singapore on March 17th 2023!
I'm thankful for the warmer weather we've had for most of the week. Temps in the high 40's and low 50's. Tomorrow hubs and I will go for a drive down the shore to see his sister.
Thankful for money as I dropped my car off - a 2010 Honda CRV, I'm original owner - because the check engine light came on. Hubs checked the usual: gas cap, engine, etc. The joy of having an emergency account is knowing you can get it fixed and it won't break the bank.
Thankful that now that I've lost so much weight I can get into hub's Durango. Used a small step stool but it was easy peasy. Couldn't do that before.
Thankful that with Covid on the retreat, at least omicron, that hubs and I may get a vacation down the shore this summer. Again, thankful for the savings account and virtually not spending any money at all the last 2 years. Although I need new clothes as the ones I have are falling off of me!
Thankful for Kristen for having such a nice blog.
* I live 10 minutes from downtown Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) and with the ''freedom convoy'' going on let's just say that I'm very grateful to no live there at the moment. Call me crazy but I enjoy sleeping at night! I do work there though, so this is another story...
* No shortage of food in out groceries stores. And having the means to buy healthy food and the capacity to cook.
* Having the same work schedule as my family (work and school) so we have a lot of family time during the week-end and at night
* DD being invited to a sleepover yesterday. It`s usually us that have the friends over, so it`s a nice change
* Having an online class this semester. I really enjoy being able to do this from home, not having to bother with getting ready, travelling, finding parking, etc.