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Morning Gratitude Part 117 |
Thanks Dee, Grateful for the new thread and Dee’s wealth of help and understanding.:tyou Grateful to be sober. Grateful for all the Grats :grouphug: |
Thanks for this new chapter monsieur Dee https://www.smiley-lol.com/smiley/lo...chapeaubas.gif Grateful to be sober and clean this morning ☼ |
Thanks for the new thread, Dee! So grateful for you too. :) NL, like everyone else I had to google Seedlip (you mentioned it a long time ago, and I looked it up then) - so funny that one of their mocktails is a MartiNO. That must have been the sober universe/higher power acting through your sister. :grouphug: CP, my conversations with my old boss are so funny. He's only 55, and when he retired he immediately got involved in a million other little interests - so it's kind of against his will that I'm pulling him back in, literally a month after his last day with the org. :lmaoWe both agreed that if it's an easy situation that works for both of us, and is short term, we'll pursue it. Fearless, I hope your H feels better soon, and that you and your son don't catch it! Turs, that cemetery walk sounds lovely and peaceful. Grateful for coffee. Grateful for a tiring yet productive day of decluttering and moving some small items at my parents' house yesterday. I know that my presence is a boost to them, and being there made me feel a little guilty that I don't spend much time there without a specific reason. Overwhelmed but grateful that there are SO many photos and recipes to go through - I got a scanner for Christmas and I hope it's easy to use! Grateful to give my brother the china and silver even though I've been passively coveting their china forever - but I have my own wedding china and can't be greedy. Grateful my SIL is easy and flexible about making homes for things - not overly particular like me. ;) Grateful for some alone time after I got home. I felt like I really needed it. Grateful I have a telework day scheduled for tomorrow. Grateful to be sober. |
Dee is Da Bomb! Thank you for new part. Alpine love that pic with the cat. CP, holy crap over 16k days that is fantastic. Love that you are hitting these meetings. I need to get back. As far as seedlip goes I know there are very mixed opinions about anything that approximates alcohol. I find that for me a lot of what I miss is the ritual and the taste of something different from water and coffee. So I have club soda & limes a lot, fake wine or sparkling grape juice. I find it works for me but I know everyone is different. Grateful to hear the whir of hummingbird wings out here on the deck at the lake. Grateful for one last day here before returning to the oven of my home state. Grateful for post swimming sleep. Being in the water a lot always makes me sleepy. Oh, that and riding this air mattress tube thingie. It was pretty fun and I’m glad I did it. Grateful we got an a/c miracle. The guy replaced the motor and it was 800 instead of 8k. I’ll take it. Grateful for some painful realizations yesterday (I’ve been putting all this hope into the idea my husband can break the cycle of trauma and mental anguish he experienced and be loving and available to our kids…but I have to be the change I want to see. I have to break the cycle of enabling and putting up with BS and accepting unkind treatment from people in my life). I’VE been as much a part of the problem as he has. Or at least, a big part of it. And I have to keep working on boundaries and consequences. Simple but not easy. Grateful for all of you. Oh and hi PS! we were posting at same time again. I totally felt like it was the hand of something outside myself helping me. I am sure there are die hard who would be very anti what I am saying but it really warmed my little heart. |
Thanks Dee! Good morning all Grateful I slept well last night except for around 330am when it was getting noisey with what sounded like chain saws. We did not hear a siren or anything else so trying to figure out what it was Grateful MIL enjoyed dinner last night and said " you need to make this more often" Grateful we will be heading out tomorrow morning for a canoe camping trip so if you do not here from me for a few days that is why, I will be out of any kind of range. Grateful Riley let us sleep in Grateful my MIL will puppy sit, she loves him so much so he will be well taken care of |
CBS, your exercise regimen is admirable. Biking 12 miles one day. Lap swimming the next. Let us know when you are signing up for that triathlon! And I'm going to borrow your "wildlife habitat" phrase the next time my neighbors complain about my backyard. They just aren't as environmentally conscious as me. Clearly. NL, big hugs to you as you sort through the realizations and emotions. It might seem simple from the outside looking in. But it's far from simple when you are immersed in it. I love what you said about being the change you want to see. That's a great philosophy. Grateful for a reasonably cool morning and a good run. Grateful for a sale on avocados at the grocery store yesterday. Guacamole is in my immediate future. Grateful for all of the pics that you guys are sharing. Grateful for a 'blank slate' kind of day and the autonomy to do whatever the heck I want to do. Grateful that the sober days are adding up. |
Going through some pictures, here is a bear we saw when we were mountain biking https://i.postimg.cc/kg7Yk4hT/106982...29504296-n.jpgfriendship poems and quotes |
Grateful for another day sober. |
