Day 41, 42...... and 43!

Oh my oh my! I missed two days! Whoo...Well these will be fairly quick! Wed I was thankful to have a car. It is not my car, still waiting for that, but it was a car to drive so I could see my bf who can't drive. So that made me real happy! Thursday I was thankful for my mind. I got a good grade on one of my tests and even though I am not the smartest person I am not dumb either. I have a lot gong for me and I am very happy that I can pass classes and that I have the drive too. Today I am thankful for no rain and wind in the cold haha! Earlier I was extremely windy and then a bit rainy. So I am really happy that it is now just cold. Even though I am inside and wouldn't be able to feel it anyways.....

Day 40

I remembered :D Wooo! So, today I am thankful for my feet. I hate feet and think they are real nasty, but my feet are precious to me. Obviously, people need their feet. That's how we get around, the base of our bodies. So I am just thankful that I have them and they are real and they are mine :) The end

Day 38..... and 39

I thought about it! I did! It just totally slipped my mind after I thought about it and didn't get to blogging last night...oh well. So yesterday I was thankful for dog leashes. My dog is insane and she always tries to run after people as she is barking at them. So it is really nice to know that I have her on a leash and that she is not going to be getting away from me.

Today I am thankful for my boyfriend’s parents. The parents can ruin or make a kid. And that's the future, the little kid that you bring into this world. I know that his Mom can be a little over protective and clingy, but she's a great mom. She really loves her kids and wants the best for them. And obviously she has done a good job because my boyfriend is amazing. And his Dad may be a little cold, and lack luster. But he has taught my boyfriend a lot of wisdom and come to show him respect in his older age. I am just glad that he had parents that were kind enough to raise a good kid and raise him right.

Day 37

I broke my habit!! At least for one day. I am thankful for puffs plus today. My nose has been a bit runny with allergies. I have very sensitive skin so if I use anything else other than puffs my nose gets really red and not very pretty. So I am happy to have these tissues around and just tissues in general :)

Day 35 and 36

I will try to get outta this two a day habit! Soooo yesterday I was thankful for locks. I really like to feel safe in my house and even though I know that anything and one can get in if they really want to, it's nice to have locks. I was really aware of it yesterday because the police were looking for someone in my neighborhood and it slightly freaked me out. I can't imagine not having locks on my doors.

Today I am thankful for my camera! I went and took pictures today and LOVED it! It had been a long time since I had done that and it was nice to get out in nature and photograph this lovely season! :)

Day 33 and 34

I think this whole skipping a day thing is becoming a habit. Least it is only one day! Sooo yesterday I was thankful for learning. I LOVE to learn and increase my knowledge of things. It's not my favorite thing to do but it's close up there. Whether it's going to class, or reading a book, or listening to someone wiser than you talk about things. Whatever the case. I love learning.

Today I am thankful for funny accidents. That may sound really stupid but things like America's Funniest Home Videos has to be one of my favorite shows. The things that happen are just too funny! And when something like that happens to you it is usually just as funny(if you can laugh at yourself). I just always wish I had a camera to capture those funny moments.

Day 31 and 32

First thing I want to blog about that I am thankful for is water. I don't drink anything but tea, milk, juice, and water. I think everything else either takes away from the meal or is just down right nasty. Even though most people think that it's strange I can taste the differences in water. That's besides the point though. I am just extremely thankful for water because I think it's the best drink out there!

Second is lights. Well electricity I guess. I love my TV, and phone, and radio, and lights, and computer, etc. Even though I know I could live without all of them it is nice to know that they are there and use them when I want to. Simple and plain :)

my verse for the week is 1 Peter 5:5b- "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." For me it's sometimes difficult to see my self as lower than someone else. Who really wants to be lower than another person? I sure don't. So this is a good reminder that by accepting and proclaiming(for lack of a better word) that you are lower is a great thing in the Lord's eyes.

Day 30

Other languages! That is what I am thankful for today. The language I speak is okay, it has always been a challenge to me though. I think that other languages are so beautiful and hope to be fluent in at least one other language before I pass on. Italian is what I am trying to learn now. Simple things in that language make normal things in this language sound so beautiful! For instance, di sotto means downstairs. I think the first sounds much prettier! :)

Day 29.....

