Saturday, January 4, 2020

Because Some Weeks, Finding Thankfuls Is More Crucial Than In Other Weeks

There's some bad shit going down right now in the world, so bad that I can't even wrap my head around it. I believe it's more important than ever to remember to be thankful, starting right now. Here is my Ten Things of Thankful:

I'm thankful for friends who feel comfortable and safe coming to me when they need to talk (you know who you are). I hope I was helpful in some small way, and remember, don't borrow trouble.

It was a two-day work week. It's a good thing, too, because they were two exhausting days!

I'm thankful for the sweet little nuggets I spend my days with. 

I'm thankful for sweet little nuggets who nap well.

That 3" memory foam mattress pad deserves a second mention this week.

My son actually let me take a picture of him before he headed back to school after Christmas break.


2-1/2 years of being a med student
down, 1-1/2 to go!


I'm thankful for a quiet, uneventful New Year's Eve. I'd rather pull out my fingernails than go out anyway.

I discovered Aussie Miracle Curls leave-in detangling milk and it was life changing. The tight little curls I have all along the nape of my neck tangle like crazy, and unless it's happened to you, let me tell you that's one sensitive area! Truth be told, I was originally turned off by the word "milk" in the name, but it isn't and it's wonderful.

I'm thankful that I forgot to take my detangling milk home with me after last weekend at the lake house, because it's here for me THIS weekend at the lake house, and if I had put it in my pink polka-dotted toiletry bag, it would still be sitting in my bedroom WITH ALL THE REST OF MY TOILETRIES, MAKE UP, ETC., where my husband LEFT IT when he packed the car while I was at work. 

When, shortly after arriving at the lake house, I discovered that I had no pink polka-dotted bag or its contents, I went to Sally Beauty Supply, Ulta and Walmart to replace some of the things that were left behind (in all honesty, I could have lived all weekend without most of it, since we have no plans other than to be lazy, but where's the fun in that?). I got (mostly) over my mad when I was able to take a picture at Walmart to add to my collection of butt crack photos (hey, you have your hobbies, I have mine). 


I can't even begin to tell you how much
is actually going on in this picture....


Find the thankfuls in your life. It's crucial, especially during rough times. Hey, it's crucial ALL the time, right?

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17 comments:

  1. I do not have tangling neck curls, but I have had plenty of necklace snags in that area, so I can appreciate your happiness at the dubiously named hair product.
    And while I might not have actually guessed, "butt crack photos" if asked to speculate on your hobbies, I find myself strangely unsurprised by this fact... ;-p
    Happy New Year!

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    1. There are people who don't believe blog friendships are the same as IRL friendships. I read your comment about my butt crack photo hobby, and I believe it proves those people are wrong. :D

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  2. You always make me smile 😃and the butt crack photo makes me wonder if we're related.

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    1. Thanks, Lisa! I've accumulated quite the collection over the years, and Walmart has been my studio more than once!

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  3. Actually, i would almost be scared to ask what else is going on in that photo, but it made me laugh so hard!

    An uneventful New Year's Eve is the only kind i can stand, since i generally have work the next day.

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    1. Oh, I trailed her for about 20 minutes, I was so fascinated with the train wreck that she was. (I suspect security was trailing her via surveillance camera as well).

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    1. It's been a long time since I got a good butt crack shot, hasn't it?!

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  5. It is a very good feeling when one is able to be there for someone who needs to talk, who needs a friend, etc.
    I am glad you are still enjoying the memory foam. Our experience wasn't nearly as satisfying, as we found it difficult to turn over or change positions. Maybe it was just the brand of memory foam we had that was the problem.
    We had a very quiet New Year's Eve until some very loud fireworks right in the neighborhood woke us up. That was okay though, as I just went right back to sleep.

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    1. I'm not going to say it's easy to roll over on the memory foam, but I will say that I don't find I have the NEED to roll over so much, because I'm so comfortable!
      I'm sure there were fireworks set off on NYE around our neighborhood, because there always is, but we were at the lake house, and there weren't any there, or I certainly didn't hear them if there were, since I had LONG been asleep by midnight!

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  6. So it (New Year's Eve) is over!?!
    ( I understand the polite thing to do when taking such photos is, after the picture is taken, is to leave a gratuity. a dollar or a five is considered appropriate).

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    1. You could have stuck an entire bank bag into that, um, opening.

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  7. I say the butt-crack picture first, and knew it is taken in Walmart. It reminds me of this Website. http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

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    1. I once saw a woman in Walmart who had a kitten stuffed down the front of her shirt with its head sticking out between her ample boobs. Somewhere I have a picture of it.

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  8. Hey, Happy New Year Dyanne! Glad to be back on the TTOT and well...the butt crack is cracking me up, for want of a corny phrase! Looking forward to joining in regularly again!

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    1. Michelle! I'm so glad you're here! Are you feeling well?!

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  9. I love the fact that we are counting down med school years together! Won't match day 2021 be exciting?

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