Today I'm grateful for pain meds

I had all my four wisdom teeth extracted on Friday and to say I have been in pain for the past few days would be the understatement of the year.
My face is swollen.
I look like a water melon.
Or a pumpkin.
It hurts like crazy to talk.
I can't eat solids so I have been on a liquid diet.
I'm grateful the teeth are finally out but more than anything,today I'm grateful for pain meds because even if it hurts so much right now,I have no doubt it would hurt even more if I weren't taking any meds at all.

Today I'm grateful for honesty

I'm blunt by nature.
I prefer to deal with blunt people.
I figure if you give it to me straight,I may be hurt or angry but I'll get over it and we'll move on.
Today a friend of mine had the opportunity to be honest about something but instead chose to lie.
I knew it was a lie.
My friend knew it was a lie.
This person didn't know that I knew it was a lie.
I could have gone along with the lie but I opted to tell the truth.
I felt really good.
Lies are hard to remember, at least for me.
Honesty is the best policy - maybe not always but most times.
I am glad I told the truth and today I'm grateful for honesty.

Today I'm grateful for emergency cash

For the past few months,it seemed like my tires where constantly flat.
I kept putting air in them instead of changing them
Today I finally went back to the place I got them from back in 2009 and wouldn't you know it - they were no good.The tread was gone on the rear two and the front two were expected to last for about 3 months at most.
Oh and my warranty had only 4000 miles left before expiring which loosely translated means it was no good.
Long story short,I got 4 brand new tires.
I got them aligned.
My car is running good.
I feel safer on the road.
I'm grateful this got taken care of.
I'm grateful I had the money to take care of it.
Today I'm grateful for emergency cash (and I hope if your budget and lifestyle allow it, you too are putting money aside for emergencies)

Today I'm grateful for girl talk

Sometimes you just need someone to vent to and if you're lucky you have a few friends who act as your sounding board.
I don't have plenty of girlfriends.
The older I get, the narrower my circle of friends becomes - by choice.
Normally I hold everything in and occassionally I vent to my mother but today I got the chance to have a real heart to heart with a girlfriend and boy oh boy does unloading on and to her feel good.
I feel like this huge burden has been lifted off my shoulders.
It's a very good feeling so today I'm grateful for girl talk.

Today I'm grateful for conflict

This is a weird entry in my journal but yesterday I had a very ugly back and forth with someone I thought was a friend.
To me,it pretty much sealed the deal on the friendship - not because of the conflict but because it brought out sides in both of us that I honestly didn't like.
The conflict opened my eyes up to the reality of our friendship and made me question alot of things about this person and all my friends in general.

It also helped me realise really quick what my standards for friendship are and what I'm willing to put up with along with where I need to draw a line when it comes to certain people and certain issues.
I would have preferred to learn all these things without having to go through yeaterday's ordeal but because of it,today I woke up with a clear head and a good feeling about me,my choices,my dreams and my life - and it's because of that clarity that today I'm grateful for conflict.

Today I'm grateful for my HTC Status

I have a new phone.
It's shiny.
It's cute.
I'm in total lust with it.
It's an HTC status and I've been stalking it for about 4 months now.
I'm so overjoyed to finally have a phone I actually love!
Did I mention it has a keyboard but it also has a touch screen option?
Or that it's camera can be used two ways?
Man, this is awesome so today,I'm grateful for my HTC Status.

Today I'm grateful for confusion

You probably read that title and thought to yourself - "oh gee, Mimi really has lost it".
You're wrong.
I am dead serious about the title.
Confusion is good because it FORCES you to decide what your priorities are.
Confusion is a very terrible place to be in but once you work through it,you come out a much better person with much more clearly defined goals.
I know this for a fact because I just had to deal with a couple of very confusing situation and now that I'm on the other side of them,I can say without a doubt that today,I'm grateful for confusion.

Today I'm grateful for heat in the car

I don't know where you are as you read this and what the whether is like.
I just know that where I am,it's freezing - although thankfully not snowing.
Its very uncomfortable and it sucks having to walk around completely bundled up but at least I have clothes to bundle myself in.
At least I have a car with a heater that works REALLY well.
So today,I'm grateful for heat in the car.

Today I'm grateful for honesty

The truth hurts.
Seriously.
When people tell you the truth,it stings.
When you tell yourself the truth about yourself,it hurts even more.
This morning as I lay in my bed,I started analyzing my life and realised there are certain things about myself I don't necessarily like.
It hurt to admit it but I now that I have acknowledged my "weaknesses",I'm determined to correct them.
It wont be easy but I can do it.
I can change the parts of me I don't like.
I can become a better me.
Today,I'm grateful for the honesty that helped me come to that conclusion.

Today I'm grateful for gift cards

One of my christmas presents was a gift card to Kroger.
Today I had a chance to use it after I tried to raid my fridge and realised to my dismay that it was empty:(
Because of the card,I saved a cool $30 - doesn't sound like much but hey,every little bit helps so today,I'm grateful for gift cards (and the people who give them!)

