What I Am Thankful For in 2020

2020 has been one heck of a year. Even with everything that happened this year, this is so much that I am thankful for, things that I will always be thankful for, not just this time of year.

• Being able to keep my job (I know many people had lost their jobs because of Covid, which is/was NOT their fault, but I was-and am-fortunate enough to still have my job during all of this)
• My workplace figuring out ways in which to keep everyone (both employees and patrons) safe during this time
• My home
• Being able to vote in the presidential election
• Clean, running water whenever I need/want it
• My favorite blogs
• My favorite YouTubers/YouTube channels
• My friends, both old and new
• My family
• My cats
• Joni and Friends
• Zoom get-togethers with my Joni and Friends "family" 
• Co-workers emailing/texting/calling me every once in a while, to see how I am doing
• Naps (I love to sleep!)
• My cats
• Snuggles with my cats
• Photography
• Baking
• Writing
• Long conversations with friends (whether it be through phone calls, in-person, or text messages)
• Essential workers who were, and are, willing to work through this pandemic, to help others
• Masks, gloves, and other ppe's that can help protect people from sickness
• Text messaging with friends, family
• Grief Share, which a co-worker turned me on to
• My favorite TV shows
• My favorite movies
• My favorite music
• My favorite books
• Grocery home delivery services
• Being able to have the Joni and Friends Walk 'N' Roll event through Zoom
• Audiobooks
• Fall colors (leaves changing to all different colors, pumpkins, etc.)
• Pumpkin pie (I love pumpkin pie!!!)
• Brussels sprouts (yes, Brussels sprouts...one of my favorite veggies!!!)
• Showers and baths
• Chocolate
• Video games (I have been playing video games A LOT this year)
• Board games
• Card games
• Sweaters in cold weather
• Central air
• Headphones
• Pinterest
• Musical instruments (especially violins, as I used to play)
• Knitting
• Crochet
• Audiobooks
• Netflix
• Disney Plus
• Puzzles
• Christmas music
• Backpacks (I LOVE backpacks, and have several of them!)
• Edible cookie dough
• Comforters
• My bed
• Songs that speak to me (and when they come on the radio at the right time)
• Alone time
• Silence (sometimes, I just prefer to have silence over sound)
• Notebooks and pens (I love notebooks, and have accumulated a very large number of them, especially composition notebooks)
• Making a sweater for my dad
• Learning new crochet stitches

To those who celebrate, happy Thanksgiving!! What are you thankful for this year?

My Holiday Thankfulness

I know people usually do thankfulness lists on Thanksgiving, but I got lazy and didn't do one then. So, I've decided to do one for Christmas and December.

Here goes my thankfulness list:

1. Having a warm house to live in.
2. Having a warm bed to sleep in.
3. Having food to eat every day.
4. Having clean water to use every day.
5. My family.
6. My friends.
7. Living close enough to restaurants and shops where I can walk to them if I want to.
8. Having multiple ways to keep in contact with people.
9. Listening to my favorite music, over and over. And over. And over.
10. Blogging/writing.
11. All the pets I've had in my life, including my current pets.
12. Having clean clothes every day.
13. Being able to get back to near normal after experiencing the loss of a loved one.
14. Being able to get a good education, and doing well in school.
15. Having friends that truly care about me and my well-being.
16. Teachers that truly care about their students, and their success in school.
17. Doing things that I truly enjoy (baking, photography, writing, etc.).
18. Knitting or crocheting something, and giving it to someone in need.
19. Watching my favorite movies many, many times, and never getting tired of them.
20. Reading my favorite books many, many times, and never getting tired of them.
21. Going to the movies with friends or family. Or by myself if there is something only I want to see.
22. Going to restaurants with friends or family.
23. Being able to pull up my GPA in school, and getting acknowledged for it.
24. Taking time for myself, to rest, read, listen to music, or whatever else I want to do.
25. Spending the holidays with my family.
26. Living in a neighborhood where everyone is supportive of each other.
27. Having more good days than bad.
28. Trying something new and really enjoying it.
29. Being able to pay for a lot of the things I need/want, whenever I need/want them.
30. Laughing so much/so hard that I cry.
31. Celebrating milestones/accomplishments/etc.

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25 Things I Am Thankful For This Year

1.My family

2.My friends

3.A house to live in

4.Food to eat

5.Vacations

6.Chocolate

7.Books

8.Notebooks

9.Pens/pencils

10.Music

11.My church

12.Knitting/crocheting

13.Photography

14.Clothes on my back

15.Pets

16.Education

17.Volunteering

18.Baking

19.Nature

20.Art

21.My health

22.Being myself

23.Lazy days

24.Being an aunt

25.Most Importantly: Being alive

Thankful