Attitude of Gratitude #22

Hannah Falannah

Aristotle said that "Friendship is one soul dwelling in two bodies"  and I'm thoroughly convinced this is true. I have a few people in my life who I am close to and who I feel like we share a part of each other's souls. Hannah is one of those people. I got to work with her most of my shift today and it was awesome. Time was a blur and work was actually fun. Go figure!

Hadjii

Oh how I love my dog! I really don't know what I would do without him. As annoying as he can be sometimes, he is always there and never judges. He could care less what you did last summer; he will still cuddle up with you at the end of the day. 

 

Talents

I am so grateful for talents. Not just the ones I possess, but also those of other people around me. And I'm also grateful for the ability to develop my talents and to attain new ones.

Attitude of Gratitude #2

Today I am grateful for:

My dog Hadjii

He is such a good dog (most of the time). Today he has been my little sidekick. He even ran along beside me for about a half mile. Then he got distracted which was probably for the best because I envisioned him running beside me on the road and getting hit by a car while I remained helpless. Good thing that didn't come true. 

 

Being able to run and exercise

I've been able to get in shape the last few months and it has been awesome to see my improvements. The human body never ceases to amaze me. I am still astounded by how far I am able to push myself to do the things that I would not have been able to do even just a year ago. Today I ran a little over 3 miles and I was all bundled up.

As a side note, I just want to say just how grieving can affect not just your mind but your body also. It's as if everything in you shuts down and you go into survival mode. That's how I was for at least two years and I got to the heaviest I've ever been and I was really out of shape even though I would walk a lot. Things that used to be easy left me winded. But with some determination and motivation, I've been able to overcome and start on the path to recovery. I can proudly say I have a healthier body and I look and feel the best I've ever felt. 

My iPod

I love this little doohickey! I can just plug in and go. Seriously, I can do just about anything if I've got music going in my ears. Best invention ever. RIP Steve Jobs.

Numbah 6

Challenge for Today:
Post a picture of your pet.

HADJII!!!!!

Hadjii is such a good dog and I love him to pieces. He has been in our family for about six years now, maybe going on seven. That means he is almost an old man in doggy years. It makes me sad to think of him growing old and feeble, but I will just enjoy him while we have him.

Randomosity

Here's just a smattering of random things that are going on.

1. Today I was talking to Deborah at work. Deborah is awesome, and we have a lot in common. She's a health nut too and one of her kicks is eating for your blood type. Here's how the conversation went:

Deborah: What's your blood type?

Me: 0 Negative.

Deborah: Oh, I'm AB Negative. Only 2% of the world population has that type.

Me: That's sad.

Deborah: Maybe we just need a shot of positivity. We're just a bunch of pessimists because we have negative blood.

Maybe you had to be there. It was hilarious.


2. My writing hiatus is still intact. I have tried to get back to it but find that I still have no Umpf when it comes to my novel. Stay tuned. I may try to do my other ideas but, even then, I will have to force myself to it. What is wrong with me?


3. This one has to do with #2. I can't focus.


4. I love Criminal Minds. Such a good show.




5. I'm coming to terms with the fact that 26 years old is OLD. My coworker didn't know who John Candy was today. What a sad life not to know the big man!

I told her some family favorite quotes from Uncle Buck.

"What's a Shaniece?"

"They have rent-a-shoe."
"More like rent-a-foot-disease."


6. I'm getting pretty good on the guitar. Well, with the whole three chords that I know. It's been really fun. Still have no idea what to name her, but I'm not rushing that.


7. Still plugging away at The Historian. It's one of those books you that's not so much a story as it is an experience. You feel like you are right there with the characters which is a sign of a brilliant writer. More of that in my official review.


8. I just sneezed and scared my dog. It was funny.


9. Why do some girls like when a guy flirts by treating them like crap? I don't understand.


10. I need a vacation. It's been two years since I have been outside of Utah or Idaho. Too long if you ask me.