January 2009
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Today I’m grateful for: All the extremely nice people at my doctor’s office. It gets to be a pain hiking out to Waltham (about a 45-minute trip) for appointments now that I live in Quincy and no longer work in Waltham, but today I was reminded why I bother. I can’t recall a single time in almost three and a half years where I encountered anyone who was anything less than...
Jan 27th
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Today I’m grateful for: My willpower when it comes to Weight Watchers, so that not only did I not want to eat the entire batch of Ghirardelli chocolate chip cookies that I made as a thank you to my neighbor for all of his snow-blowing help, but I controlled myself enough during the week that I could actually have a couple of cookies and it didn’t even put much of a dent in my points...
Jan 26th
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Today I’m grateful that: I finished “Love in the Time of Cholera” just in time for book club. Even though we almost universally hated it! That Chad didn’t mind that I ditched him most of the past two days in order to get the above accomplished. Playing Atari with my brother and friends until 3am. There’s something reassuring about the fact that you still have to...
Jan 25th
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Friday, January 23, 2009
Today I’m grateful that: I have a friend who, despite a few ups and downs over the 14+ years we’ve known each other, always has the reaction I expect and want her to when I tell her my latest story of woe! Progress on my book club book. Okay, so I’m still way behind, and the book club gathering is in less than 24 hours, but at least I will have some clue as to what we’re...
Jan 24th
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Today I’m grateful for: Lunch and some VH1 reality TV with two people with great senses of humor, Chad and my cousin Adrienne. “Tool Academy” is funny enough (intentionally or not) on its own, but hysterical along with the commentary of those two.  “I’m sorry, you’re just a tool.” … Come on, you know this makes you feel significantly better about...
Jan 23rd
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Today I’m grateful that: The Thai dish Singapore fried noodles is somehow, miraculously, (and hopefully not erroneously) listed as only 6-7 points on Weight Watchers. I fully expected to get home from lunch at my friend Tracy’s place, calculate the points, and curse myself. Yay! Chad and Chip made it home safe and sound from the inauguration celebration in D.C. I now have a cool...
Jan 22nd
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Today I’m grateful that: Chad was able to not only be in D.C., but have prime seating for the inaugural parade. He lived and breathed Obama’s campaign, and I know he loves and misses his hometown, so although I couldn’t be there with him, I couldn’t be happier for him! Also grateful that he made friends with a park ranger who made sure he didn’t get hypothermia. ...
Jan 21st
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Today I’m grateful for: Help shoveling out from my brother and my neighbors. Very much appreciated since Chad is in snow-free D.C., and my back probably wouldn’t be very happy about having to do all that shoveling myself. Also, the snow is really beautiful! That I was able to find all of my photo albums and start another trip down memory lane. Yeah, they were in literally the last...
Jan 18th
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Today I’m grateful for: Mindless reality television. There is a lot of it out there, especially on VH1. Not only does it pass the time, but it makes me feel infinitely better about my own life. A safe trip down to D.C. for the inauguration for my husband, Chad, and our friend, Chip. The generosity of my friends. I suppose it could be considered pity, but right now, I’m just going to...
Jan 18th
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Friday, January 16, 2009
When I started this blog, it was with the intent to list three things every day that I’m grateful for. The truth is, I started it because the previous few months had been pretty difficult, and I found myself slipping into a pity party on more than one occasion. I wanted that pity party to end. This has been another difficult week, and I’ve slipped away from the blog, but I’m...
Jan 16th
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Today I’m gratefulfor: My grandmother is getting dressed and into the dining area for meals every day now at her new home at the assisted living center at Marina Bay, rather than staying in her pajamas and inside her apartment all day. While I am generally a proponent of PJs, even I know my limits. Also grateful that my grandmother has turned the heat down to the mid-70s (that’s an...
Jan 11th
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Friday, January 9, 2009
Today I’m grateful that: Even after horrific violence like that perpetrated against Matthew Shepard in 1998, a group of mostly gay people were still brave enough to go to Laramie, Wyoming, and talk to people from all walks of life in an attempt to understand the root of such hate, and produce such a moving, thought-provoking play as “The Laramie Project.” We stumbled onto a...
Jan 10th
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Today I’m grateful that: I went with my gut and double-checked. Better to be appear thorough than awkward. My useless knowledge of pop culture and music was not entirely useless tonight. In fact, it probably was the difference between my team winning and losing at trivia tonight! Some free drinks. Always a good thing, always!
Jan 9th
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Today I’m grateful that: Everyone seems really excited about the family Red Sox game, even if I wasn’t able to get the ideal of a Saturday or Sunday during the summer. Can’t wait for May 8th! The first full week of January is already better than all of November and December of 2008 combined. Yay to 2009! Scrubs is back! And not just one episode but two. Loved the little bit at...
Jan 8th
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Today I’m grateful that: After two and a half hours of dialing and dialing and dialing on two different lines, I finally made it through for the Red Sox group ticket “pre-sale” and managed to get 80 tickets for our annual family game. Still didn’t manage to get a Saturday or Sunday, but I did get a Friday, so at least the kids don’t have to go to school the next day....
Jan 6th
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Today I’m grateful for: The Ellen Degeneres Show. I actually try NOT to watch much TV at all during the day just because I think it’s a dangerous pattern for an unemployed person to fall into day after day. But I actually think I should watch Ellen more often. Like, pretty much every day. Check out this Dennis Quaid clip, and I dare you to tell me it’s not hilarious. MTV for...
Jan 6th
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Sunday, January 4, 2009
Today I’m gratefulfor: Two peaceful visits with my grandmothers. Spending some time with some pooches, even if one of them did snuggle up to me just before releasing the most offensive fart ever! Dogs should really not eat cat food. Not a good result. Spending some time with good friends who always make me laugh. With Andy and Katie, there are always at least a few good stories!
Jan 5th
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
Today I’m grateful for: People who check their work email on weekends. I am not always grateful for this, but today I am. Always interesting conversation at the hair salon. Manning face!
Jan 4th
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Friday, January 2, 2009
Today I’m gratefulfor: Gift cards! The escape of a good book, even if it’s escaping to a kind of f-ed up world. The most chocolate-y brownie mix ever.
Jan 3rd
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
Today I’m grateful that: It’s 2009! I did not wake up hungover, or taking care of a hungover person. I kind of like doing nothing on New Year’s Eve. New year means new budget, which hopefully means the drought of job opportunities from the past two months is over! We shall see …
Jan 2nd