Sooo it's a day late.... lol But anyways. Yesterday I was thankful for movie music. Movie music, or soundtracks, have to be the best CD's out there! Not only do they give you new music that you love and probably wouldn't have just gotten any other way, it also is great background music. And I like listening to the music that was in the backgrounds of movies. I have quite a few soundtracks, and I have never been disappointed with one.

Day 28

Today I am thankful for jamies! I am fan of jamies, all the way! :) They are the most comfortable clothes out there. Or at least mine are. I know some people like fancy clothes, but I like comfy ones for bedtime. That's pretty much all I have to say about pajama's! And that's about the shortest one I think lol

Day 27

Day 27.... Today I am thankful for stores. Mainly clothing ones. I know this sounds extremely superficial, and it slightly is. I went shopping today with my boyfriend and it has been a while since I have really been shopping for fun things. Wearing clothes is, obviously, a big part of our society and it is important to lots of people to show their individuality through clothes. That is why I like them so much. You can tell so much about a person just through their clothes. I'm getting a bit off subject here, it is nice to be able to shop, to have shops that are fun and not just 'what you need'. And it is nice to have the luxury of being able to choose what you wear and not having to wear whatever you are given. I feel very privileged :)

Day 26

Simple and quick, I am thankful for medication. Whether it is natural or not, it can work wonders. No one is perfect and everyone as some point or another has to take some sort of medication. Normally it is right at our finger tips so we take it for granted. No matter how large or small. I don't use a whole lot, but I use enough. And enough to know that I am not nearly as thankful for it as I should be.

Day 25

Today..... I am thankful for cars. Well, trucks, vans, motorcycles, SUV's, etc... I don't mind walking places at all! I actually enjoy going on walks for fun! But on days when it is snowy out or rainy or hailing or whatever may be the case it is really nice to be enclosed in the car, or whatever vehicle, then have to walk in it. People must of had lots of bad hair and clothes days then is all I can think. So, simply, I'm glad to pretty much have a home that moves with me, that is more temporary. Least that is what most cars are for a lot of people, a second home.

Day 23.....and 24!

I missed again, go figure. So for yesterday I am thankful for books. As I have said before I am bot much of an electronics person. So I'm not really into the books online or books on tape or kindle, or any of that crap. I like books that I can hold in my own two hands, that I can flip pages and have bookmarks and all! I love books. Even the ones that are electronic, just not as much as the ones that I can hold :)

For today I am thankful for mini bats. It may seem like a weird thing, but, I have a miniature baseball bat in my room. I got it from going to a baseball field when I was younger and just kept it for some odd reason. So now it is my official spider killer. I absolutely hate spiders, so there is no way I will get close enough to one to kill it with hand and a tissue. I used it today and I was just very thankful to have it in my possession! :)

Hebrews 5:8-9
Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.
Heard this one in church today and I really like it. It shows that Jesus' life wasn't a bed of roses. I feel that it can seem that way sometime. Well, he was perfect, and he never did anything bad so obviously it was easy. Those are the kinds of thoughts that a lot of people misunderstand. I was one of those up until I read this verse today. I never fully realized, for some reason, that it was extremely difficult on him just as it is us. He just had the will in him to day no. I wish I had that inside me. It would save a lot of trouble for me haha! And of course the last part about how when he was made perfect he became the source of eternal salvation for those who obey is pretty awesome! Just another reminder of how if you trust in him, you will forever be his and his yours.

Day 22

Today is a simple one! I am thankful for my fan :) I use my fan every night to help me go to sleep. I can't go to sleep without it really. I think it's because I have had so much noise in my life and I just can't stand total silence except for specific times :) So, simply put, my fan lulls me to sleep :)

Day 21

I am thankful for working electronics today!! I am not technologically impaired but I always seem to ruin or mess up electronics for some reason. My cell phone for instance, is always freezing and dieing randomly and other lovely things. And it's not just this one, it's every phone I have had. They just hate me! My TV of almost 6 months has made it so far. It just seems like me and electronics will never get along. Of course if I could I would love to do this with a type writer or by hand. Yeah, it's more difficult and time consuming, but it's much more rewarding and fun! I am usually more proud of what the product is :)

Day 20

Today was a pretty good, normal day. Nothing exciting to write home about here. But I came up with what I am thankful for, holidays. I know that is extremely random since there are no real close holidays but it just came to my mind :) Holidays are fantastic because, sometimes, you get off work or school or whatever is normally planned then. They are also awesome because, sometimes, you get together with family and friends. That has to be my favorite reason. It gives me a reason to spend time with the people I really like! :)

Verse, I know you have all been waiting for it... maybe. It is Romans 10:9. If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. I know it's not a self helping verse for the week but it's an amazing one. I think some people get confused with when you are saved and when you aren't and this goes to show that all you have to do is believe it in your heart and know what is real. That, to me, is incredible!

