Inperturbable optimism is so sexy, baby!
Happy to see others happy. 
I would be happy to see you participate!
I’m happy right now, yes
Thanks!
I’m glad to hear it.
My coworkers. Without them I doubt I would’ve even kept the job I have now.
One of my classmates complimented me on my shoes this week. A small thing, but I have been feeling a little down about my clothes and shoes lately because it seems like everyone I see is some retro goddess with a fur coat and one-of-a-kind knee high boots with four-inch stiletto heels–it was good to hear that my little bright blue flats could still impress.
I also joined the choir and orchestra at my university. I had forgotten how much I LOVE being part of communal music. I’m thankful that I have the opportunity to do so, that I made the decision to bring my flute across the Atlantic, and that it’s casual enough that I don’t have to fear not being the best alto or flautist ever. Plus this gives me another opportunity to make friends, which is of utmost importance, me being 5000 miles away from home and all.
After dicking around with an upper respiratory infection for six weeks or so, I finally went to the doctor, and the antibiotic he put me on is working! Yay!
A colleague and I had a meeting in Columbus today. She had another meeting after the one we were both in, so I dropped her off and got to spend an hour in one of my favorite bead stores. I can’t wait to play with my purchases!
Today, I got offered a permanent position with my wonderful, well-respected firm, where I love working. Okay, that’s not really a small thing, but it made my day/week/month.
How about, when I woke up it was sunny, and it made getting ready for work a ton easier.
And, I had lunch with two friends, and at the end one unexpectedly took care of my bill as a celebration of my good fortune.
The new horse I bought this week is being delivered tomorrow! YAY! I cleaned up around the dogpen and the rest of the yard, which I’ve been procrastinating forever. 30 minutes work and now I’m not unhappy when I look at my yard. Don’t you wonder sometimes why you just don’t do stuff and get it over with?
StG
With you on that. I’m always surprised at how little time it takes me to get 'er done (today - paying bills - 8 minutes).
I’m thankful for the 20" of snow we got in the last 24 hours. And for our little Maggie dog, who’s been with us 3 weeks tomorrow.
Tuna Sub sandwich from Subway on Friday! (Italian bread, no cheese, no toast, with spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, and olives-Yum!) With a sugar cookie!
Cold windy night outside, but I have warm, clean socks and five cats on the bed to keep things toasty. Doesn’t make up for my husband not being home, but the cats love having his side of the bed.
Congrats, Emeria! Loving where you work is an awesome thing indeed.
StG, I’m so glad you bought her! I hope her delivery is the start of a beautiful friendship.
Yes. Very yes.
It’s cold and snowy here again, but the weather change made a lot of hoar frost, and everything is just lovely here now. I think I’ll go out with my camera tomorrow and see if I can get some good shots.
This morning I was thankful that I didn’t have to waste a can of lock deicer and five minutes like yesterday, or half a can and fifteen minutes like Wednesday, to get in my car before work.
Nah, actually, I’m happy to learn that we’re going to have a busy schedule at work all the way through August, which is an improvement over 2009.
Tuna is my favorite! I used to work at Subway, so you’d think it’d scare me away from their subs forever, but in fact I find myself unable to stay away from the tuna.
As for me: we had a medical emergency at work yesterday. An older gentleman came to me telling me he wanted to go see the IMAX movie, but that he also really needed to sit down. I could tell immediately something was wrong (he was sweating profusely, gasping for air, and lacking all color) so I grabbed him a chair, radioed our medical/security staff, and managed to keep him talking while we waited for them (since he seemed to be slipping in and out of consciousness). The medical staff checked him out and determined he was diabetic. He was given some orange juice and an icepack, but refused further medical care (security wanted to call paramedics). I’d sent up a coworker to get a wheelchair from the lobby, and she was taking awhile, and the medical staff were starting to get all mad about it, and combined with the fact that the man was stubbornly refusing further care, I was stressing out a little bit, and feeling rather helpless.
Add this to the fact that I’d realized a few minutes in that I’d forgotten to radio my supervisor to tell her what was going on (which we’re technically supposed to do). When I asked the medical folks if I should, they said “nah, we can take care of it.” When she finally DID get wind of what was going on, she started to scold me for not radioing her like I was supposed to. I was starting to feel like I really blew it, but then the head security guy jumped in and said “oh no, she did great! She did everything like she was supposed to and handled the situation really well!” My supervisor understood and took back the scolding.
I’m just really glad that while I was inwardly freaking out, I managed to keep my cool and do exactly what needed to be done…and that my coworkers noticed it. I’m thankful that I can say that I did the right thing.
The spousal unit got me a digital camera for Xmas and I’ve taking pictures of the fur babies and uploading them. I was thankful enough for that, but a couple days ago I discovered my camera has video capabilities. Cool!
Now I’m videoing the cats all the time, hoping they’ll do something cute enough to upload to YouTube and make me rich. Heh.
I had four truly excellent gin and tonics when I went out tonight.
I win.
My wonderful hubby.
We are currently living on different continents and I have had a rough week at work and was feelign a bit down. I talked to him this morning (his Friday evening) and he made me laugh so hard I inhaled orange juice. Love that man 