Today I'm grateful for that midnight phone call

You know someone truly cares about you when they CALL (not text) at exactly midnight to wish you a happy new year.
The call woke me up because my eye lids just couldn't stay open until midnight.
But I didn't mind being woken up.
I'm actually still smiling.
I feel special and today,I'm grateful for that midnight phone call!!!

Today I'm grateful for cards

I love cards.
Getting them and sending them.
To me,a card - hand made or bought shows that someone cares about me.
I know that person took the time to choose a card that reflects their sentiments toward me.
I know they chose a card to suit my personality and whatever situation we're in.
I have actually been known to keep the cards I get for years and years.
Today I came across a card that perfectly described the way I feel about someone and the second I finish typing this,I'll seal the card and mail it off to that person.
I hope the person appreciates it!
Its the perfect card for this person and I'm glad I came across it while out shopping the other day because it put into words the things I was feelings but couldn't quite express myself...cards have a way of doing that for us,don't they?
It's because of that very reason that today,I'm grateful for cards (and the people who write the beautiful words in them)

Today I'm grateful for chocolates

I have a sweet tooth.
It's REALLY bad.I crave sweets all the time.
I have never turned down chocolates and the easiest way to get me to do anything is by bribing me with chocolates.
A special someone gave me a huge box of chocolates last night.
Needless to say this person is in my good graces for the next month or so.
I'm tempted to gobble up the entire box in one sitting but I must practice self control.That's alot harder than it sounds.
So while I sit here fighting the temptation to pop another piece in my mouth,I have to say - today, I'm grateful for chocolates.

Today I'm grateful for this past christmas

Christmas 2011 will go down in history as my second fave christmas so far.
I expected the day to be boring - I actually thought I would sleep it away.
BUT the universe had other more interesting plans for me.
I got gifts - lots of them (a first for me).
I reconnected with some special people.
I got a surprise phone call from a good friend all the way in England.
It was a good day.
I felt spoiled.
I felt loved.
I felt cared for.
I felt - and still feel - REALLY blessed.
So,today I'm grateful for this past christmas (2011).

Today I'm grateful for "moving on"

Sometimes no matter how badly I want something to work out,the universe has other plans.
No matter how much I whine and plead, the universe says no.
Even when I threaten,it still says no.
Sometimes no means choosing an alternate route.
Sometimes no means giving up a certain dream.
Sometimes no means going back to the drawing board and starting all over again.
Sometimes no means walking away from people I genuinely care about - for both my sake and their sake.
Moving on doesn't mean I don't care,it simply means I'm growing and there is something bigger and better in store for me so today,I'm grateful for "moving on".

Today I'm grateful for skype

I love skype.
As a foreigner living so far away from home,I think it's possibly the best service on earth.
I have never REALLY appreciated skype until today when I got to see the newest addition to our rather huge clan....live on webcam in real time.

I'm still so giddy with joy that I can't even fully express the joy I felt (and still am feeling) at seeing my nephew LIVE,in real time - breathing,feeding,attempting to talk and even peeing on his mom (way to go kiddo;))

Since its christmas,it goes without saying that I am grateful for a lot of things and somewhere near the top of that list is a 5-letter word that starts with "s" so,today I'm grateful for skype.

Today I'm Grateful For B (& P)

Every once in a while I meet someone who truly inspires me - to be better, to work harder, to never give up.
Not too long ago I met someone who gave me hope.
Hope that I can be a better person.
Hope that I can love.
Hope that I can be loved.
Hope that I can connect with someone.
Hope that good things happen if you let them.

Things aren't always peachy between us.
But I hope this person knows I'm 100% in their corner.
I hope they know that I will always have their back.
I hope that in the short time this person has known me,they know that I care deeply for them even when we don't necessarily agree all the time.
This person makes me smile A LOT so today,I'm very grateful for B (and for P too!!)

Today I'm grateful for you and your patience

I don't understand blogger (that's this website).
I've been updating my blog but the posts keep disappearing which is bizarre to say the least - and very frustrating.
So I have stopped updating for a minute while I figure out what's happening.
I thank you for bearing with me through this and just so you know...
Today I'm grateful for you and your patience while I work out what is going on.

Today I'm grateful for living in the present

I'm having one of those days.
A really good day.
There is no secret really other than the fact that I have decided to live in the present.
It basically means I am focused on what is happening RIGHT NOW,right this second as oppossed to worrying about what already happened or what is yet to happen.
It's a freeing experience I highly recommend for everyone so today I'm grateful for living in the present.

Today I'm grateful for answered prayers

Earlier this year I prayed hard that my child would be accepted into a charter school.
Entry is based on a lottery system and unfortunately there were no open spots in his class when I applied so he ended up on a waiting list.
I forgot about the charter school because there seemed no hope of him getting in.
Monday evening I got a call - a slot was available for him and he could start immediately.
This reminds me of something I read somewhere - Sometimes God says yes,sometimes no and other times He says be patient my child,I'm working diligently behind the scenes and will reveal all to you in due time. (I added the last sentence after "no").
As I sit here typing this,my little dude is enjoying his first day at the charter school so today,I'm grateful for answered prayers.