Day 19

So, it looks like I am making a habit of this iPod blogging....but that's besides the point. Another short and sweet. I'll type a meaty one tomorrow with an excellent verse :) I am thankful for computers. I could go on all day about computers but since you are reading this you probably already know a lot about them lol Just a guess! Can you imagine having to rely on snail mail? Or hand write all letters and papers? That would get old and annoying and painful real quick! So today I have thankful for computers, even though I really don't like technology much.

Day 18

Ahhhh, day 18. Sadly, no verse of the week yet. I'll have one by tomorrow :) Today is short and sweet but probably something a lot can relate to one way or another. I am thankful for chocolate chip cookies :) I believe they are the best cookies out there, even though I'm sure some would disagree. I had a few today for the first time in a while and just realized, again, how delicious they are!

Day 17

Today I am thankful for my iPod! :) It's a lovely, touch. Only 8gig. It was a graduation present and I love it! I used to be attached to this thing, it was like my phone or my wallet or my purse. I was always on it and so on. Kind of like the first stage of love! So anyways, I use it now but it's not as crazy as it used to be. Yet, the main reason that I am thankful for this today is because forgetful me forgot to blog again hehe :) So I am blogging from my Ipod :) Yay for the Ipod!

Day 16

Maybe I should make a blog on forgetfulness, that may be more appropriate. So here's my blog for yesterday that I swore I did last night. A clean house is what I am thankful for. I have spent the last week decluttering and cleaning the whole place and it has been a challenge. Especially when I was sick. Trust me, I would have much rather been laying in bed with a tub of ice cream watching chick flicks till I got better. Now it is complete though and it feels so nice! I swear I got rid of a ton of trash. It's amazing the crap one accumulates throughout their lifetime. I am SO thankful that that is finally done and accomplished!

Day 15

I didn't forget tonight! I am thankful for my Gran's spaghetti! It has to be the most amazing spaghetti ever! I know I have probably mentioned it before, I believe when I was saying I was thankful for my Gran. It is just the perfect combo and she always has garlic bread with it which is really good also. She likes to eat healthy so whenever you go to her house you will have lots of healthy yummy food. None of that extra healthy nasty stuff!

Day 14

Forgot again :) Whoops! "Today" I am tahnkful for my family. I have an amazing family! They are always there for me and so unselfish. They are all always here to support me. Even if I mess up they have my back. I have lost and gained many boyfriends and friends, but family is always there for you. Or at least mine is. They are the one thing in my life that has never changed from what they were when I was little. Just a little older and greyer!

Day 12......and 13

Oops! Forgot to post yesterday. I figured that would happen eventually. So here's a two fer one for ya! Day 12 I am thankful for, my boyfriend :) You have heard me mention him a lot throughout here, because he is very important to me and my everyday life! As you know, I have been sick (it's over now btw) and there is no one around to take care of me in my sickness. Don't get me wrong, I am not one of those need to be pampered by everything and everyone type of girls but I like to be treated nice when I am sick. So he spent the first day I was sick in my bed with me just watching movies, until he had to go to work. And asked me if such and such was feeling better and asking if I needed things. It was so sweet! :) The next day he had to be gone all day but kept asking and brought me home some stuff to help make me feel better. He is a really great bf and helps me when I need it. What more can I ask for? :)
Day 13, today, I am thankful for showers. Ohhhh how I love showers. I can not imagine a world with no shower. Baths are just nasty. And people who have no way of getting clean....I feel bad for them! You know how you get that feeling that you are just gross? Imagine getting that and having no way to get rid of you. You'd just have to stink or wait for a rain or something. I'm not sure what they do. All I know is I am thankful for my shower!

Day 11

Exodus 20:3-17

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Is my verse for this week :) I believe that it is important to know that you can do wonders if you have God. I forget that sometimes and I think a lot of other people do too.

