Five things....

So, I really haven't been the best at keeping up the gratitude list thing. But will try to do better. I'm so glad that the week is almost over. I just have one more class tomorrow morning. Teaching 6 days a week isn't the greatest, but I guess I can't complain because I'm fortunate enough to actually have a job. And that would be number one on my list...

1. That I have a job. I remember the days back in Jan.-April when I didn't have a job. And it sucked. Having all that free time at first was nice, but there is such a thing of getting sick of having nothing to do. I did A LOT of reading. But it was nice to finally get a job at Trader Joe's.

2. Having a good day of teaching. All of my classes went really well today. Normally Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays are my most dreaded days, but today I was pleasantly surprised. One of my kids pretended to take a bite out of my arm and continued on saying that I tasted good. Really funny.

3. Chill nights out. Tonight after work was perfect. Arwyn, Lisa, and I headed down to my favorite Teppanyaki joint and had good food and conversation. Then on the way home we decided to get bevs at 85 C, a coffee shop. Once there we spotted some other teachers from the school and joined them. We stayed there all in all for about an hour and a half. It was just pleasant to get out and enjoy one's self.

4. Nice co-workers. It really makes a big difference on how I feel about work.

5. Being able to sleep in. Today I didn't get to, nor will I tomorrow, or Sunday, but it makes me appreciate the days that I can so much more!

I know that was terribly  short, and probably not that interesting. But I'm not going to worry about that now. I just finished Bridget Jones, The Edge of Reason, and realized that it was loosely based on my favorite Jane Austen novel, Persuasion. That made me happy, because I feel like I can relate to Bridget apart from all the booze and promiscuity. Anyways, she always makes me laugh, no matter what mood I'm in.

Here's to happy things in one's life!

Five things....

I'm glad I'm doing this. This being listing things that I'm grateful for. Today it is as follows:

1. Being able to sleep at night. I went to bed early because I had an early class this morning, and I could not sleep for the life of me. I laid in bed until at least 2 am, and then kept on waking up intermittently. It was not a fun night, and I'm grateful for those nights where I can hit my pillow and be out in 5 seconds.

2. Flatmates that make me dinner. It was quite a lovely surprise when Sunny said he wanted to make Erin and I dinner tonight. He's an amazing cook, so I was lucky.

3. Sunscreen. Or maybe I should say when I use sunscreen. I laid out today and got my first bad sunburn in a long time. Generally I don't burn because of my skin type, so I'm grateful for the days I don't burn.

4. Air conditioning. I would die here without it. Not only does it keep my room cool, but it also cuts out the humidity, which is almost worst than the heat.

5. Cold showers on hot days. I love taking luke-warm to cold showers. There's nothing more refreshing after a long, hot day.

That's it for today!