Ahaut's Thread of Thankfulness

[Ahautenites]

Thank You for nudging me in his general direction. Not sure what will come of this, but if I can make his life even a little better, then it's all good.

Thank You for keeping my brother safe while he was overseas.

Thank You for my job and my coworkers/bosses. They make this job worth it.

Thank You for my cruise next week. I think it's going to be wonderful.

Thank You for this apartment. It may not be as well-decorated as I would like just yet (I've only been here since September), but it's mine, and I'm glad of it.

Thank You for my mom taking such good care of Raja, Tris & Jerry for me.

[Ahautenites]

Thank You for my vacation. Eeeeeeeee!!!! I'm on vacaaaaaation!!!!!

Thank You for people at work telling me today that I look great It made me feel better after the annoying result I saw on the scale this morning. (It's gotta be water weight, because I absolutely have *not* been cheating on this diet.)

Thank You for this nifty idea to document my trip.

Thank You the leftovers and the free food at work today. I haven't wanted to buy any food all week, because I don't want it to go bad next week while I'm away.

[Ahautenites]

Thank goodness my taxes are done.

Thank goodness I'm getting a really nice refund.

Thank You for chocolate. Ghiradelli is goooooood.

Thank You for letting my size 7 ring fit me far better than it used to when I first got it 16 years ago. (All the typing I do makes my fingers far skinnier now than they used to be when I was younger, even though I was a lot skinnier overall then.

Thank You for a nice, relaxing weekend.

Thank You for my delicious dinner.

Thank You for good movies.

Thank You for paydays and grocery shopping and full fridges and full cabinets.

Thank You for my job.

Thank You for my family.

Thank You for hope.

Thank You for powdered milk. Here's hoping THIS time I can keep some form of milk in the house without it going bad before I ever even open it.

[Ahautenites]

Thank You for being with me as I continue to lose this weight.

Thank You for letting me be thin enough to get into the pool. (I didn't used to be able to, because the ladder into the above-ground pool wouldn't support my weight.)

Thank You for letting me find a pretty bathing suit.