Same idea, different day...
Whoops, time got away from me and I forgot to keep up with my gratitude posts. It's actually nice when life is so busy and full that I'm not just skipping out of laziness! So what am I thankful for?
1. Enough food in the house to get me through until my grocery run tomorrow afternoon...I'm halfway through a simple but nutritious supper (big green salad with some tuna, and a whole wheat bagel with a little bit of butter).
2. Successfully completing my Holter monitor study (just for my peace of mind re: my recent palpitations, which have continued albeit milder and less frequent). Wasn't fun wearing electrodes and wires for 24 hours, especially when part of the time was spent at a social occasion, but it's over and done with as of 9:00 this morning. Fingers crossed about the results.
3. My fiddle chops are finally coming back in earnest and I've started getting compliments on my playing. I went to a potluck supper/music party last night and for part of it was leading a session on my own, later joined by another fiddler with whom I traded off selecting tunes for the remainder of the evening, and it went fine. I eventually burned out (having been up since 5:15 because my Holter appointment was early yesterday morning) and needed to go home, but I felt really good about the way the evening went. I have several other social occasions coming up...above and beyond the regular Wednesday session. I feel like the ball is finally rolling again, and it feels great.
4. I'm thankful that curiosity and desire to move into the modern age has finally gotten the best of me...today while I was at Best Buy to buy printer ink I spent some time talking to a saleswoman about smartphones and having her show me a little bit about how they work. I'm not making any purchases YET...I'm thinking MAYBE a few months down the road when the money on my emergency prepaid flip phone runs out. Part of me is terrified, especially as the saleswoman says they DON'T come with instruction manuals, people just figure them out on their own. R U KIDDING ME? But I think it's time I learned this stuff and stopped living in the Dark Ages. So...I'm thankful that I'm finally starting to ask questions, however basic and tentative.
I could go on and on, there's so much to be thankful for right now, but I don't want to run on all night so will save some for another day. :)
1. Enough food in the house to get me through until my grocery run tomorrow afternoon...I'm halfway through a simple but nutritious supper (big green salad with some tuna, and a whole wheat bagel with a little bit of butter).
2. Successfully completing my Holter monitor study (just for my peace of mind re: my recent palpitations, which have continued albeit milder and less frequent). Wasn't fun wearing electrodes and wires for 24 hours, especially when part of the time was spent at a social occasion, but it's over and done with as of 9:00 this morning. Fingers crossed about the results.
3. My fiddle chops are finally coming back in earnest and I've started getting compliments on my playing. I went to a potluck supper/music party last night and for part of it was leading a session on my own, later joined by another fiddler with whom I traded off selecting tunes for the remainder of the evening, and it went fine. I eventually burned out (having been up since 5:15 because my Holter appointment was early yesterday morning) and needed to go home, but I felt really good about the way the evening went. I have several other social occasions coming up...above and beyond the regular Wednesday session. I feel like the ball is finally rolling again, and it feels great.
4. I'm thankful that curiosity and desire to move into the modern age has finally gotten the best of me...today while I was at Best Buy to buy printer ink I spent some time talking to a saleswoman about smartphones and having her show me a little bit about how they work. I'm not making any purchases YET...I'm thinking MAYBE a few months down the road when the money on my emergency prepaid flip phone runs out. Part of me is terrified, especially as the saleswoman says they DON'T come with instruction manuals, people just figure them out on their own. R U KIDDING ME? But I think it's time I learned this stuff and stopped living in the Dark Ages. So...I'm thankful that I'm finally starting to ask questions, however basic and tentative.
I could go on and on, there's so much to be thankful for right now, but I don't want to run on all night so will save some for another day. :)