I know this is several days late, but since I have so much to be thankful for this past year I still wanted to post my list anyway. I think it is important to stop life for a moment and reflect on all the good things that have happened and all the positives in your life. It's important because I think most people tend to mainly remember and focus on all the negative. I know I tend to do that, anyway. So here are my top 10...
1. Making it through the awful allergic reaction I had to a medication back in April that had me out of work for two weeks, left me with three biopsy scars, and had me at the doctor every other day.
2. After a two year search, finally figuring out why I was always so damn tired.
3. The medication for my PLMD that helps me sleep peacefully at night and wake up ready for the day. It allows me to function as a normal human being instead of a crazy sleep-deprived one.
4. The South Beach Diet which has helped me to finally start losing the extra weight I have put on over two years and have been trying to lose with no success.
5. My wonderful, amazing boyfriend who went seriously above and beyond during my allergic reaction, the sleep deprivation, and the emotional turmoil involved with the dieting. It is a wonder how he has put up with me over this last year. I don't want to think about where I would be without all of his love and support.
6. A few more "firsts": first real vacation with my boyfriend, first experience at a spa, first trip to NYC, etc.
7. Four weeks of vacation a year. I know how lucky I am to be allowed to take this much time off. I definitely get burned out, and definitely need the breaks.
8. Being at a point in my life where there are lots of happy and joyful things happening, like weddings and births.
9. Finally realizing that I should really be shopping the Petites section of clothing stores when shopping for tops. :) The clothes just fit so much better and look so much better on me. It seems so painfully obvious now, I have no idea how it took me so long.
10. All the things that are really important but I tend to take for granted on a daily basis such as a good job with a good salary, a loving and caring family, friends, my health (my health concerns are minor compared to many others, I somehow avoided getting a cold or the flu that everyone else seems to have had over the last 3 months), and a warm and comfortable home.
I am very, very thankful.
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