Thankful 24-26

Going to finish the month!

24. Thankful for Thanksgiving! Especially for having family so close, so I'm not alone.

25. Thankful for the first weekend completely off in like 6 months.

26. Thankful for the sister missionaries who totally made my day.

Thankful 21-23

21. I'm thankful for martial arts. Even though I don't get to train at a dojo right now, I still love it. I'm grateful for the chance to train on Monday.

22. I'm thankful for my family's sense of humor. They sometimes have a dirty sense of humor, but it's good to see when it's between husband and wife and their 12 year old goes "Mom!!!" Appreciate it kid. Don't think about it, but appreciate it. Also, when I say that enough is enough, they stop. Well at least the ones I was around Tuesday do.

23. I'm grateful for my math teachers in high school. I walked into a math test today totally unprepared. There were parts that yeah I had no freaking clue, but there were parts that I knew because of good high school math teachers. So even though I know I didn't do well, at least I was able to do something! (when I say unprepared, I mean I went to two classes this entire unit)

Thankful 20

I'm thankful for modern pharmaceuticals. I know there was a time when I would have been considered possessed or something for my sometimes wild mood swings. My meds don't work perfectly, but none ever will. I'm just glad to have found a combination that works well for me.

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16. I'm thankful for what health I do have. I can go 2 miles in under 30 minutes. I can breathe. There are meds available to help keep my moods stable. I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE INSULIN ANYMORE!

17. I am thankful for little kids that make me smile and realize what life is really about. I love working childcare at a local church while they have mom's club. I'm even grateful for sore abs after sitting up and being piled/pushed down by little hands over and over and over. My abs stopped long before their giggles.

18. I'm thankful for courageous special needs people. When a guy who has some mental challenges got up tonight at the talent show during thanksgiving dinner, he sang is heart out. Musically, it was not awesome. However, it was inspiring to see him fight his fear and for everyone to cheer and clap along. Not one person (in my hearing anyway) laughed.

19. I am so thankful my best friend now only lives 2 hours away instead of 2 states!

confession

Ok, so I realized how much I miss my mom when she's gone. My mom is a nurse and when it comes to medical things, I pretty much always turn to her for advice. Today I kept hitting snooze which is quite usual and then my alarm that is on my bookcase went off. I put it on my bookcase specifically so I have to get out of bed to reach it with the intent of not returning to bed. However, I remember turning it off, seeing stars, and then waking up on the floor 5 hours later. This is obviously not normal. I don't know if I passed out or not. It's been like 7 or 8 years since I last passed out I think. I've come close before, but those always had warnings. I woke up really hungry, but my blood sugar was normal. See this is the point when I call my mom and ask if I should go to the dr or not. But she's on a plane to Florida about to get on a cruise ship to celebrate 25 years of marriage. Nope, not going to spoil that. So, not quite sure what to do. Ignore it or go to the doc?

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14. I am thankful that though I totally slept through my alarm for math class today, when I checked my student email, turns out it was canceled. Mashallah!

15. I am thankful to have a job even when I don't know that I can make it through the day.

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11. I would have to say how very very thankful I am for our servicemen and women. Freedom isn't free. A special thank you to my grandpa (navy/WW II) who had 3 ships shot out from under him, Uncle Marc (Army/ Vietnam), cousin Cullen (Marine/ Afghanistan and Iraq), cousin Jonathan (Air Force/Afghanistan and currently in Iraq), and brother Neil (Air Force/ lots of places).

12. I am grateful that everything went off without any major glitch at my sister's wedding. Also that I get to keep the awesome bridesmaid dress that my mom paid for and in which I look HOT. yeah, just sayin ; )

13. I am grateful that I can listen to conference and fireside talks via internet. I had to leave church early because of those rare migraines (curse you periods!) and enjoyed laying in bed with a washcloth over my eyes just listening to the apostles speak. It made it still feel like Sunday and it fed my soul.

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Yesterday made me thankful for all the hard work strangers have put in to compile information in the genealogical records. Thank you.

Today made me grateful for catnaps. I stole a catnap in the parking lot before an appointment, in the waiting room after finding out the doc was at least 20 minutes behind, on my sister's couch, in my parent's spare room, and on my parent's couch. And that was just today. However, I managed to drive a total of 5 hours without hitting anyone/anything and make it home even though I barely slept tonight. And now I'm going to bed.

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Yesterday made me thankful for good health insurance. I only paid $10 to see my psychiatrist. I've had the same psychiatrist for several years and with one insurance paid $30 a visit and at one time had to pay out of pocket ($120). So I am so grateful for my current insurance. My poor sister has medical yes, but has to pay $1,100 a month out of pocket before it kicks in.

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6. I am thankful for where church is. I meet with other young single adults in the area about 25 minutes away. There are other chapels much closer, but that's where I go to be with other YSA's. There are several people in our ward that don't have cars, and I have kind of become the unofficial carpool from this part of town. I love it! I am so grateful for these women (usually) who lift me up and give me a chance to socialize and chit chat before church fills my spirit. I have gotten to know some of them well and become close friends.

7. Tonight I am thankful for apologies. I am thankful for the word "sorry". When I say it, each time I work on only saying it when I truly feel bad for what I did and work on not doing it again (if that sentence seemed a little awkward, it's cause I'm working on not using the word "try"). Last week I called a friend a "stupid face." This is something I usually reserve for cars that piss me off on the road. Granted, he sometimes is being blind to what's good in front of him, but I still shouldn't have called him that. So after letting it eat at me for a few days (felt too prideful to apologize to him, yeah need to work on that too) I said sorry. He said, "lol I forgive you." A week's worth of ick feeling so not worth the good feeling of being forgiven. Next time I'll just do it right off. Also thankful for the readily given forgiveness of good people.

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Friday I went to my primary care doc for the first time in a while. We discussed my resent lab results. I am thankful to be in the best shape of my life. Even if it doesn't last, I am thankful for what health I have while I have it. I'm not going to be despondent over what I can't control. I'm going to do what I can.

Saturday - I am thankful for my cat, Trout. He is the sweetest thing. I'm sad he has to live with my parents, but he really didn't like living inside. I went to visit my parents. He doesn't like my mom's cats. He thinks they're ghosts (they don't have hair) and runs away even when he'll take on other cats twice his size. I closed the door to the rest of the house and opened the sliding door to the porch and called him inside. We snuggled and napped together on the spare room bed. I went outside before I left to snuggle goodbye. I put him on my lap and put my feet on the stool. My sister's black cat came and sat laid across my shoulders. Our fattest cat, Lardo, came beside the chair demanding to be pet, and my brother's cat, Emma, came to the footstool. I needed more than two hands. We all scattered though, when it started to rain.

Thankful

I got challenged! Something I'm thankful for everyday up until Thanksgiving. I'll post 3 to catch up.

1. My kindle - it really is my favorite piece of technology. It has my calendar, my recipes, and my favorite books. This morning I awoke to a book I had preordered some time ago. It made my day and has continued to do so as I read it. The book is "Crossed" the sequel to "Matched" by Ally Condie, and I will be sure to rant/blurb about it when I'm done.

2. Petra C. - yesterday at work she brought me English muffins and dates. What a sweet lady! I don't know if she knows how much it means to me to think that someone out there thinks of me and cares.

3. my couch - this thing is older than me. The cushions may only be ten years old or so, but the sturdy wood is 25, the same age as my parent's marriage. The entire living room set is sturdy and comforting. Even if the couch is a tad short for super comfortable sleeping, it is just long enough to curl up in.

So here's to a month of being thankful for the little things!