Thankful Thursday

At work this month, we were given little cards to write what we were thankful for and hang them in the office. I filled out a card for each day of November leading up to Thanksgiving, with a total of 27 things to be Thankful for!

Given the population we work with, we had to be careful about writing things like "I am thankful for a warm home" or "I am thankful for a good job" because many of our clients are unemployed and/or homeless. I had to get pretty creative!

Here are my 27 Things I am Thankful for this Month:

1. dark chocolate
2. growing up in Alaska
3. my husband doing the dishes two days in a row
4. my garden
5. books (actual books with pages and covers and paper smells)
6. memories of my grandparents
7. good teachers
8. music
9. every day adventures
10. soup
11. the kindness of strangers
12. friends who stick by your side through the worst of it all
13. the scenery on my commute - any time of year
14. left-handed office supplies
15. indoor plumbing
16. the weather in the Pacific Northwest
17. weekends
18. fresh air and clean water
19. my niece and nephew
20. yoga pants
21. banana mochas
22. hiking trails
23. my mom's crocheted scarves (and hats, and sweaters, and doilies, and ponchos...)
24. marrying my best friend
25. my fur baby
26. my crazy yet supportive family
27. vegan banana bread


What were you thankful for this month?


1. Go to Lovesick Expo (January 26th 2014)  2. Go to a concert 3. Try a 30 Day Challenge 4. Face a fear 5. Take a class 6. Stress less 7. Learn a new skill 8. Buy less, sew more 9. Plant a garden 10. Eat less junk 11. Exercise more 12. Marry my best friend (July 26th, 2014) 13. Honeymoon in a yurt 14. Volunteer 15. Be more social 16. Watch less TV 17. Join a protest 18. Go camping 19. Run a 5K 20. Make plans for Halloween 21. Move to a new place 22. Find a new job  23. Recognize all there is to be thankful for 24. Take more days off 25. Nurture my creativity 26. Write more letters 27. Call my grandparents more often