I am thankful for:

I post so often about the things that have gone awry in my life, so I thought I would post about all the good things:

1) My parents- not until I started working with children with a mental health diagnosis did I fully appreciate the tremendous impact good parents, or the lack thereof, can have. I am lucky enough to have parents who are supportive, who made sacrifices to make sure that I was taken care of, and are, knock on wood, healthy & alive.

2) My sisters- while being an only child looked good when I was growing up, I have come to value my sisters.

3) My big, crazy, disfunctional extended family- Dull holiday or family function? Not with my extended family!

4) My job- Even though it is a stressful job and my boss really seriously could win an award for unprecidented stupidity in decision making, I love what I do. I love that I spend my day doing something good and making the world an ever so slightly better place.

5) My niece and nephews- they are adorable and most of the time, they make me want to have kids of my own in the worst way!

6)My apartment- my bedroom may be the only place in the apt that is truely mine, but I like feeling like an adult.

7) My car- I know that a car is just a possession, but knowing that I bought a new car makes me feel ever so slightly successful, which is priceless. Also I need it to make a living

8) Thunder From Down Under- because hello! Have you seen them?!

9) That I am a grad student! Not only do I get to further my career, but I get to feel smart!

10)My Friends- do I need to explain?

11) Yearly trips to Vegas- make up for all the spring breaks that I worked through. And now that I have a decent income and paid vacation time, soooo much better then spring break!!!

12) I belong to a gym- I get to workout and more importantly, I've seen results!

13)Sick days and paid vacation- because I need a break every now and then!

14) Christmas, my most favorite holiday, is almost here!

15) My big, cushy bed that feels soooo good after a long day with the short people and their, sometimes, hostile keepers.

16) Dane Cook and John Heffron- the only comediens who make me laugh out loud.

17) The Wedding Date- the male lead's lines are so good you KNOW they were written by a woman, but, a girl can dream.....

18) That this year is almost over- I have always felt a sense of promise with the start of a new year and a sense of hope that it will be better then the last.