30 Days of Gratitude: Day 5

Today I am grateful for:

1.) My dad who recently celebrated another birthday and taught me, "If it's gonna be, it's up to me!" Looking forward to another 50+ years with him :-)

2.) Red Wine...especially when shared with good friends.

3.) Highway Patrol who are not afraid to stop me and remind me to slow down...even when they give me a ticket :-/

30 Days of Gratitude: Day 4

This one is for Saturday. Forgot to post yesterday. Saturday I was grateful for:

1.) Being financially independent 

2.) Lazy Saturday afternoon naps

3.) Not being easily influenced

30 Days of Gratitude: Day 3

Today I am grateful for:

1.) Getting to see one of my best friends sing live all night with a great band and kill it!

2.) Living so close to my family and so many of my best friends <3

3.) Days when I get to work from home in my pajamas!

Goodnight and Good luck

"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men … We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." – Edward R. Murrow, March 9, 1954

30 Days of Gratitude: Day 2

Today I am grateful for:

1.) Getting a same day dental appointment due to a cancellation

2.) Excellent dental coverage thru my employer

3.) Very attentive to me and to detail, compassionate, caring and excellent staff at my new dentist

I have never been a big fan of going to the dentist. I have always liked my dentist but I just have always had a bit of anxiety about getting my teeth cleaned, cavities filled, etc... I have been avoiding the dentist for literally years now (blushing...but it is true). Today I finally made it a priority to call and get an appointment and luckily someone had just cancelled so they asked if I could come in right then...otherwise, it would have been a couple months. 

Once I got there, the staff was super friendly and welcoming. They took all the standard X-rays and I told them I was sure I would need a deep cleaning since of had been so long and they confirmed I would need to come back for a deep clean. My excellent dental insurance covers everything 100%.

I also told them I had been having a bit of a toothache for the last couple of years and figured it was a cavity. They took a close look at the X-ray and the dentist decided he wanted an oral surgeon to look at "sooner rather than later" and asked the assistant to set me an appointment. They were able to get me in early next week. I asked the assistant what it could be and she said it could potentially be a cyst..."either a good cyst or a bad cyst if you know what I mean?" I told her I didn't know what she meant and asked her what is a bad cyst and she said, "I don't want to alarm you and I am not the expert but a bad cyst could be cancer so he wants to oral surgeon to take a look and maybe do a biopsy."

Anyone who knows me knows I am somewhat of a hypochondriac...well maybe that is extreme but at a minimum, I tend to be gloom and doom when it comes to potential health issues. So...my Internal monologue goes into full on freak out mode and I begin to think "OMG! Maybe it is cancer and maybe that is why  the universe enabled me to get an immediate appointment and maybe that is why the surgeon could see me right away!" I think I was remaining calm on the outside but I think I'm going to ask my momma to come with me to the appointment for moral support. I am sure and hopeful it is nothing and maybe I need a root canal or maybe even just to have the tooth pulled but at least it is being addressed quickly and I am so glad it seems that I landed in the right place and with the right people today! 

30 Days of Gratitude

Today I heard this TED Talk given by Dr Amen about the connection between innovation and healthy lifestyles and the brain. At one point he said that the best treatment for depression was gratitude. He suggested to spend the next 2 weeks writing down the top 3 things you are grateful for and you would be feeling better by the end. I am definitely a believer in the power of positive thinking and all the great things that can come into your life when you put positive energy out into the universe so I am going to try this gratitude list thing. 

For the next 30 days, I am going to list 3 things I feel grateful for and post them to my blog. This is perfect because I am a lazy blogger and never make time to write on this thing so this gives me a subject and a purpose for the next 30 days. Plus...I tend to blog from my phone so a list of 3 things is easy to quickly type out and easy for readers to digest quickly...not that I have any readers...but wait...this post is all about GRATITUDE!

Today I am gratefully for (in no particular order):

1. My garden soaking bathtub

2. My niece (she will probably be on here a lot)

3. My parents

Keep Calm and Carry On