reflect on as many things for which I'm grateful daily

one exam down
that the exam room was quite cool
the sunshine
the cool breeze
the rain
the walk
uni
planning a picnic with kathy
kathy
i love her, she’s absolutely amazing
replying
organising to see tashie
libraries
the hume library
the gorgeous librarian
facial hair
smiles
happy happy
picking up books at the library
did i mention the librarian, i finally got his name today.
i also realised i have a thing for married men, it needs to be dealth with. :/

study
lots of study
enough study for me to pass (i hope)
realising there’s a mistake on my visa so i can fix it in time
filling out my police check for disney
a reply email
oh god that reply <3
seriously, have to reply to it in the morning
radiohead
personal by stars
cheeseburger
water
a very cool shower
moisturiser
sleep
the internet
friends, real friends.
LOVE.

getting two loads of washing done
more episodes of the x-files
getting a bit of reading done
my eye not bruising after my sister accidentally hit me lol
the air con
the sunshine
tanning after being outside for ten minutes
thong tan lines haha
tim mcmillan’s hair <3
emailing back
controlllllllllll
messages
sour cream
that tomorrow is wednesday, which means i’ll have time to study before my exam on thursday! eeeek

gorgeous weather
fans
a working aircon
music
merlin
x-files
talking
time to think
realising
great food
turkish apple tea
georgia fair
radiohead
singlets
shorts
barefeet on icy cold tiles on a scorching day like today
spelling mistakes

playing guitar hero
karaoke with the windows open for the neighbours to hear at midnight
falling asleep at 5.20am
having to wake up at 6am
catching public transport to ballarat
spending time with Tash, Arwen and Bounty
Trivial Pursuit
pasta
dyson vacuum cleaners
benson & hedges
mummy’s food
iPhone applications
Radiohead
the gorgeous weather
the fresh air of mount clear
bringing thongs
the smell of baby cologne
having both sides of the headphones work
that my phone battery lasted the whole day
homemade filipino foods
hugging mummy
time to think
time with family
not wasting a day on facebook
for my sister and all that she does/has done for me
making it to the station in time to catch the last bus back home
a cool and calming shower
43things and all the wonderful people who use it
a bed to sleep in
a place to call home.

even though it passed a couple days ago, i had a pretty significant 24 hours and thought it deserved to be posted about, so here’s my list of things that i was/am grateful for on the 5th of november, 2009:

being late
kathy being okay with the fact that i was late
getting dressed up
feeling pretty
buying new jeans
buying new red shoes
returning all my library books before due date
catching transport again – bus and train
having my period
my one year high school reunion
seeing people from high school that i actually like
hugs
seeing pregnant hayley
ellie driving me and kathy to and from the reunion
gossip
seeing caity for the first time in probably months, back from her week away in queensland
hanging at kathy’s
meeting kathy’s mum
meeting kathy’s dad
her parents are the sweetest!!
my couisin moving closer to me! <3
kathy’s sister ghina, so adorable
alcohol
juice that had alcohol in it
lollies
pub squash
left handedness
guitar
acoustic guitar
left handed people playing the acousit guitar, left handedly (i’m not quite sure that’s actually a word but anyway…)
matt emailing me back
seeing matt at the reunion
talking to him briefly at the reunion
seeing that not much has changed about him since i left
talking about the songs he’s learnt on the guitar
his facial hair
that he remembers my name even though i never took any classes with him, was never in his homeroom and only ever saw him before or after school or at lunch times and free periods
that he still lets me call him sir
that i work a skirt that day that showed off just enough skin
that i caught him checking out my legs
that he said he’d only be at the reunion from the starting time, for fifteen minutes but ended up staying for an hour and a half
mum picking me up
my brother, 24 years old today
life
the weather
...everything.

pizza shapes
a great sleep
a day under my warm blue blankee, heater running while watching episodes of these shows:
true blood
csi: miami
ncis
merlin
supernatural
law and order: svu
heroes
lie to me
the mentalist
castiel.
early morning shower
sleeping at 5.30 am
rain
talking
feeling okay
feeling better seeing snow (in a movie but still)
vegan nuggets
lord of the fries
hoodies
opening my money tin to a fair bit of savings
queensland next week

planning to take control and doing so starting now.
everything is illuminated.
plans.
following through.
gorgeous weather.
high waisted skirts.
brogues as weekday shoes.
floral patterned shirts.
straightened hair.
melbourne airport.
mimco.
gold clutch wallets.
money.
being okay today – two weeks.
library books.
finishing my assignments!!!

the sun.
a hot shower.
an mp3 filled with some of my favourite tunes and BATTERY LIFE!
fresh grapes.
nutella almond crepe with custard.
hanging out with ash and kathy.
borders.
postsecret.
skirts.
vintage shirts with floral patterns.
patent brogues as weekday shoes.
stockings.
facial hair.
chicken deluxe.
itunes.
train rides.
walking and taking in the gorgeous weather.
a pretty chill day.
5 gum.
hardly spending any money.
having money to put into my money tin (it’s starting to get heavier)

the sun.
home.
muffins.
getting the recipe right today.
music.
friends who care.
money.
bed.
ellen.
time out.
waking up.
seeing everyone at home today.
potatoes.
sour cream.
latkes, seriously.
best things ever.