Ever have a day when you look around and realize just how fortunate you really are? This weekend has felt like that for me. I know that I am extremely blessed to live the life that I do. I am so thankful for all the opportunities that I have been afforded in my life.Is my life perfect? Absolutely not.
But....things could always, always be worse.
Things that I'm thankful for:
*This year, I have been cancer free for SIXTEEN years! If you don't know, I had ovarian cancer when I was 19.
*My amazing parents! I love my mom and dad so much, and even though I'm 30something I will always be their little girl.
*My boyfriend. He is my very best friend and we have so much fun together! We've been together for 5 and 1/2 years now (and no, we have no interest in being married. We know that we want to spend our lives together and that's all the "marriage" we need) and it just keeps getting better!
*A great job. I know I complain about my job sometimes, but all in all, it's a good one. I have job security and enjoy the supervisory position that I have. The pay isn't bad either ;)
*My sweet, precious nephews. They have my heart and I love them as if they were my own children!
*A wonderful apartment! I absolutely love my cozy, little apartment. I smile every time I walk in and it feels like....home. And that's exactly how it's supposed to feel.
*My faith. I will forever be grateful for the day I decided to become Catholic. It has been a very enlightening experience.
*My friends. I have a wonderful group of friends! A lot of them I've made through Twitter and this little blog and I cherish those girls so much!
*This blog. I feel like I've gotten my blog mojo back. I stopped blogging for a while, but it's been nice to be back. For me, it's not about how many comments I get or how many readers I have (and I appreciate each reader that has hung with me for the past 3 years on here and welcome my new readers!!). But it's nice to have a place to document my life, events and feelings.
I'll leave you with my favorite quote about blessings:
Better to lose count while naming your blessings, than to lose your blessings by counting your troubles.
~Maltbie D. Babcock
Ok. Now that I've gotten all that mush out. I shall return to regularly scheduled posting about superficial things. Like makeup. :)
*This year, I have been cancer free for SIXTEEN years! If you don't know, I had ovarian cancer when I was 19.
*My amazing parents! I love my mom and dad so much, and even though I'm 30something I will always be their little girl.
*My boyfriend. He is my very best friend and we have so much fun together! We've been together for 5 and 1/2 years now (and no, we have no interest in being married. We know that we want to spend our lives together and that's all the "marriage" we need) and it just keeps getting better!
*A great job. I know I complain about my job sometimes, but all in all, it's a good one. I have job security and enjoy the supervisory position that I have. The pay isn't bad either ;)
*My sweet, precious nephews. They have my heart and I love them as if they were my own children!
*A wonderful apartment! I absolutely love my cozy, little apartment. I smile every time I walk in and it feels like....home. And that's exactly how it's supposed to feel.
*My faith. I will forever be grateful for the day I decided to become Catholic. It has been a very enlightening experience.
*My friends. I have a wonderful group of friends! A lot of them I've made through Twitter and this little blog and I cherish those girls so much!
*This blog. I feel like I've gotten my blog mojo back. I stopped blogging for a while, but it's been nice to be back. For me, it's not about how many comments I get or how many readers I have (and I appreciate each reader that has hung with me for the past 3 years on here and welcome my new readers!!). But it's nice to have a place to document my life, events and feelings.
I'll leave you with my favorite quote about blessings:
Better to lose count while naming your blessings, than to lose your blessings by counting your troubles.
~Maltbie D. Babcock
Ok. Now that I've gotten all that mush out. I shall return to regularly scheduled posting about superficial things. Like makeup. :)
Have a beautiful Sunday!
xoxo
xoxo
3 comments:
Great post! We all need to stop and think about our blessings :) I'm glad we're new blog/tweet friends!
This post was nice to read. So positive!!! Glad that I've "met" you through Twitter and now blogging!
I enjoyed reading this "feel good" post. I consider you one of my many blessings!
xoxo
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