Day 212: Lost of Sleep + Tissues

Today I learned...
...that 15 hours of sleep is not necessarily enough when one is sick.

Today I am thankful for...
...tissues.

Day 211: Second Sick Day + Entertaining TV

Today I learned...
...that a second sick day is sometimes as necessary as a first.

Today I am thankful for...
...entertaining television to keep me company at home while sick.

Day 210: Sick + Sick

Today I learned...
...that getting sick from my nieces was worth the cuddles.

Today I am thankful for...
...all the sick time I have at my job so that I could use some to stay home.

Day 208: Mac Love + Pasta Date

Today I learned...

...that the MacBook Pro is awesome. Like...even more awesome than I hoped. 

Today I am thankful for...

...a dinner date (with pasta) with the one and only Jenn Friedman. It's like she lives here now. I love it. I could get used to this. ;-)

Day 207: Family Norms + Baby Cuddles

Today I learned...

...that a family makes their own normal.

Today I am thankful for...

...my tiny baby niece who let me rock her cheek to cheek.

Day 209: Results + Following Dreams

Today I learned...
...that expressing yourself gets results.

Today I am thankful for...
...the knowledge that a friend is following her dreams.

Day 206: Good Son + Flash Drives

Today I learned...

...Rick is an even better son than I knew. 

Today I am thankful for...

...flash drives. Such beautiful things. 

Day 205: Surprises + Mac !

Today I learned...

...that you can always be surprised by things.

Today I am thankful for...

...Rick telling me to order my first ever Mac - a MacBook Pro! :-)

Day 204: Condescending Manner + Group Progress

Today I learned...

...just how condescending some drs are to Rick.

Today I am thankful for...

...stories of progress in the group I lead. 

Day 203: Human Limitations + Mindless TV

Today I learned...

...that I don't always have to get everything done. Even important things. I'm a human, not a robot. 

Today I am thankful for...

...mindless tv.

Day 202: Thoughts + Coffee & Cats

Today I learned...

...that sometimes people are thinking the same thing and being on the same page, but they don't even know it because they haven't talked about it yet! :-)

Today I am thankful for...

...morning coffee time with Jenn (ahhh that first sip!) and an improvement with the health of a good friend's kitty. 

Day 201: Talent + Quality Time

Today I learned...

...that my friend Jenn is even more talented than I realized!

Today I am thankful for...

...the opportunity to have dinner, Wegmans adventures, and conversations with her.

Day 200: Change + Surgery

Today I learned...

...that things can always change.

Today I am thankful for...

...my mother-in-law's surgery going well.

Day 199: Chance to Understand + Frozen Yogurt Friendship

Today I learned...
...that other people can understand hard-to-understand things if you give them a chance.

Today I am thankful for...
...dinner and frozen yogurt with a friend in the oppressive heat.

Day 198: Snag + Encouraging Treats

Today I learned...

...that when things have been calm with a high-maintenance situation for a long time, a problem or snag is bound to occur. 

Today I am thankful for...

...the "encouraging treats" my boss brought to work. Yesterday I was stressed by some work things and told her I was trying to keep my positive attitude. She said she would give encouragement. Today I came in to muffins and cherries for the office. I asked her if she had bright them and she said, "Yes! Encouraging treats!" :-)

Day 197: Digital Photo Frame + Air Conditioning

Today I learned...

...that the digital photo frame I got Rick doesn't let me choose the order in which I want the photos to play. I messed with it for hours and couldn't get it to be the way Rick wanted it, but my efforts were still appreciated by Rick. 

Today I am thankful for...

...air conditioning.

Day 196: Procrastination + Tumbler Love

Today I learned...

...that I am procrastinating taking the optional licensure exam because 1) it's optional 2) I'm afraid of failure and 3) I'm having too good a time this summer and don't want to study.

Today I am thankful for...

...my sweetheart Tumbler boy who sleeps buried in my lap so happily for hours and wakes up to lick me now and then. 

Day 195: Pool + Rick Time

Today I learned...

...that an inflatable pool can make my husband very happy.

Today I am thankful for...

...time with Rick after a weekend away.

Day 194: Dislike + Laughter of Friends

Today I learned...

...that driving is becoming more of a dislike than an actual fear. :-) 

Today I am thankful for...

...laughing so hard it hurt. My college friends are the best. 

Day 193: Understanding + Chronic Pain

Today I learned...

...that the understanding of another person can start with a completely different person.

Today I am thankful for...

...a man named Ed who helped me help my husband with his chronic pain & fatigue saga.

Day 192: Marriage + Hair

Today I learned...

...marriage is about teamwork in a way that's very different from other relationships. 

Today I am thankful for...

...the ability to do my own hair. 

Day 191: Old Friends + Long Talks

Today I learned...

...that old friends can always pick up where they left off.

Today I am thankful for...

...long conversations past my bedtime with old friends. ;-)

Day 190: Sickness + Photos

Today I learned...
...that my father has pneumonia. In the middle of the summer. Hope he gets better soon!

Today I am thankful for...
...beautiful vacation photos I can look at whenever I want and add to Rick's digital photo frame for work.

Day 189: Back to Work + Potato Salad

Today I learned...

...that my first day back at work after vacation wasn't as bad as I feared.

Today I am thankful for...

...potato salad. Yup.

Day 188: Friend Time + Sleep

Today I learned...

...that a brief amount of time with a cherished friend is better than no time at all. Thank you, Jenn.

Today I am thankful for...

...sleep and lots of it.

Day 187: Cats + Home

Today I learned...

...that the cats were beyond happy to see us again, but survived without us.

Today I am thankful for...

...HOME. There's no place like home.

Day 186: Pool + Magic

Today I learned...

...that getting to a pool is not always as easy as it appears.

Today I am thankful for...

...all the magic that happened at the Cliff House on our last night in Maine. Too many instances to name!

Day 185: Patriotism + Boat Cruise

Today I learned...

...that Ogunquit is a very patriotic place. 

Today I am thankful for...

...a beautiful boat cruise with the man I love. 

Day 184: Sunburn + Sun

Today I learned...

...that when it's so cloudy it's dark and I'm freezing on a 65 degree beach, I can STILL get horrendous sunburn on my poor legs. 

Today I am thankful for...

...the sun that came out at the end of a cold, cloudy day!

Day 183: Cliff House Dream + Rainy Beach

Today I learned...

...that the Cliff House will fulfill a dream for Rick.

Today I am thankful for...

...a beautiful moment on a rainy beach with my husband.

Day 182: Intentions + Pharmacy

Today I learned...

that some good intentions just remain intentions.

Today I am thankful for...

...a pharmacy nearby our hotel.