Thankful Thursday!

Gratitude is the best attitude! - Author Unknown

So I only have three weeks left of my first year in Liverpool.  I don't know how many more years I will be here but I know that I am coming back for the fall and will be here until March 22, 2012.  I will of course try to sneak my way to stay for a bit longer.  Once again I have found myself overwhelmed with gratitude this week and I want nothing more than to share it with you guys. Especially you, Russia! :)

The winners are...

Shani's Talent - for three days this week I had to be beautiful.  Shani Lane made that possible.  She is excellent at hair and makeup. You should most definitely fly your behind to England and have her work her talents on you.   Let's face it, I can't be bothered with fussing with hair and make-up and when Shani does it I look a zillion times better than I ever could have done for myself.  So I do thank the universe for Miss Shani Lane's talents.

Dann's Patience - I hate to break it to you but I am hardly a possible person to deal with.  I am always right; my contradictions do not count unless you do them; I am a bear when I am hungry and I'm a toddler when I am tired.  Not to mention if my feet aren't covered while I am trying to sleep I tend to get cranky. This guy tolerates me like no other.  It saves tons of arguments that would occur if  Dann didn't have patience like he does.

That I Don't Dwell in Drama - Maybe it comes with age, maybe it comes with security, maybe it comes with just not giving a damn about the negative things that people think or say or whateves.  However, I have started a new (age) year resolution, not caring about the negative people around me.  You should do it too.  I am 1,000 times happier already and I've only been doing it for four days. I am grateful that I no longer waste my time and energy towards those that do not adhere to the pretty awesome "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" ideology. I highly recommend it.  

My Academic Confidence - I could very well be out of my tree but I have dissertation to do and I'm not that afraid to do it.  I don't know if it is because I am convinced I can do anything after teaching to 100 seventh graders or if it because I taught snoozy seniors in their last month before graduation but I am so confident that this dissertation will be easy peasy. (Editor's Note: The writer has no valid reason to think this).  I am grateful that I am not freaking out about this.

My Wonderful Group of Liverpool Friends - They were so unbelievably kind to me on my birthday! I celebrated for five days!  The girls arranged a wonderful dinner at Blake's Restaurant in the Hard Day's Night Hotel and managed to get my other friends to come along without my knowing!  It was such a special birthday! I am quite convinced I am the luckiest girl in the universe.

What are you thankful for?