Yes - grateful for our Dee - always & forever. :hug: Alpine - He's great! :) He looks young. Loved the bears who used to visit our deck (in the Catskills). They were black & ate all the birdseed. Enjoy your adventure! Numblady - I deeply regret not breaking the cycle of enabling & putting up with stuff. Life could have turned out so different. Good that you are very self aware & working on this complicated situation. Grateful for a very cool morning - but loads of spiderwebs everywhere. ick. Grateful it's not a Sunday from back in the day - I'd be so shaky & miserable, anticipating Monday. Grateful to turn off the news once I'd heard the headlines. Grateful to have so many like minded souls here. Grateful to know I'll never let myself down again. Have a wonderful Sunday GP. |
Thank you Dee bomb! Turps, glad you are close enough to walk to visit your loved ones at the cemetery ❤️ CBS, love the deer pic and reference to the wild life sanctuary Alpine, how awesome to see that bear (and be far enough away 😊) Palmer, I’m glad you are able to spend time with your parents. The decluttering must be emotional! Take care of yourself! Btw, about your looking to rehire your old boss ....I know I’ve talked about retiring in a few years, but I’ve been rethinking that. If I mostly like my job and feel valued, not sure why I would retire. For now, my job provides meaning and purpose. Of course, it’s not everything and I find meaning elsewhere too. But why would I retire if I’m enjoying my work-life situation? Plus thinking about the cost of medical before Medicare eligibility really scare me. The stock market is scary. But regardless, sometimes I think I compare myself too much to others who hate their jobs or are overly stressed and can’t wait to retire. That’s not me. Well, that was quite the digression. Grateful to be able to express my thoughts here Least, grateful Billie is enjoying the new place Grateful for coffee Grateful to read a good article from psychology today about happiness Grateful to be reading and going through a work book on self care Grateful I signed up to volunteer at the food pantry next weekend Grateful to re-evaluate my spending habits. |
Thank you Dee! Palmer, so great that you are helping tackle the decluttering. That's a big task. Alpine, amazing bear pic! NL, there's a lot of freedom in seeing one's own part in things... because then we can change. It's not easy though. Grateful to have gotten a bit of yard work done yesterday ... planted a couple of flowering plants that will (hopefully) feed the hummingbirds. Grateful for a chat with the neighbor through the fence while we both gardened. Grateful to be babysitting later this morning. Grateful for sunshine. |
Fear, yes he/she was across a small valley from us. Pretty cool to see but happy it was far enough away. Although it could have easily got to us quickly because we were on a tough trail with our bikes. Hevyn, that is soo cool about the bears. We are heading up the ADKs so we will either have to hang our food or put them in canisters. Wow, all of you are so productive..Lazy Alpine here I went out to check my veggie garden and 3 of my larger tomatoes are gone. Hmm. We think maybe a deer. |
Grateful to have made the cut and made it on ship. Grateful for coffee Grateful for yummy breakfast and lunch and healthy choices Grateful did 25 flights of stairs on ship today so far and some standing push-ups Grateful for my strong sober muscles, they are working well Grateful for all of you |
Awesome Free!! Have fun |
Morning all 🌞☺️ This morning I am grateful for a warm bed to hide from the winter chill in. |
Thank you for the new part Dee. :hug: Grateful that my feet didn't wake me. up last night. :). That's two nights in a row of uninterrupted sleep. |
Grateful for Alpine’s pic of the young bear. He’s awesome. Grateful Lest had another uninterrupted night’s sleep. Grateful for sobriety Grateful to see the sun shining. Grateful for all of you.:grouphug: |
Morning all - haven't posted my grats for a few days. Had a run of super early starts combined with morning fatigue, which has been tough Anyway, still lots to be grateful for Grateful for the incredible dinner my friend made for us yesterday Grateful for the hot-hot-hot weather Grateful for time to catch up with things today (including reading everyone's posts!) Grateful to be here, alive, now Take care all |
Grateful for all the support here. Grateful Jack made it back. Grateful for the pic of the bear. Scary to me though! Grateful my sister and I saw a bald eagle on our walk yesterday. Not that uncommon for right where they are as there is a pair that live there year round apparently. But definitely a first for me! Grateful it’s been a nice visit overall. Grateful that as awful as it’s going to feel, this week I will at least get to stop living in the suspense of not telling the kids. Grateful for my mom and how much she gives to her family. Grateful for all the a/c repair people and all the things that go into making it possible to stay alive in the brutal and relentless heat of TX. Grateful for each and every one of you. |
Fearless, as usual I can relate to your post about work. I'm eligible to retire in about 5 years, which sometimes seems like an eternity, but will definitely allow me to retire at a fairly young age. My org also has a deferred retirement program which would allow me to work an additional 3 years and collect both my salary and a portion of my retirement - and everyone says it would be crazy financially not to do that. I go back and forth where some days I am ready to ditch this place and run away screaming, and others where I might be able to hang in there for longer. ;) Least, I'm so happy you slept through the night! That makes such a big difference. Free, so happy you made it - enjoy the trip! Turs, the decluttering for my parents is no joke - and now I have a HUGE decluttering/organizing project at my own house! My dad definitely appreciates the help and is not opposed at all to getting rid of stuff, which is such a big part of it. Now, if I can get my brother over there to help out - that would be amazing. NL, that's definitely a tough but painful realization, about our role in enabling others. :grouphug: Grateful for coffee. Grateful for morning quiet - both of my kids are away, but honestly it feels TOO empty and quiet? I thought I would be one of those parents who was pretty excited about the empty nest, but not so much? I miss my boys. Grateful I talked to my son at college last night. Grateful to be of service to my parents yesterday. Grateful to realize that I don't have to dive right into the nostalgia of old photos all at once. Grateful my husband went to the office today, it's a telework day, and will just be me and my girls (dogs). ;) Grateful for bagged salads, some are honestly so good. Grateful for sunny weather. Grateful to be sober. |
