List 5 things I am grateful for everyday

1. Gorgeous weather continues
2. Cool at night, great sleeping weather
3. Josh is feeling better
4. I got a TON of stuff done today
a. Ironed all my clothes
b. Finished clearing laundry
c. Prepped weekend laundry
d. Cleaned room
e. Mailed off Ostomy supplies to Non profit
f. Mailed pots and pans to Natalie
g. Mailed outfits for babies to Ameerah

5. LEAD program is going well.

Today I am grateful for:

1. Gorgeous warm weather. It’ll be winter again before we know it! (I live in New England where we have 9 months of cold…).

2. Told my housemates that I’m moving out by Sept. 1. Hard, but it was fine and went well.

3. Great chuckles and convo with my colleague Amy M.

4. Being in the office and getting lots done.

5. Invite to a cool dinner tonite with one of the young adult programs. Should be fun.

6. Cleared to take Spin classes. I have missed it, I’m excited to get back into it.

Today I am grateful for:

1. Summertime. I just love it, the sun, the long days the hint of possibility in the air.

2. Wings. as in chicken wings, delicious!

3. My survivor group, uplifting.

4. PT sharing her cancer diagnosis with me today and us praying.

5. one of the facilitators of my survivor group revealed that she’s in a same-sex relationship. very cool.

6. My volunteer interview went well and I’m cleared to begin the on-boarding process!

7. Someone gave me a bag of Milano cookies….and I gifted them to some college boys…they have the metabolism for that stuff!

oh. and 8. Summer salads with ranch or french dressing. Yum!

Today I am grateful for:

1. My father, he’s a good guy and I’m glad he’s around.

2. Gorgeous weather.

3. My mom still in town, good visit and time together.

4. We drove down to the seacoast for seafood. yum!

5. Resources to go on roadtrips, gas and clean car, etc.

6. Feeling pretty darn great :-) Want to acknowledge my health!

Today I am grateful for:
1. Being alive. My surgery went excellent and I’m already at home.

2. My mother is here with me. And taking great care of me. Helping me to recover.

3. I feel pretty good for less than a week from surgery.

4. I am grateful for the opportunity to be recuperating at a nice quiet place.

5. My headache is abating.

6. It was nice weather at the end of the day.

7. Veggie pizza for dinner. I think I may go mostly vegetarian.

8. Finally rid of the OB after 6 months! Thank God for that!

9. Planning for future and fun!

Today I am grateful for:

1. My OB has held up for a week!

2. Great night’s rest/sleep

3. Peanut M&M’s which I seem to have a taste for today.

4. Olivia, who I am teaching to drive, did a great job driving through two towns on the busy roads. She’s almost ready to take the test.

5. Great medical care, good pain meds :-)

Today I am grateful for:

1. Beautiful weather and walking the dog.

2. The flexibility to work from home and have control over my schedule.

3. Energy to run errands and cleaning up the house.

4. Time with niece Olivia, helping her get set for her new job at the local movie theatre.

5. Spending time with the Jones family.

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Today I am grateful for:

1. Great medical care

2. Hanging with Olivia Jones, a sweet college freshman, the daughter of a friend. She is so animated.

3. My housemate DC

4. Nephew Josh getting home safe

5. Leftover chinese food

it was a tough day, i didn’t feel great and spent all day managing side effects.

Today I am grateful for:

1. That my mother could attend her sister’s memorial.

2. A call from Ameerah that made my day and brought me a smile.

3. Lunch with Olivia, one of my mentees, helping her navigate young adulthood is such an honor.

4. OB is holding up and I feel good.

5. Got all my WL files DONE! for work. Also ticking off my “to do” list at a nice pace.

6. Beautiful weather and the gift of working from home :-)

7. My neighbor paid back the small loan I made to her this weekend.
:-)

8. Found an awesome pair of New Balance flip flops on sale for $13!

9. Found inexpensive but hopefully thoughtful gifts for two folks who have been on my mind.

10. I wasn’t really “spendy” and held back from making rash impulse purchases.

Today I am grateful for:

1. Beautiful weather! It was 85 degrees today. Great for shorts and flip flops. I live in New England so this is sublime for us.

2. Church and meeting other cancer survivors who are now senior citizens.

3.Time with Mrs. Bev

4. Giving Ryan a driving lesson

5. Time with KJ aond Olivia and our mani/pedis

6. Dinner w/ NSB and her beau CB. I brought over shrimp in old bay sesaonsing and some gelato (amazing) and this new organic blood orange soda that was yummy. We watched Nurse Jackie re-runs so I could get caught up.

7. Best weekend in a long time. It was full of people and laughs and fun and exactly how I want to spend my time. It was full but not frantic or stressful.

8. Work tomorrow. Glad I have a job I like and opportunities in life.

9. Mom made it to Baltimore safe. Sad for her losing her sister, but glad she’ll be able to celebrate with family and friends.

10. Safe, comfortable place to lay my head.