Short and sweet today, you'll find out why as you read on. I am thankful for being healthy. I have come down with a cold type sickness, you know chills, head ache, muscle cramps, etc..., and right now I am thankful that I am normally not like this. It's a no brainer but when we are healthy how many times do we think, 'I am so thankful I am not sick'? Maybe you do, and props to you! But I do not. I only think how I want to get better once I am sick. Along those lines also I am thankful that my body can recover from this sickness. There are some people whose bodies have given out on them and they can no longer fight off sickness. Even though it is accustom, I am thankful I have a healthy body!

Day 10

Today is a great day, yet a sad one..... I am thankful for our men and women in uniform. All the military branches, the police, the fire department, the mail people, all of our people in uniform. I feel that some of these people get bad reps for their jobs or are under appreciated. I just want to say thanks to all those out there that are trying to make thins world a better place. Without them our country would be nothing! Along with this I would like to pay a special tribute to my Aunt who was a women in uniform. She is a great woman and I wish that she never feels under appreciated for what she has done. I would also like to pay a tribute to all those who lost their lives on that day, not just the innocent people, but all of them. Any life that is lost is sad. And last but not least, those people's families. I can not imagine how it feels to lose someone close to you or just even someone you don't even know that much. Either way it has to be extremely difficult. I hope and pray that with every year it gets better for you and that you can find some peace with what happened.

Day 9

Day 9....hmmm. I'm thankful for time alone today. I'm not the kind of person that loves being alone or loves being with people all the time, I fall somewhere in the middle. I have a pretty big family so I am surrounded by people a lot in all different ways. And I love that! They all mean so much to me! And also with friends, and my boyfriend. The things we go out and do. There is a lot of people in the mix. But I love them all and I love conversing with people. Yet, almost just as much I love going into my room and it just being quiet, or just soft music on and relaxing. Also just getting things done by myself. No interruptions or questions, just alone with your own thoughts and work. That's probably my favorite time.

Day 8

Today has been a good day! For the most part. Not many days are just perfect. Anyways, my Gran. She is what I am thankful for today. For those of you who may be confused, she's my Grandma. I have three so calling them by all different names makes things a lot less confusing. My Gran is like my second mom to me. I know that she'll always be there for me and I know that she loves me. She has been great with driving me around and giving me advice through this difficult time I have been having. I also had a bad breakup last year and she was the only person that would listen to me, long story. If God wouldn't have given her to me that would have been a way worse situation than it already was. I am so blessed to have her and so thankful for her! She means the world to me. And her spaghetti is the best! :) I love my Gran!

Day 7

Technically it's day 8, but I am still up so it seems like day 7 still. A whirlwind of events happened today. Lots of things to be thankful for and lots of things to not be thankful for. God is who I am thankful for today. I'm sure everyone has there own version of a god, but mine is the one who I believe reigns over everything, the one from the bible, God :) For me it is a comfort to know that even when all may be lost in the world he can turn it around in a flash, and also that he knows what is happening and why. There are so many things in my life that I wonder about but all I have to do is pray for his guidance and he shows me. Or I stumble upon what I needed or he just completely takes care of it and leaves me totally in the dark. I am amazed by his patients. I can not imagine constantly dealing with people who are so simple minded as we must be to him. Yet he does it and he is kind and listens to us all, whether we think so or not. I recently had fraud, and at first when it happened I was petrified. I did not know what was going to happen or how it would affect me. It turns out that after I filled a police report I have the same ssn as someone else. Can you believe that? How crazy of a thing! If I would have had to deal with that with things like buying a house or car I may have gotten in trouble or had a lot of trouble. I am so blessed and lucky that that happened now! Or when I had a fall out with my boyfriend. Not saying that what happened it going to fix things and make it all perfect. But God has made me appreciate my boyfriend more. God just amazes me everyday. I am so thankful that he is all powerful and that he is my God!

Day 6

Welp, another day of pretty much no good news. At least nothing so great to write home about. Today I am thankful for a new day. I love that no matter how horrible the day has been you can wake up the next day and have a brand new start. Those things may follow you but they are already a part of the past and will only be more and more forgotten from there. Today I am just ready for a new and fresh start in the morning!

Day 5

Today has been one of those days that starts out amazing and ends in a large explosion that's heard all around the world. Today I am thankful for, love. If you think about it pretty much everything that has a human type brain wants some version of love. For domesticated animals it's the companion of the owner, and possibly other animals. For wild animals it's the other animals of it's kind. For humans it's friendships, family and romantic interests. We all want someone to hold onto. To have there for them when they need them most. I think it is really neat how different people and relationships have different depths of love. I believe that there is no body that is not capable of love. Even young kids who say they are in love probably are. They just have a different version than other people. Love, is a four letter word that tear people apart and bring them together. I am thankful for the love from my family, my friends, and my boyfriend. They all keep me sane and happy!

