Grace

Well, I am officially throwing in my 365 days project and calling it 31 days of January instead. That's how long it took for me to be tired of the whole thing.

And as for my grace postings, I've gotten kind of lax about those too. Because sometimes? It's just too  hard to stop and thinking of five good things. How pathetic is that?

So tonight I am thankful for:

1. The ability to pick and choose what works for me and give up what doesn't.

2. Healthy children.

3. My own health, overall. Forget the occasional cold and sinus headache, at least I'm not cruising the grocery store in a Little Rascal scooter.

4. Good friends that are always willing to prop me up when I sag.

5. A good bra able to do the same thing : )

Day 37 of 365

1. Lobster tails.
2. Free vacation!
3. Wobbly toenail has not fallen off yet, yay
4. Styx sang Lorelei and Renegade
5. Styx did not sing Mr. Roboto

Day 35 of 365

I am grateful for:

1. Tivo'ed episodes of 24, Lost and Heroes to watch tonight. Oh, how I do love me some TV.

2. Delicious home-cooked meal that I did not have to cook.

3. A cool kid that can entertain herself in most circumstances. And I do tend to thrust her into unusual circumstances. She just rolls with it.

4. The magic that is the Internet.

5. Flannel PJ pants. Yeah, baby.

Day 34 of 365

Whoopsie, looks like I missed a day or so. But I did get my Flickr images uploaded. And I did have grateful thoughts even though I didn't put it into written words.

1. Successful auction, raising needed funds for Carlie's school

2. The only shiny green dress in da house, yo

3. Up do that stayed up all night long

4. Husband who didn't want to dance all night, but did

5. Coming home to big kid babysitting little kid, no need to go pick up kids or drop off sitters. One of the best advantages of having that big age gap in the children: in-house babysitting.

Day 31 of 365

Getting ready to par-tay after getting my hair did.

1. Good times
2. Good friends
3. Good hair

4. Disco music

5. Champagne

Day 30 of 365

This is an older photo of Carlie and I, taken September-ish. Isn't she clever, with the bunny ears? And me, so gullible and unsuspecting. 
I am grateful for:
1. My first book review was well received!

2. Electric blanket

3. Trader Joe's

4. Big night out tomorrow. It's been a lot of work, but it'll be worth it.

5. Green dress and tall shoes

Day 29 of 365

I'm grateful for:

1. My DIY eyebrows actually look good

2. Smoking hot new shoes

3. Still being in love with my husband

4. Manageable amount of work to get done in the next two days, not overwhelming

5. New episode of Lost on Tivo just waiting to be watched

My 365 photo is on Flickr.

Day 28 of 365

Photo made it onto Flickr but not here. Because? Freak show in the house after a tragic DIY eyebrow incident.

I am grateful for:

1. A good dinner

2. A good 3.5 mile run

3. Cozy bed after a long day

4. Fun weekend on the horizon

5. The cool way these five items have lined up

Day 27 of 365

just chillin'

1. Finished making auction baskets

2. Delicious turkey gumbo for dinner, I keep forgetting how effing good that stuff is

3. Two hour episode of Bones that I have been saving on Tivo

4. David Boreanz

5. My funny hubby

Me and mini me, out in the sunshine.

1. Light at the end of the tunnel re: heavy duty school volunteering of late

2. My son is insane, but at least he's not in jail

3. Flannel sheets

4. Tired but not painful body after long run yesterday

5. Cheeseburgers : )

Day 25 of 365

Buffy the Mouse Slayer, making her angry face. She is possibly the dumbest and meanest cat in the world. I am the only human contact that she will tolerate, and she is all up in my grille any time I am home.

1. Ran 7.5 miles (plus walked another 1/2 mile) and lived to tell the tale

2. Almost finished with proofreading on time

3. My cold? Gone!

4. Michael Scofield. It's prison, yo.

5. Video Ipod Nano

Day 24 of 365

all bundled up to go out in the cold and snow, when all I really want to do is stay home

I am grateful for:

1. this little snow flurry episode appears to be short lived

2. hilarious fourth grade girls basketball game today

3. carlie getting the nerve to start taking some shots in the game

4. lasagna and wine for dinner at church tonight

5. cozy bed to come home to

Day 23 of 365

I might even be a rock star. (Quickie taken with my cell phone today).

I am grateful for:

1. Hershey's kisses

2. Real kisses

3. Plenty of sunshine all week long

4. Getting back into my running groove

5. The weekend ahead

Day 22 of 365

If I blow my nose anymore, it's going to bleed. TMI? Sorry.

The day got away from me and I did not post. I did take the photo though. So there's that. In retrospect, all I will say is, I am grateful for patience and forgiveness with myself in this project.

: )

Day 21 of 365

OK. I'm getting a little sick of my own self with the self portraits and whatnot. And here I am, doing my best 900 year old school marm impersonation. Cute, huh?

I am thankful for:

1. The return of "Lost"

2. Vegetarian lasagna made by my son for dinner

3. Red wine

4. Flannel sheets

5. Fleece sweats

Day 20 of 365

What messy office? Who needs to get her shit together and clear her desk? I don't know what you're talking about. P.S. 1983 called and wants her hair back.

I am grateful for:

1. Our smoking hot new president

2. Democracy

3. No kids home right now

4. My new red down vest, purchased on clearance for $8!

5. Chinese food

Day 19 of 365

Sleep deprivation, head cold and greasy hair from laying around for three days with a cold. I feel so hot. NOT.

I am grateful for:

1. Our new president, tomorrow! Yay! 

2. Brownies

3. General Hospital on Tivo (SHUT UP)

4. 70% off sale at JCP at which I bought a red down vest for $8.99!

5. Gym membership, which I shall get off of my ass and go use right now... maybe

Day 18 of 365 Days

My nose is so red from blowing it, that I refuse to post a head shot. And my head is so heavy and stuffy, that I refuse to lift it off of the pillow. So, voila, Day 18 reflects me, sick, in bed early. It's just a cold, not the end of the world, but I'm feeling very wah anyway.

Grace. I am thankful for:

1. My cozy bed

2. A sunny weekend

3. A welcome out-of-town guest

4. Picnik photo editing software, for free!

5. A three-day weekend

Day 17 of 365

Day 17 of 365 Days of Grace.

I am grateful for:

1. Red wine

2. Cream puffs

3. Abba songs and girlfriends who know all the words

4. Separate his/hers bank accounts

5. Shiny things

Oh crap, this wasn't supposed to go here, was it? Oh well, I'll do it right next time.

PS: Can I be Meryl Streep when I grow up?

Grace/365 Days

I'm setting up a separate page for these posts, because I am feeling a little too narcissistic with the self portraits every single day. Yet strangely, not narcissistic enough to stop taking them or posting them. Ha. Go figure.

The new site is here, and I'm going to eventually figure out how to make a button for it to keep in the side bar, eventually being at a time other than right now when I am not (1) starving (2) congested (3) feeling like shit and (4) going through withdrawals from lack of diet coke in the house.