30 Days of Thanks - Day 4

Today I am thankful that the Texans and the Steelers both won. :)

30 Days of Thanks - Day 3

I love rainy days spent cuddling with dogs on the couch, watching mindless TV or movies. I don't have many days where I am able to do this, but today was one of them, and for that, I am thankful.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 2

Today I am thankful for the time I got to spend with my dad while he was still alive; For all of the happy memories I have of him from my childhood . Not all of them are so great, sometimes our family struggled, but I am ever-so-grateful for the good times. We used to go to Splashtown almost everyday of the summer. It was so much fun. I also remember him taking us for fresh shipley's donuts that were soooo delicious. Today would've been his 61st birthday.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 1

I'm going to try this again this year. Maybe I will make it all 30 days. Maybe not. But today I am just thankful for my existence. I get stressed a lot, working a full-time job, part-time job, and doing the rescue/volunteer work that I do, but I wouldn't change any of it right now. Sure I'd rather have a better job that allowed more flexibility for me to do MORE rescue-related stuff, but things all come in time, and I know that I will get there at some point. The day-to-day is sufficient for now, and for that, I am thankful.

I'm nothing if not consistent...

So apparently, I took a long vacation around last Thanksgiving and never finished my 30 Days of Thanks posts and here it is almost 1 year later that I am revisiting. I always seem to take rather long breaks between posting here. At least I'm consistent in being inconsistent!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 18

Today I am thankful for the fact that after today, I will not be returning to work for NINE WHOLE DAYS!!! I have had this job for over 5 years, and I have never had a lengthy block of time off the entire time I've been here. As a bonus, I am also thankful for that 7am meeting this past Wednesday because I ended up working 10 hours that day, so I don't even have to work a full 8 hours today! Woohoo! Vacationnnnnnnnnnnn!!! :)

30 Days of Thanks - Day 17

Today I am thankful for the wonderful new friends I have made this year. They are talented, beautiful, selfless, amazing creatures. They make me laugh, and share stories that make me want to cry. I feel like our numbers are powerful. We are strong. If we stand together we can make a difference. We are passionate about what we do. And for that, I am thankful.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 16

Today I am not feeling very thankful, to be honest. I have been crabby and angry almost all day, and wanting to punch someone in the face. I have not had a cigarette since Saturday night. That could be why. I'm also on steroid therapy for the apparent asthma attack I had over the weekend, so it could be 'roid rage? I worked 10+ hours today, so I could also just be sleepy. So... I will say... today I am thankful for tomorrow.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 15

Today I am thankful for modern medical science. One day of being on steroids and anti-biotics and already I feel 90% better. I haven't felt like I was suffocating at all today. I'm trying to be very mindful to eat as I take my medications, because both the antibiotics and the steroids have the potential to cause stomach upset, but so far so good. I would say that last night and this morning, my allergies are bothering me more than the asthma, lots of runny nose going on, but it's better than feeling like there's a bull moose sitting on my chest!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 14

Today I am thankful for health insurance... especially since mine is paid for by my employer! I've been sick the last 2 days, horrible allergies triggering my asthma like never before. Today I was able to walk into a RediClinic, walk out with paying only $20, then drive down to the pharmacy and get out of there with 3 prescriptions for only $30. I know that my clinic visit would've been $79 without insurance, but I don't even want to imagine how much the prescriptions would've been on top of that.