30 Days of Being Thankful: Days 1 through 4.

November 4, 2014

  I should have remembered this before November rolled around. Whoops, haha. I saw someone on Facebook do this, and I remember seeing this last year. Since it is November, the month of Thanksgiving, it's more than a better time to share what I'm thankful for and to take the opportunity to thank the people and things in my life that I appreciate. Is there a specific order or this thing? My list doesn't have a specific order, so don't get disappointed if a specific food comes before something that may be more important!

1. I'm thankful for my dad. Recently, he's been a very supportive parent. When it comes to getting me a new car and dealing with my mood swings, I don't know how he does it. I'm thankful for his patience, care, increase in support, and friendship. I honestly don't know what I would do without him sometimes. He's proud of me, I think, and I'm thankful that he wants to see me do well and shows interest in my career goals. He also has been sympathetic since having to deal with my recent health concerns.

2. I'm thankful for a somewhat healthy body. I say somewhat because I am currently dealing with some issues I'm not sure I have 100 percent control over. Other than the issue of not being able to have a child in the future and my mental health (anxiety), I am pretty darn healthy. When I had my blood tests done, my doctor told me I could eat more cholesterol if I wanted to! I'm thankful that I can work out, walk long distances without having breathing issues, work multiple jobs and not have my body break down, sleep at night... things like that. I'm not perfect physically, but I have nothing too major to complain about.

3. I'm thankful for Aldi. Yeah, that sounds kind of silly, but it doesn't to me. I worry about money, too much, that my anxiety sometimes goes through the roof. Aldi keeps me sane when I go food shopping. I know I'm saving on the majority of the items I'm buying. So, thank you, Aldi, for continuing to expand on the products you offer and helping me save money!

4. I'm thankful for the Mount Prospect Park District. I've been working for the district for four years now, and even though I've had my ups and downs with some of the managers, I've always been welcome to come back every season and now throughout the year. I still wasn't finding a full time job, and when I asked if there were any days that needed filled for lessons, I was welcomed back. Now, I work three times a week. It's not a large chuck of money, but it helps with paying gas and little non-necessities in life. I enjoy the kids I work with (most of the time), and I appreciate being able to work a second job by choice that's more than minimum wage and doing something I only dread... sometimes.