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I’m thankful for lots of things to look forward to in the coming month. The end of November means Thanksgiving, and early December means the Las Vegas Rock & Roll Half Marathon and a trip with a friend up to cold (and likely snowy) Minnesota. Thinking about everything fun to come gets me all excited. I love having little mental countdowns and knowing that when one good thing is over, it just means another one is looming on the horizon. I’m thankful for laughter. I went to a dinner presentation that my chiropractor gave on Tuesday, and in it he shared something that really surprised me. He said that toddlers laugh 300 – 400 times a day, and adults only laugh 15 times per day. I spend my days with toddlers, and I can tell you that the first part of that claim is true. But how sad to think that adults laugh so much less! I know I laugh more than 15 times a day, and I’m grateful for the good friends who fill my life with all kinds of laughter.  via Pinterest, click for source I’m thankful for my GPS. I have no sense of direction. When I say no sense of direction, I mean none. I can’t tell North, South, East, and West unless the sun is rising or setting. I can drive somewhere over and over again and still not know how to get there. I can’t read maps, either. I live by my GPS or written out, step by step directions. I’m thankful for the Girls on the Run 5k. Ours is this weekend, and I can’t wait to see a bunch of little girls cross the finish line at their first 5k race, knowing without a doubt that they can do anything they believe. I’m thankful for post-it notes and legal pads. I am such a list maker. I make long to-do lists and shorter ones. The most important ones sometimes get promoted to a post-it on my cellphone, so I can’t possibly forget them. Your turn. What are you thankful for?
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I love Thursdays. Have I mentioned that before? Especially with Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, it’s so nice to have one day set aside each week to remind myself of all the good I have in my life.
Ready, set, go.
I’m thankful for Goose and his tremendous capacity to understand what I need and why, without me having to say a word. I have been a little bit of a crazy person lately. Well, I’m always a bit of a crazy person. But in the past six months, I’ve gone from knee-deep in Half Ironman training to a horrible ulcerative colitis flare to training for a half marathon with a vengeance. Without me having to say a word, Goose understood why, after years of reluctance, I needed to join Team Challenge now. When I surpassed my fundraising goal and became obsessed with raising more and more, he understood. He understands why getting a PR is so important to me. Sure, we can expect our significant others and spouses to be supportive of us, but Goose understood all of this without me having to explain it. That means everything.
Don't be fooled by the gigantic smile on his face. He doesn't like to run. (Also, those are my "stay warm" pants -- I didn't run in them!)
I’m thankful for a week full of wonderful things. I went into this week feeling a little exhausted just thinking about it. from Tuesday through Saturday, I have had or will have things to do in the evening, and I worked or will work during the day on all of those days, too! I was going to feel all sorry for myself and how tiring it would make the week, but then I had a realization. They are all things I like to do! I love my jobs. I love the people I get to see this week. So instead of thinking about how tired it might make me, I’m grateful to have the time and ability to do so many things that I enjoy.
I’m thankful for 50% off sweaters at Banana Republic Factory Store. I scored big time this week. (Yes, I spent my one free night, Monday, shopping. I couldn’t help myself.) I am pretty jazzed about all my new sweaters, especially since the first snow of the season fell in Chicago yesterday afternoon.
I’m thankful for a PR by 16:35 last weekend . I know, I know. I’m never going to shut up about it. For me, it’s about more than just the training I’ve been putting in or the fact that I ran a really good race and finally learned to ignore the naysayers in my head. It’s about not giving up. It’s about taking a break when I needed to, but making sure to come back with a vengeance.
Happy, focused runner face