Gratitude Challenge

i am thankful for...

1) the US not chasing after me with the work that i know i owe them

2) eggs - for their yummy goodness

i am thankful for:

1) the silence of falling snow.  makes me feel like i'm the only one in the world.

2) new fallen snow unmarred by footprints. makes the world look different, a little marshmellowy.

And today marks the first day of the final month in 2014!  i am thankful for:

1) living for so long...it could be worse, i could be dead

2) today, because i got to open my advent calendar from David's Tea - today was "Forever Nuts" - pretty tasty.  although not expecting the red colour for the tea...i'd buy it again

i am thankful for:...

1) warm weather - like today it was considered to be warm - got up to 10 degrees, like woah

2) flu shots - like the ones that are for free!! really hope i don't get sick this year!

awwww man, this is going to be a painful entry.  i think the novelty of this has worn off, but it's like i have to do this - if only to get to 100 hahaha.  but that's not the reason why i didn't write yesterday...

i was thankful for:

1) my dad - he picked me up yesterday at the office.  even though it was really late.  we're talking like midnight.

2) the warmer weather - it's good that it's not freezing all sudden.  the weather went up to a whopping 18 degrees yesterday!

3) walk in clinics - if these didn't exist and i was only able to go to my doctor's office, it would suck.  thankfully with the beauty of walk in clinics, i can bounce to the doctor's and get back to work with minimal interruption and limited travel time :)

I am thankful for:

1) that i didn't bother staying late today.  no one else did.

2) that jeebs drove me home.  it was ice of him

3) my mom for making meatballs and spag :)

and whoa, a fourth?

I am thankful for:

1) the fact that i have a roof over my head and that it's warm inside.  i know...now that winter is "here" i've been saying this a lot.  but yesterday night, i was awaken from my slumber by at least one raccoon who was wrecking havoc on the roof of our house trying to get in so that it can get out of the elements - i do believe it was raining a bit last night, but more importantly, it was going to get pretty cold pretty soon. so hence, i'm glad under the roof instead of outside trying to get in.

2) the fact that i've stayed on the "right" path.  the "wrong" path being caught up with drugs (or any sort) and the life that inevitably happens when you are caught in the clutches of drugs - poverty, life of fear, shame, prostitution, potentially early death...not that i have any friends that are on that path either...actually i take that back - there was one friend i had in high school that was doing drugs...but we lost touch before it got really bad.

I am thankful for:

1) the fact that i'm not in the rain right now.  it just started to pour - and it's already november, so it's been quite cold recently as well.  it would be a totally miserable night out in the elements.

2) not being in Buffalo right now - they've been hammered this last week with 6 ft of snow.  really happy we don't have to shovel that mess just yet.

these days, getting up to 75 relatively consecutive days of doing this, some days i feel like it's a chore.  those days its difficult to find things to be grateful for.  and now with the shorter days and few hours of daylight, its tough to find things bright.  but alas, i slog on.

i am thankful for:

1) the Ultra Light Down Jacket i bought at Uniqlo last year - kept me way too warm, but better warm than cold!

2) this Surface Pro 3 - its pretty much enabled me to write in this blog everyday.  If the vaio was the only machine i had, i doubt this blog would have even started

i am thankful for...it's hard today.  nothing is coming to mind. perhaps...

1) family - because they are there.  i just read an essay about this rich white girl living in the city i am, who was bullied in school, and then found drugs.  her parents kicked her out after a decade of trying to fix her.  and then they just gave up on her, hoping that she would find her own way.  luckily she did, but i guess it could have just as well have ended in disaster.  you never know what kind of child you'll get i guess.

2) safety - this morning on twitter i read about a three year old little girl who got raped by an 18 year old man.  he was even known to the family.  after he raped the poor child, he tried to kill her.  the poor child.  men like them should be castrated - it is just not human.

I am thankful for:

1) our transit system for having station which provide sufficient shelter so that while we are waiting for delayed buses, we aren't standing out in the elements.  today it was snowing. a lot.

2) uniqlo heat tech knee high socks - i would be pretty miserable waiting on the bus platform for the 1hr i was there without them.

i am thankful for:

1) the fact that the beginning of the 144 is at the beginning of my block and dumps me a block away from work.  on days when it's super duper cold like today, it was appreciated :)

2) for the lovely bus driver who dropped me off at Bay Adelaide even thought i got off at the wrong stop.  thanks so much!  and thank you for coming early, and i'm so sorry that people were bitter at you for the bus in front of you breaking down.

it's been a long and tiring day...and i am thankful for:

1) christmas twinkle lights - because they always make me feel so happy...when i stare at them.  but once my eyes are off them, back to the same ol' dredge...but like seriously? how can you not be happy when you see this:

2) getting my expenses basically approved with no questions asked.  my pal ninad was essentially required to prorate his phone bill. i'm like wut... as stingy as my partner is, at least my phone bills are going through with limited questions!

i am thankful for:

1) the searching powers of google - i <3 wasting away my weekends watching movies - and i'm always on the look out for a great romantic comedy. with the search power of google, i was able to find/remember several movies i wanted to watch including: Begin Again and Blended.

2) IMDB - whoever created this site is genius.  i love the fact that i can find details of any movie on one site.  and i like the suggestions it has like "people who like this movie also liked..."  with that key lead, i found several other movies i'm looking forward to watching next week: Perks of Being a Wallflower, That Awkward Moment, Stuck in Love, The Spectacular Now.

i was just too tired yesterday... i was thankful for:

1) friday - so i could wear jeans to work.  sometimes it's the small things that make life bearable.

2) friday - because i would be able to sleep in tomorrow.

3) friday - the week was over and that was all we could do to meet the deadline.  almost there.

as for today....i am thankful for:

1) saturday - means $7 parking downtown in my building

2) saturday - means i can drive my car!

I am thankful for:

1) the huge Benedict Cumberbatch that greeted me when i logged into Tumblr.  

wish it wasn't a gif.  anyway, apparently he'll be answering questions on Dreamworks' tumblr page.  and i'm so very sad that he's engaged now :(

2) that i work in Toronto instead of New York now. hahahah, there's mandatory 55 hr weeks now!  good grief.  basically everyone is saying that's almost impossible to do.  I understand working long hours. it's one thing to do it when you're volunteering, but it's another thing when it's mandatory.  how does that motivate anyone to continue.  but i guess it's the same when "upper management" here goes and tells us that everyone, including partners, need to be 80% chargeable.