Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.

1. The flu has loosened it’s grip on me.
2. TJ made dinner last night… Polish sausage and beets, YUM!
3. I get a three-day weekend this week.
4. The sun is out.
5. I’ve reconnected with a friend from a LONG time ago.

Okay, it’s a pretty weak list today, but I’m tired and still not quite right. Forgive me?

1. A good furnace that does it’s best to pump warm air into this huge, drafty, 100-yr old house.
2. My furry friend Alex who seems to be tuned in to my moods and makes a wonderful heating pad against my back when i’m not feeling well.
3. My wonderful TJ who cooks for me and takes such good care of me.
4. Wrap-around ear muffs.
5. TIVO. how did I ever live without it?

1. The little tiny snowflakes that fall out of the sky and then melt pretty much before they even hit the ground.
2. A job that allows me to check email… no.. REQUIRES that I check email.
3. I have pork chops thawing in the fridge at home and i’m going to “shake and bake” them tonight!
4. The cold that I caught just before Xmas FINALLY seems to be completely gone.
5. My boss, who is laid-back and funny and laughs easily.

One hour from leaving work. i will make it. I will make it.
1. One hour until I leave work for the week.
2. The sun is out ( but it is still cold)
3. I am going to have a BBQ Chicken pizza for dinner tonight. ( I haven’t told TJ yet, but I’m sure he’ll be agreeable.
4. i have lots of flannel PJ’s and I’m not afraid to use them this weekend.
5. Daytona 500. Not my favorite kind of racing, but at least it’s racing. It’s been a long winter without the roar of the engines.

Yesterday ( 2/14) was spent getting a root canal and then sleeping off the medication, so I missed an entry. I have a feeling that is going to happen from time to time.
1. My endodontist is cute and caring. He called me at 9pm to make sure I wasn’t having too much pain.
2. My loving partner TJ- brought me the sweetest card and a single red rose.
3. The temperature outside has gone up and the wind has died down.
4. It’s time to work!
5. My cat found a mouse in the house yesterday, but did me the favor of not gutting it and leaving it on the stairway like he usually does.

Today, I am grateful for:
1. My coworkers, who help me to navigate this new job gracefully.
2. We didn’t get the amount of snow that was forecast. It’s only a little bit wet and cold outside now.
3. Last nights beef stroganoff leftovers are waiting in the refrigerator for me tonight.
4. Spring will be here in a few weeks, in the meantime I have warm baths and flannel PJ’s to tide me over.
5. The opportunity to train a class today.

This is the first entry of any kind that I’ve done on 43 things, but this is also the first goal that actually REQUIRES and entry.
1. The cold that I caught near Xmas appears to have faded from my body.
2. I only have one more hour at work today.
3. My new job is different and stimulates me in a creative way.
4. I have met many new friends at my job.
5. My 100 year old house, with all of it’s imperfections and tilted floors.