Gratitude

[rocknrollgirl]

I do a gratitude reflection every night as I get ready to sleep. It helps me keep things in perspective when work gets crazy.

Right now I am grateful that I teach the most amazing young adults, and that they think being a science nerd is cool.

[Crankin]

I am grateful for just about everything in my life. Not that it didn't take a large amount of hard work to get to where I am today, but sometimes even hard work doesn't change things.
I think I am mostly grateful that my sons turned out to be wonderful and unique human beings. They are on different paths, but so similar.

[OakLeaf]

Grateful today for sunshine and DH's guitar playing.

[ny biker]

Trying to flip the oncoming onslaught of snow into something positive, because I really could do without it! -- Today I am grateful that winter is only a temporary thing, and that some of you will finally have decent snow for skiing, fat biking, etc. Very grateful that my parents have someone to shovel the snow for them and that they're always so well prepared for storms and the power outages that often accompany them, and for my niece and nephews and their friends who make time to help out their grandparents when needed. And grateful to be related to good people even though the girls' weekend with the cousins will most likely be cancelled due to the snow this weekend.

[Catrin]

Grateful this evening for the soft squishiness of single-ply merino yarn as I work on a swatch for a hat I'm considering knitting. Thankful for a boss who is able to look past my shortcomings and give me a performance review that could not be better. Thankful for a church community in which I feel both welcome and a member of (first time in a long time). And last, but far from least, am VERY thankful to have a roof over my head, central heat, and able to live somewhere that I feel safe.

[ny biker]

Long list tonight. We had a "dusting" of snow this evening with temps just below freezing, and apparently the local DOTs didn't pre-treat the roads, leaving thousands of us trying to drive home from work on icy roads. I don't remember exactly when I left the office, but I think it took about 2.5 hours to make what is usually a 35-minute trip. So thank you to:

- the meteorologists I follow on Twitter and watch on local news, for telling me to be prepared for the tonight's snow.
- the firefighters, EMTs and police who are out there helping people in this mess -- and every mess.
- my 8th grade physics teacher, for teaching me what I needed to know about the laws of motion to be able to drive safely on slick roads, and especially how to get up the untreated hills.
- my friend who showed me, on the way home from a bike ride years ago, how to cut over from I-66 to Route 50 when 66 is jammed, and also pointed out that shopping center in between. I stopped at the grocery store there tonight to take a break and pick up the last few things I'll need to get me through the "crippling blizzard" this weekend.
- the people driving the trucks that treated Routes 50 and 7 inside the beltway.
- the driver of the car making the right on red at the intersection near my office, for pulling up far enough for me to not crash into you as I discovered to my horror that the roads in that area were utterly untreated and that my brakes were completely non-existent above 10 mph.
- to the service manager at the local Toyota dealer who has kept my car running well for more than 100k miles -- it's easier to remain calm under bad conditions when you know you can trust your car.

ETA: Many thanks to whichever school teacher taught me how to read a map. Knowing multiple east-west routes and how to get between them when the one I was on jammed on got me home at least an hour earlier than I would have if I'd only known one way to get home.

[Pax]

Wow, NY, I'm so glad you're okay!