Tonight I want to write about "thankfulness." I know that we should be thankful year round, however it does seem to become a central focus around holiday time. First and foremost I am thankful for my family (I am also thankful for the technology that allowed me to see/talk to everyone on Thanksgiving). While we were video chatting it felt like I was in the room so that was pretty cool. Granted, there were times where it did feel a little awkward knowing that I was just there on a screen but when my nephew kissed my nose on the screen it made it worth it! =) They have been so supportive and they try to include me even though I am the family member who is so far away. That is a blessing to know that even though I am so far away, I am not necessarily the one who is "out of sight, out of mind."
I am also thankful for friends and the families I feel like I have been "adopted" into where I live. I spent Thanksgiving with my dance instructor and their friends (a couple of fellow dancers were there as well) and we spent the day filled with laughter. Even though I was slightly apprehensive about going (which is strange since that's where I spent Thanksgiving last year), I did have a good time. Maybe one of the reasons I was nervous was because they threatened to break out the karaoke machine - but luckily that didn't happen. =)
I am also thankful in this economy to have a job. Granted, my job can be stressful at times, but what job isn't. It's probably actually better for me to have a job that is at least a little bit stressful, since that means it keeps me busy, and that, in turn, makes time go faster. =) This past week, I have spent my time at work back in a classroom of 2 year-olds and that definitely made the time go fast since I was running around all over the place. Since it has been awhile since I have been in that type of classroom, I came home exhausted each day but at least my days seemed to go pretty quickly. The only day I wasn't thrilled to be in that room was Wednesday when one of the children decided to help me open one of the doors (they helped rather forcefully) and it resulted in my finger getting smashed between the metal door handle and the cement wall. Needless to say, my finger is still swollen and hurts to the touch so it does make me wonder what's going on with it (not enough for me to go to the doctor though since I HATE the doctor).
I guess I can also say that I am thankful for my heath (except for this nagging cough that won't seem to leave me alone). I know that things could be way worse for me in that sense. I have a feeling that things wouldn't be as bad for me if I went to the doctor these days (since telling me I was too overweight was often the first thing I heard from the nurse/doctor), I know that I do have my weight goal to still reach. I am trying not to be too hard on myself anymore about the weight not coming off as fast as I would like but that is still something that doesn't necessarily come natural to me. I guess that's something I still need to work on (the weight loss as well as being more positive towards how I view myself).
Another goal I have is I'm going to work towards being more thankful for the individual I am becoming. This is something that I know I need to work on since how can others around me view me in that positive light if I have trouble viewing myself in that positive way. I will work on it and see what the next few weeks/months hold in store for me. =)
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