Things That Are Helping Me Feel Better Today

1. The sweet responses I got to my sadness blog yesterday.

2. Jeff Buckley's "Grace." You know how sometimes there are CDs you have, and maybe you love a couple of the songs, and you totally respect the artist(s), but you just never really can get into listening to the whole album at once? But then one day, you are in a particular mood or situation, and you put on the CD, and it is just perfect and all of a sudden it just all comes together? I love that.

3. Babz's arrival at work.

4. Babz's gift of chocolate-covered pretzels and a board game, which was unexpected and sweet (literally and figuratively!).

5. Chris's suggestion to watch "Battle Royale" to get out my aggressions and the evolving idea to have a Christmas movie marathon complete with lights, cocoa (if I had any), candles, and ultra-violent movies.

6. My coffee.

7. Shannon's telling me I was beautiful, always nice to hear, but especially on a week that I've shown up looking like a dirtbag every single day.

8. Glittery snowflakes.

9. Remembering that I have off on Monday.

10. The fact that even though bad days happen, and my life is far from perfect, that I am much happier than I was a year ago, and I think a better person as well. And of course, as Shannon so rightfully pointed out, I am very blessed. In fact, I'm going to share the glass-half-full list she made in response to my sadness entry:



1. It's Christmas time and you have a warm place to rest your head.
2. Even though it's so expensive and times are hard, you have family to buy presents for.
3. You have friends who looooove you!
4. You knew your grandparents growing up as a child.
5. You're not in a terrible marriage
6. You have a job -- even if the holiday party sucked!
7. You have to work 2 jobs, but some people would kill just to have one.
8. You're beautiful!!!
9. You get to have pets in your apartment.
10. You have a TV and candy canes and potatoes!


Thanks, Shannon! Thanks, guys! I hope and pray that your holidays are wonderful!!!

©2005