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November 23, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving!
Just wanted to pop in and say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there!
Sorry I've been MIA lately - I'll be posting this weekend all about my recent biz-ness trips, my visit to FL to see the fam, a Sassy Stitchess spotting, hollyday crafting and a butt-load of other junk I need to tell you all about!
Things have been crazy hectic around here lately, but Thanksgiving brings with it a calmer, easier time around here. :) Time to have a personal life again - woooo!
In the spirit of the holiday, I thought I'd post a lil Top Ten of things I am super duper thankful for these days. Sometimes it's nice to pause and really take in all that you have - today is a real good excuse to take the time to do so.
Here goes...
This Scissorina is thankful for:
10. My Apartment - Yes, that's right! Despite the crazy lady living next door and the random neighbors I find asleep on my front lawn with bottles of JD next to them, I am incredibly grateful that I have a safe, warm place to hang my hat each night. I bust my butt to pay the bills and am very thankful that I am able to do that. How hard it is to live on my own has opened up my eyes to the difficulty so many people in this country face and why we have such a large homeless population. I'm always one paycheck away from being without all of this (I think many of us are!) - I urge everyone to take a moment and appreciate the fact that you get to sleep indoors! It's a big deal!
9. My Job - While I do not have the type of job that utilizes my creativity, nor fulfills me on every level I desire, I work for a great person who appreciates me as a human being and treats me with respect. My job pays for #10 and food to keep my tummy from rumbling. I think that's pretty badass.
8. My Craft Stash & Camera - I know these are material items and all, but they are my outlet! These are the tools I use to express myself and have in many ways saved my ass over the last year. Sometimes I don't have it in me to write something I'm feeling out - how lucky am I that I have other means to channel all the good stuff and bad stuff I've been feeling? Darn lucky, I say.
7. The Hat City Scissor Squad - My posse. What can I say? They have been a collective, positive force in my life since the Squad's inception. One night a week to go out, have a beer and blah blah blah to my heart's content. I don't know how the Universe pulled together such a kickass group of people for me to hang out with, but something somewhere knew it was what I had been lacking since my long-time friends all moved out of state! I appreciate them more and more as time goes on....
6. My Blog Buddies - Okay - take #7 and subtract regular face to face contact. How encouraging is it to know that you can make friends (genuine friends!) through the internet? It's something I would have laughed at long ago - before I experienced it myself! I have been blessed to meet some really great people who, while I don't see them very often, lend me a shoulder when I need it and a hell of a lot of good laughs.
5. My Family - What can I say? They are amazing. I was lucky enough to gab on the phone for 2 hours last week with my superstar cousin Connie last week. It just reminded me what an incredible support system I have. When I feel like I need it, I can reach out to any of them and they will be there on the spot. And don't even get me started on my sisters... I would write a book if I began... I have learned from friends who have not had this in their lives how special my Mom, Dad, sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles are - how did I get so lucky???
4. Mary & Michelle - I have to point them out in particular... These two gals... I am kind oif speechless. We have bad moveie nights and random DDR fests... We sing bad karaoke into the wee hours of the morning... We sit around making ridiculous projects like collages, pasties and new and exciting types of Barbie dolls. They bring out the silly side of me. She had been reported a missing person a while back..... well, they found her hiding in a coat closet and dragged her ass to the bar. For that I am grateful.
3. The Animals - Okay, Tito can drive a person to drink with his constant caterwauling. Kyra is the most food-obsessed dog I know and worries more than any person I've ever met. And Dave likes to find my favorite books, drag them off the shelf and chew on the corners of the pages. But, damn. They're so freaking cute! They are my only roommates and I'm pretty sure they are keeping me sane. Someone might dispute this fact if they ever walked into the kitchen while I am dancing around to a Beyonce song while doing the dishes and singing to these 3.... but sanity is a relative thing.
2. My friend Danielle - I am a terrible friend in many respects. I lose track of time and forget to call people back. I let my job eat up personal time (remember the part with no posts for a month?) and always figure I will catch up with people when I can. Danielle and I have been friends since we were 15 (we met while we were dating 2 guys that were best friends - we dumped their butts long ago but kept each other) and this girl has always been solid. She is incredibly patient with me - even if we don't talk for 9 months, when we get on the phone it's like no time has passed! All this while she is in medical school, no less! She always finds the time for her friends and it is something I have always admired about her. I am spending Thanksgiving at her parents' house today with Dani and her family - thankful doesn't even cut it.
1. Life, The Universe and Everything - Yup. I'm just thankful that I'm alive and kicking. Lately, I've been in awe of the way the world works... I've rediscovered that belief I had long ago that everything works out in the end. Shit happens. And then other shit happens. There is nothing gained by sitting around and bitching about or worrying about it. Each of us has the opportunity to be a good human being and all we can do each day is to give it our best shot. The Universe is an incredible thing/place/idea/whatever. Sometimes you just have to stop and breathe it all in. It's fucking amazing. :)
So there it is. Hope you all have a fantastic Thanksgiving! I'm off to make my signature spinach-gruyere quiche and clean up for a holiday dinner with an old friend.
Life is good.
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