Grateful for a brand new week of sober adventures. Grateful for another day sober. |
Thanks for the new thread Dee. Good to see you as always Mags. PS sounds like you are methodically cleaning out your parents home. That is good. It is so hard. We had to do my mom's house in one week. There were so many things that I regret not going through more. I had to leave some of it to my siblings that live down there. But I am afraid a lot of books got tossed. Apparently they are hard to get rid of. So sad! ((NL))thinking of you and the hard times you are having. Alpine what a beautiful bear pic. Glad you were at a distance. CP I was an athlete growing up and exercise is a big part of my life. I need it for my mental sanity as much as anything. Hev I agree on the news. I can hardly watch it anymore. Fearless I am older than you I think but I may not retire until I am 65 as well because of health insurance. Turs I hope you enjoyed babysitting. Free I am glad you made the cut. Hope the cruise is great. Zura hearing you mention winter sounds good right now. We have been sweltering. least I am so glad you have gotten some relief and are able to sleep. Jack I missed a day too. Welcome back. Must get to work. But a few grats. Grateful my husband and I got some yard work done in the rain yesterday. We put up lattice work and trained some Confederate Jasmine onto it. Hoping it creates a privacy screen. Grateful for my sobriety. Grateful Djokovic won Wimbledon and I got a lot of cooking done while watching. I made Paleo chocolate Chip Cookies, Chicken salad and chicken broth. Grateful for telework today. Grateful for all of you. |
Fearless, I think that you are 'spot on' about retirement. As long as it is fulfilling, and you have a good work/life balance, why would you quit? 19 months out from my retirement, I'm learning that my discontentment was more about me and less about the job. Until I dealt with the root cause of my discontent, I just replaced one stressor with another. Still a work in progress. NL, my heart goes out to you during this most difficult part of the process. Grateful for a good night's sleep. Grateful that my exercise and healthy eating regimen is starting to pay off. Amazing how much longer it takes to feel the payoff at age 57. Grateful for having SR as an anchor for my recovery. |
NL, so glad you saw eagles. Will be thinking of you this week -- that's a big hurdle to be sure. Palmer - photos are definitely where I hit a snag in going through my folks' stuff. Some of those got boxed up for dealing with later. CBS -- the cooking sounds awesome, I wanna eat at your house. Least, so glad you got some sleep. Grateful I washed all my windows, inside and out, yesterday. It had been several years since I tackled it. My mom would be proud, she loved clean windows. Grateful for a really fun stroller walk with my grandson yesterday. I started sharing the names of plants and flowers, and taught him some of the herbs growing in the neighborhood. He really got into it and wanted to stop and smell, touch, and learn the name of every plant we passed. It's so fun that he's learning language now. |
Numblady - I'm thinking of you too - it will be a much-dreaded burden lifted. :hug:. Free - Have yourself a wonderful time! Sounds lovely. Zura - I'd be more than happy to ship you some of our Heat & Humidity. :) Jack - Hot in London again? I'm glad you like it. :yup: Grateful for the sun. Grateful I've been sleeping better for some reason. Grateful watching less news seems to have led to less anxiety. Grateful MrH isn't moody or unpredictable - I couldn't handle it. Love to ALL. |
Turs, I found that newspaper print is excellent for clean windows. Good views help increase my mental health. im young to be retired at 59, and I’m busier than ever. I see some infirm persons on this cruise, and I’m so glad we are able at our age. Some genetics, some intake choices, and some choices about activity and flexibility all come into play. No doubt choices about sobriety take a GIANT role. Not sure whether to take partial payments at 62 or wait until 67. I’ve got time to think. |
Grateful for fairly good sleep Grateful for abundant coffee on the ship Grateful for doing stairs on the ship yesterday Grateful for fresh kiwi on the ship 🥝 Grateful for all of you |
Hev I'll accept some heat but the humidity will be labelled return to sender 😝 This morning I am grateful that whilst lots of problems have been cropping up, they've been seemingly resolved easily. |
Morning all NL, thinking of you during difficult time. Zuru, I love an easily solved problem! Turs, its lovely educating the kids, they have so many questions about everything when so small, my kids ask endless questions! Some of which I can't answer so we google it! Lol Free, enjoy the cruise 🛳 PS i love a bagged salad, so much easier sometimes. Grateful i sleep soundly despite the heat here in UK at mo. Grateful a day off and nothing planned! Grateful for my beautiful, happy and healthy kids. Grateful for fans and iced drinks. Have a great day everyone. |
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