Hmmm, this one is a toughie! This past year has been very challenging (to say the least) not only for us, personally, but for the whole of my family and friends. Still, there are small miracles that happen even in the darkest of times and, for each one, I am grateful. :)
So for this year, here’s my list of 10 things I’m thankful for.
1. For my hubby’s job. His current one is definitely a blessing. It came at a time when we were actually ready to throw in the towel on the USA - the scenario was just too bleak. But I guess, there were better plans for us so, thanks!
2. For our recent move to Atlanta. I love it for a lot of reasons: I love the city, we have a battalion of friends here, and I wasn’t really digging (our part of ) Miami as the place to raise my children, if you know what I mean.
3. For my daughter’s school. Because we moved here so late in the summer, it immediately became apparent to me that the spots in most (affordable) pre-K schools were already taken. I must have put my daughter in every waiting list there ever was, haha! And then, just when we were about to bite the bullet and enroll her in an expensive religious school, we received a call from one of our “choice” schools and they had a slot for her! :) Oh joy! You should see now how happy she is to be there. Her teachers are wonderful and she always has a smile on her face when I pick her up in the afternoons. I actually think that, now I may have a nerd on my premises (which is good because nerds sometimes turn out to become millionaires, haha!).
4. My family’s good health. Despite the fact that my brother-in-law and a niece of mine are both undergoing chemotherapy (and they are responding very well, I’m happy to report), the rest of my family is in the pink of health! Health is wealth, and there you go.
5. For my both of my sisters’ career opportunities. Although it saddens me to see my sisters leaving our homeland for work opportunities abroad, I am also happy that they’ve spread their wings and are embracing, perhaps, their personal legends *wink*. Besides, one of them will be living in the same continent as me, how happy is that?
6. The Children’s Dental Center of Atlanta. They really deserve a special mention as well as a high-tech digital signage if I could only spare it, haha! Email/Plurk me for details. :)
7. The birth of my niece, Rianna. New life is always a blessing.
8. Losing ten pounds in the last two months. Yes, I did. And I didn’t even do anything except do HipHop Abs for two days, haha! Although, I think I need to lose more than ten to make the weight-loss obvious, haha! And because I lost the pounds and ultimately won a wager with my hubby, he promised that he would get me…
9. A gift. It hasn’t come yet but whatever it is, I know I’ll be thankful. :) I am always thankful for his little generosities (that I sometimes do not deserve, haha!). I am blessed to have this man in my life.
10. The opportunity to do paid posts. I know the “business” is not as lucrative as it was when I first started, but a lot of people that I love have benefited from my earnings. It’s nothing big, of course, but just the thought that I was able to save from doing the thing that I love doing the most (which is writing) and being able to share it, its tops for me.
And may I just add YOU. I am thankful to you for always dropping by and continuously enduring my oftentimes long-winded musings and/or mundane posts. Without you, my statcounter would be just another useless widget. :D
How about you? What are the 10 Things You are Thankful for This Year?
MrsWorkingGirl :: Nov.18.2008 ::
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