Thankful Thursday - October 8th

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This week's Thankfuls include but not exclusive to:

Oct 2; Thankful that my boss made a special trip to the clinic to ensure I had my paycheque as he ran out of cheques earlier in the week on regular payday. We are paid bi-monthly (twice a month)  Money; I think that quote about it being evil is often a miss quote; money is not the root of all evil, it is the LOVE of money that spurs evil.  I must admit money & having it can be of great benefit in life, hence why I play the lottery.

Oct 3; Thankful that Mr Man is quite capable in home reno, maintenance & fixing just about anything.  Sometimes he even enjoys it.  "There's no place like home" - you were right Dorothy. I feel very blessed being able to have our own home, with garden, structurally sound building & a refuge to come home to.

Oct 4; Thankful it was so quiet in the neighborhood & the sun came out so I took the opportunity for a walk outside. We live in a very safe neighbourhood & I like that I don't have to give it a second thought to walk about outside. It is a mostly a well maintained area & pretty.  Most people will say hello after eyeing you closely. "Every man is surrounded by a neighbourhood of voluntary spies." Jane Austen.  As a women feeling safe is very important to me & it concerns me that many aren't allowed that right or need.

Oct 5; Thankful for some time to scrapbook, use my Silhouette cutter for some December Daily titles.  "She who works with her hands and her head and her heart is an artist.”  Francis of Assis.  I feel fortunate for some (slight) ability to craft.  I am fortunate to be able to afford to spoil myself with pretty papers, stickers & some of the latest technology gadget tools.

Oct 6; Thankful for a telephone plan that allowed me a two hour conversation with my best friend in Calgary Alberta.  It was wonderful to have a free thought, free flowing conversation with someone that gets me & I get her.  We talk about remember when...  you know what ...   I'm going to ....  She has an amazing laugh, & it is sometimes through this laughter shared that I feel for certain everything will be fine. This friendship is a gift.  

Oct 7; Thankful that medication for an awful weather related migraine  worked & that the day's schedule allowed quiet, dark & stillness time to recover.  "A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache." Catherine the Great. It reminds me what a gift good health & well being is; how quickly it can all change & if there is a change, how simple it is for me to get medical attention, medical intervention if needed. Living in a province with a blanket medical plan for all is SUCH a privilege.

Oct 8; Thankful for time with a friend to visit & meet my fur girls (she is also a cat lover), time to sit & properly catch up. Often our time together is workday lunch moments of 40 minutes.  She is a teaching assistant at a local high school & finishes at 3:30pm but today is required to return at 6:30pm for a staff meeting, so rather than make a long drive home, she will come to visit me, a 15 minute drive away.  I will make us tomato basil soup & grilled cheese for dinner.  Simple pleasures. "The only way to have a friend is to be one." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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