Use the alphabet as a fun and quick format for making a list of things for which you feel grateful.
a. albuquerque. while i'm ready to leave here, i will always feel grateful to this city for giving me the change i so desperately needed, for bringing me louie, for showing me that the desert is so much more than sand and brown, for allowing me to meet new people, allowing me to reinvent myself.
b. boys. and no, i'm not a slut. i've learned that friendships with guys are a lot easier than friendships with girls. i used to be so afraid of boys, the entire time i was growing up. in high school i fantasized about having boyfriends and holding hands, but i was too shy and terrified to actually talk to any of them. and then i went to an all girls college, but i discovered a whole new world online. i met my best friends (all boys!) and i met louie.
c. coco. she is my best little friend.
d. dogs. see above. also dollars. i hate to say it, but money really does make the world go 'round, especially if you usually don't have any.
e. entertainment. some days i'm not quite sure what i would do without tv or books or movies or the computer.
f. facebook. without it, i wouldn't be able to keep in touch with all the people far away from me.
g. green. one of my favorite colors. i like trees, i like my green pillows, i like green vegetables.
h. home. i love being at home. i love it more than anywhere else. i also love decorating my home, making it my own.
i. internet. i have no idea what i would do without it.
j. joking. laughter really is the best medicine.
k. kelly.
l. louie.
m. mom.
n. nicole. i should talk to her. i need to talk to her. i miss her.
o. ocean. i love the ocean. i miss it. east coast or west coast, i don't care. someday i'll live near it again.
p. photography. it's weird, for years and years i hardly took any pictures at all. and then suddenly everywhere i looked i saw things i could photograph. my camera i think is coming to the end of its life. i asked my dad for a new one for christmas, a nice one with a good lens, so we'll see. hopefully. (not to throw any negativity in here... but my stepsister has 4 or 5 $800 cameras. so i don't think it's too much to ask for one that costs about $200, and i don't even care if it's used.)
q. quiet. after people jabbering in my ear all day, sometimes i just really appreciate the quiet. also, sometimes, i wish i could just go sit all by myself somewhere outside (the woods, the desert, the beach) and just sit. maybe once i get to colorado i'll find a safe spot for myself to do just that.
r. respect.
s. sisters.
t. time to myself. i was so used to being alone all the time that it has taken me awhile to get used to being with someone else. i appreciate the little time i have alone, even if it's at the grocery store.
u. my upbringing. i might come off as "privileged" or "spoiled", but i wasn't. i had the opportunity to move all over the country, to experience different people and cultures and parts of america, and i was lucky enough to experience things that some people don't get a chance to.
v. vacations! even staycations. hopefully after our move we'll be able to take vacations again.
w. waking up whenever i want. early in the morning when everyone else is still asleep, or as late as i want when i don't have anything to do.
x. excitement. i am grateful for anything that makes me forget about stress for awhile.
y. youth. i am not very proud of or satisfied with where i am in my life right now, but i am grateful that i am still young enough to fix that. i still have plenty of time to do the things i want to do.
z. zoos. i love zoos. i don't have favorite animals, i like them all, and i love it when there are new ones i haven't seen. i especially love it when there are babies!
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