Disclaimer & warning: It is the middle of the night and this post will not be funny but probably sappy.
It is 3:25am and I am wide awake. I have read through all the celebrity news I can find (LeeAnne Rimes and Eddie Cibrian might actually be the most annoying and irrelevant people alive today) and just reread my own blog (I am a narcissist so what do you expect? and realized I AM pretty darn funny).
I have not posted anything since Thanksgiving. Weird. I write funny stuff in my head all the time but, like the true professional procrastinator that I am, don't actually type anything out. I think I also have one or two Pulitzer worthy novels up there too. Lol. Ya right.
I have had numerous sleepless nights since just before New Year's and most of the time, I think about what I am thankful for. It seems I have spent much time in the last couple of months thinking about what I am thankful for since that was the whole theme of my last post. And it's strange because I am a die hard cynic. Is there such a thing as a sappy cynic? Or am I some sort of trailblazer?
New Year's this year was a bit of an anomaly. Although I was going through a miscarriage which was sad, I felt really thankful for what I did have in my life and excited and optimistic about what lies ahead. It just seemed weird to feel sad and excited all at the same time. I was thankful to have had those pregnancy weeks even though the outcome was disappointing. And, each day, I found at least one thing to be thankful for. Not just the big things like family and health but little things. I decided that the only New Year's resolution that I would make was to write in my blog each day announcing one thing I was thankful for... well, that plus lose weight, go to the gym more than once a month, eat better, eat less meat, write more, learn to save money, ride a horse, don't let the marking pile up, improve my French, not let that stupid F'ing dance game I got for Christmas get the better of me, stop the F'ing swearing...
Clearly, as it is nearly 4am on January 8 and this is my first post since October, I am a bit behind with my New Year's resolution. Here is to make up for lost time.
1. Today (pretending it is January 1) I am thankful for the paramedic. I can't believe that I have been lucky enough to find someone who will not only put up with me but actually seems to enjoy putting up with me. And I am also thankful that he lets me tell him everyday that I am thankful for him and he doesn't get all cocky about it... because that would be annoying and then I'd have to stop doing it. And that would piss me off... so I guess I am also thankful that he doesn't piss me off.
2. Today (pretending it is January 2) I am thankful that I have the kind of job security I have that allows me to take time off from work to sort out my health and I don't have to worry about salary or my position. I get that other people don't have that so I am thankful it is not something I have to stress over.
3. Today (pretending it is January 3) I am thankful to have a friend who always tells me I'm funny. I mean, I know I'm funny but, as a narcissist, I like it when people tell me I'm funny. External validation is always a good thing... I don't care what mental health practitioners say.
4. Today (January 4) I am thankful for Coke slurpees. For me, it is like a good bottle of wine. Seriously. I also give thanks to whoever gave birth to the inventor of the Coke slurpee. You made the world a better place. And I am thankful the paramedic and my son brought me one.
5. Today(January 5) I am thankful to live somewhere where we can BBQ in January without a jacket on and to have access to fresh veggies perfect for grilling. And I am thankful to have a BBQ again.
6. Today (January 6) I am thankful to Barb for giving birth to the paramedic... and to Larry for contributing to that as well. I am also thankful to have so many new people welcome us into their lives so warmly and generously.
7. Today (January 7) I am thankful for lazy afternoons at home... and for someone to share them with.
8. Today, as I sit here and right this long, sappy post, I am thankful for the ability to write and use words because it is something that I truly love to do, which feeds my soul and occupies me when I have had too much caffeine, read through all the celebrity news and just can't sleep...
Is this full of errors? Probably. Why? Because I cannot bring myself to reread it; it is probably so sappy and corny, I will gag, barf and delete.
