Tuesday, October 15, 2013

I will be happy and thankful for things. I'm a big grump; these are my lines.

That may not make sense to anyone, but I'm in a mood. I had decided when I started writing again I wasn't going to write constantly about being in a mood so that has meant I haven't written this week.  However, I was talking to my sister (who is quite wise - don't tell her I said that) and she suggested, instead of moping, I could write about what I am thankful for.  It seemed like that is just punishment for being grumpy, so I decided it would be like writing lines on the chalkboard.
I will be happy and thankful for things. I will be happy and thankful for things. Etc.
 The first thing I could think of might help you understand where I am right now.
I am thankful I have enough self-control not to kill all the people I hate.
Seems perfectly reasonable to me. Am I wrong?

I am thankful for other, less sinister things, as well. Like... puppies. Well, yeah. Mostly. But maybe not right now. I will be thankful for puppies later.

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These are pelicans. 
I am thankful I am employed at a job I am good at. Even when I find the office frustrating and suffocating and infuriating. I make a good wage and have a good life and write an excellent report - if I do say so myself. That has to count for something.

I am thankful for my husband. He's a good guy. He makes me happy to be silly and I am damn lucky I found him because otherwise I would be much angrier, lonelier, and perhaps more violent. Though, he tells me I am still violent because I smack him when he tickles me.

I am thankful for sushi. It was supper tonight and super yummy.

I'm thankful for excellent friends. I had a great supper companion. We laughed, we cried, we talked about sex. You know, girl stuff. (Note: The Guy is just thankful he wasn't there to witness it!)

I am thankful I have a good home and good dog to come home to. Even though he wanted me to go for a walk and I didn't want to so I pretended I didn't understand what he wanted until he gave up and flopped on the floor. This dog is a drama queen.  Honestly.

I am thankful I finished my first article for the online magazine I will be writing for. I submitted it and will wait for further instructions. I wrote it entirely while waiting for my dinner companion and it came out flawlessly. Except for the typos.

I am thankful for this post because it's not about how disgusting fingernails can get when they are too long which is what my original post was going to be about until I realized it was gross. You should be thankful too.

17 comments:

  1. I am thankful that I know you! (You are always so honest, and I love that.)

    And it's okay - moods happen. What's great is that they often pass quite quickly! :)

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    1. I'm thankful for you too! The mood has sort of continued, but is better. It was a long freaking day today, but for a different reason. Today, I'm thankful for alcohol.

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  3. "I am thankful I have enough self-control not to kill all the people I hate." Thanksgiving just wouldn't be the same with you in jail.

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    1. Ha. That's not true. It would have been the exact same. Just with bars instead of ocean.

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  4. "I am thankful I have enough self-control not to kill all the people I hate." - I love this. I may have to steal this. This is SO me.

    Side note: My dad used to refer to long fingernails as pooper scoopers. Wheee!

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    1. Nadine you can totally use that line. For sure!

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    1. Terri Lynn, I am glad you think so. I wasn't sure I did.

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  6. Great that you are keeping your sense of humour despite the grumpiness. I can be moody too, but they always pass!

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  7. Dani, I am thankful it doesn't last all the time. I would be in jail for sure.

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  8. I am thankful for your brutal honesty in everything you do. And I'm thankful that you didn't kill any of the people you hate. Most people don't look good in orange!

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    1. Tiffany, I am all about brutal honesty - even to my own detriment.

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  9. What a great thankful post - thank you!

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    1. Thanks for thinking so, Heather. I mostly tried not to complain or be bitchy. Did it work?

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  10. I love that you started you were thankful for self control to avoid killing people you hate! I probably should be grateful for that as well.

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    1. Amy, that is the only thing I have going for me some days.

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