Cycled over to SiP Coffeebar to pick up a coffee, then sit on a wall overlooking a yard where a sculptor creates. I always chuckle at the Happiness art piece. Ostensibly, this is the “happiest time of the year.” This year we can simply be grateful for what we have.
Category: Gratitude
No Travel This Winter
Cancelled the one winter trip we thought might be possible: a nonstop to Palm Springs. We’ll stay home, playing the hand we’ve been dealt, grateful for our health.
Anime Festival: Night 2
Tonight, night two of our spontaneous anime festival. Grateful for streaming.
New Neighbor
Watched the roof being poured on a new building going up next door. Not visible from anywhere in our apartment, a 41-story condominium tower is rising from this pedestal. We’re grateful we just get to see a swimming pool and landscaped areas on the pedestal.
Final Countdown
Grateful for excellent healthcare, even if it’s a screening colonoscopy.
Minor Inconveniences
Grateful that disruptions to the operation of our household are trivial.
UrgentCare
Ingested chemicals, including a legally prescribed controlled substance, to moderate coughs and let me sleep. Grateful for good care at UrgentCare almost completely paid by my insurance. Grateful I can get on a plane to New Zealand on Saturday, without alarming other passengers. Note: A few months later, an antibody test showed this was not… Continue reading UrgentCare
Good Dentistry
Grateful for good dentistry: a cleaning and 6-month checkup.
Post Work
Dwight’s work life receded into the past as we celebrated with his work family. Grateful.
Cranberries in the Stuffing
Thanksgiving Day 2018, a good day to celebrate friends and family, and to be grateful. We put fresh cranberries in the stuffing.