I mean seriously. 2010 has brought me a lot of heartache and sadless. I had to fire not one but two employees this year. I am still trying to reach around to remove the giant butcher knives that were stabbed deep into my back. I've had more than my share of run-ins with the nursing home and the IRS concerning my mother. My mother died. I got jacked around by an attorney for seven months and finally got things straigtened out. My sweet little Chip died.
After thinking of all of this, and feeling sorry for myself, I realized, it's really not that much. Yes, I lost my mom, but there are so many others that are having a much shittier year. So I decided to pull up my big girl panties and think of all that I am thankful for.
I am thankful that I have the most amazing dogs that have the ability to make me feel better just by looking at them. I am thankful for a best friend that just seriously gets me. Despite an 11 year age difference, we are so alike and in tune, it's scarey. I am thankful for my Aunts Robin and BJ. I can always see my mother's face in Aunt Robin's eyes and hear a smidge of mom's voice in hers.
I am thankful for a job that allows me to laugh, be creative and have fun. I am thankful to work with two of the best gals that anyone could ask for. They are loyal, they are hard workers and most of all, they put up with my menopausal mood swings. They deserve an award for that alone.
I bet you thought that I was going to forget Mr. Bruises. I am thankful for him. He annoys the ever, loving shit out of me a great deal of the time, but what husband doesn't do that? I am thankful that he lets me live my life and doesn't try to control me like other husbands. He puts up with my love of animals and my borderline hoarding habits. In turn, I put up with Glenn Beck and Fox News.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Be thankful for what you have instead of feeling bad about what you don't have.
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