My 100 Gratitudes Today

I am grateful:

1. Eating so well yesterday.
2. And Tuesday
3. And Monday
4. And Sunday
5. And Saturday too. That’s good. Phew.
6. Hearing from l. already this morning.
7. The inspirational things I find on facebook
8. Fresh coffee this am
9. That I am alive
10. That I am breathing
11. That I woke up. From those nightmares.
12. That tonight I can get more sleep, as I am tired.
13. Shoes
14. Boots
15. Shelter from the pouring rain out there
16. That I shared such great science with my students yesterday.
17. And will more, today
18. That I found the stupid thing I was looking for!
19. The low light in this morning room right now.
20. That just doing 19 of these, I feel a bit better already!
21. My homemade pizza. It’s more like veggie focaccia I guess…
22. That at least I’m having fun at the job right now!
23. Meditation.
24. Rice wine vinegar and other vinegars
25. Sofas
26. Loveseat.
27. Outside of the table chairs, I only own two chairs! But I’m grateful for those chairs
28. Whole grain breads
29. All exercise
30. People who help each other.
31. This blog. Can’t do pictures anymore but thank God for this blog.
32. Clean clothes. Phew.
33. The first school where I taught in this district. Those days.
34. I am grateful for all my opportunities, including college.
35. And that I appreciate life more now
36. And that I am not in the shape I was in Sunday!
37. My iPhone
38. The Today show
39. My Nook
40. that I have a new book to read. For my book gropu.
41. That I’m still allowed in, after missing
42. Scrabble
43. Pyramid
44. Boggle
45. Cards
46. Legos (for the kids)
47. Llincoln Logs for them too
48. And tangrams
49. And finger puppets – all the stuff they use to build
50. Helen Keller
51. Koko the Gorilla
52. That I’m on time every day
53. Organic chocolate coconut milk
54. Organic peanut buter
55. Homemade soup
56. Water
57. Swimming
58. Gyms
59. That my kids get p.e. twice per week
60. And music and art and library and Spanish…
61. And after school clubs
62. And theater
63. And assemblies
64. The French language.
65. That I think I can take French lessons again soon! Yay!
66. Maybe can go there soon!
67. And maybe can go to Plum Village next December!
68. Quirky
69. J helping me at this time
70. M
71. MA
72. Reading. Maybe I’ll go to MA’s today and read after school…
73. Or better yet, come home and sleep!
74. Choices!
75. My opthamologist
76. our union. I do not get paid enough! I pay a fortune into my health insurance, I work really hard – teaching is NOT what others think! And I AM grateful to have the union. Against nepotism and UNFAIR firings…
77. medicines I need
78. sleep. Even with the nightmares, and that very bad one(!) I’m still glad for sleep! Some people can’t
79. hair
80. skin
81. teeth
82. feet
83. ability to walk
84. wow I have so much. Fridge
85. microwave
86. spelt
87. heat
88. hot water
89. wood floors. So lucky
90. car
91. tires phew
92. ability to drive
93. license
94. no points – never moving violation type thing
95. never been sued
96. never have sued anyone
97. doggie bless her
98. kiddies bless them (students)
99. that I don’t have MORE responsibility than I have
100. practicing piano here (home) yesterday for over an hour!