Day 4

Today was more difficult to pick what I am thankful for, I like these days! Weather is my pick of the day though. I am very picky about the temperature outside. I absolutly hate hot weather, it gives me a head ache and makes me sweat, which is a difficult task because I hardly ever sweat, and it's difficult to dress so you stay cool. Warm to cold weather on the other hand are much better! True, if it's really cold I get a headache also, but I can warm up much much easier than I can cool down. I say that my love for cool weather is because I am a "winter" baby, which is a load of crap obvioulsy. But it takes away some of those "You are so strange" looks when I say it. It, to me, has been as hot as the dickens lately and a storm blew in this lovely cool weather that is almost winter like. I am soaking it all up! Even went on a walk today by my choice, which is pretty rare. I enjoyed my day cuddled up with my boyfriend in my new cardigan watching movies.

Day 3

Ohhh, day 3. I wanted to do this much earlier. Guess that's what happens when you share a computer with two other people..... So anyways, it was a bit difficult to find something that stood out to me to blog about. After toiling with the possibilities I came up with, Church. I have recently left my old church family and have been looking for a new one. I left because the church is dying, to put it nicely. So me and my boyfriend have been looking at places. We went to a new place this morning and it was pretty much what we were looking for. Not going to jinx it by saying this is the one, but we really enjoyed it and this is the first one we are really considering going back again. Now, the thing about church and staying home and watching it on TV or doing your own bible study with yourself or one other person is the people, obviously. People add so much to that kind of experience. It's like a concert. When you watch a concert on TV it's really nice and enjoyable, yet when you are there you can feel the excitement in the air and feel the bass through your body. It's much more enjoyable, that's how church is, for me at least. Today I am starting the verse for the week thing. I wanted to start it at the beginning of the week. Psalm 118:6 "The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" This verse is my verse is pretty much saying nothing can harm me because God is protecting me. I find this a difficult concept a lot of times. For instance, I hate thunder storms. When there is one, at night, I curl up in the fetal position and pray that it goes away till it goes away. Spiders also, I freak out when I see them and if they are in my room I'll pretty much cry every time. These are even little things that are so meaningless in the grand scheme of things, yet these are some of my biggest fears. I also think that it is reminding us that the Lord is going to protect you so why worry about dumb things that he is in control of?

Day 2

I have to write early today because I am having company over and they will be here till very late. I know that if I wait till they leave I will skip out. So I have to come up with something early, and I already have. I am thankful for great sleep. I have trouble sleeping, not like an insomniac or anything, but enough to be annoying. Difficulty falling asleep and then waking up once or more during that sleep. I think it's do to my allergies to, pretty much everything. A great night of sleep is something to be thankful for, because you just don't come by them very often anymore.

Day 1

So, I was excited all day to write my first real entry. Yes, I have a pathetic life, if that's what you are thinking. Today I am thankful for the library. I am a book worm so that helps, a lot! The other day I went with my boyfriend for something that he wanted and well, as usual, I ended up carrying something out. A Edgar Alan Poe poems book and Julie and Julia. I had already watched the movie with my mother and so when my boyfriend showed it to me I knew I had to read it. Now this is something that a lot of people probably go through at the library. But my delema was that I started college one week from the day I got it. So I decided that in a week, six days really, that I'd read this book. At first I thought I may not enjoy it but I have really enjoyed it! I don't have much going on so it's nice to be so inthrawled in something. So I am thaknful that I have this book(s) to read and that I can get books without buying them, cause I am cheap. Also that libraries came into existence.

New Beginings

If you read my blog before, which I'm sure not many have, you can see I have redone it all. I focused on myself before. On how horrible or wonderful my life was at that time. Well I have come to realize that I am not thankful enough for the things that I have. I think we can all get caught up in what is going on around us and not see what we have. It's difficult to constantly think of how fortunate you are because there is so much to be thankful for. So with this new blog I am going to try and get on everyday and write about something I am thankful for and why. I will also have a verse for the week to meditate on and keep me motivated. So, I will start my adventure tomorrow. I will probably end up missing days, I'm not very good with routines but I am excited to start. My end date for the moment will just be one year. So 9/1/2012. Here goes nothing.... :)