2011/02/25
I am thankful for or that
- Marshall attending the Worm Catcher’s Group.
- LEB cooking dinner.
- LEB bringing MJB home from the after school program early.
- A beautiful, sunny day.
- Mr. GH helping with our insurance claim for the roof.
- Being granted the claim, we’re getting a ROOF!
- Money to buy some doughnuts for the Worm Catcher’s Group meeting.
- Gas to drive around town as needed.
- LEB doing some grocery shopping.
- Money to buy my prescriptions.
I acknowledge myself for
- Doing laundry.
- Working with Mr. GH on the claim for our roof.
- Helping GAB with her log in to NC A&T computer systems.
- Washing dishes.
- Taking action on the Verizon bill and upgrading the plan.
- Realizing the kids could have 75MB data plans for the same price as 10MB plans.
- Connecting my new manager from hW to the people he needed information from on the lN side.
- Keeping this journal.
- Picking up GAB from track practice on time!
- Checking with MJB to make sure his homework was done.
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2011/02/24
I am thankful for or that
- My company pays for Oracle hardware and software support.
- Finding a kindred spirit on the hW side of the house.
- The opportunity to make change in the W environment.
- SharePoint wiki as it is much better than DocuShare.
- A beautiful, sunny, cool day.
- My friend CAW.
- Having prescription medical coverage via Express-Scripts.
- Leftovers for lunch and dinner.
- Money to buy breakfast.
- The public library.
I acknowledge myself for
- Creating documentation in the soon to be deprecated wiki.
- Raising the question of creating a team wiki for the hW side.
- Taking CIB to the library.
- Performing several therapies on my back.
- Working diligently to solve problems on the job.
- Helping people who asked me for help.
- Eating paleo style nearly all day.
- Taking care of problems w/ my prescriptions.
- Keeping in touch with GH about the roof replacement.
- Reading 10 pages each of The Way of Zen and Why I’m Not a Christian.
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2011/02/23
I am thankful for or that
- People gaining their freedom through non-violent protest all over the world.
- Gandhi.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- NPR.
- Money to buy a salad & sardines for lunch from Publix.
- A beautiful, warm, sunny day.
- The 12 O’Clock High group.
- LEB making sure the kids had food for dinner.
- LEB taking the boys to MJB’s basketball awards program.
- A parking space close to work.
I acknowledge myself for
- Doing laundry.
- Making coffee.
- Eating in a paleo fashion most of the day.
- Doing a little walking.
- Working tickets.
- Persistently working at solving the server bulldog’s patch problems.
- Listening and really seeking experience, strength and hope during the 12 O’Clock High group meeting.
- Drinking lots of water.
- Going to sleep early.
- Scanning medical receipts!
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2011/02/22
I am thankful for or that
- A beautiful, sunny, 70°F day.
- Money to buy lunch for myself and a friend at Trio.
- Money to pay a neighbor Girl Scout for cookies.
- The Worm Catcher’s Group.
- WordPress.
- Pidgin.
- Gas to drive to work.
- Finding my Motorola Droid.
- The ability to walk.
- Google.
I acknowledge myself for
- Getting to the Worm Catcher’s Group meeting on time.
- Volunteering to run the Worm Catcher’s Group meeting on Thursday.
- Eating a big, chicken salad for lunch.
- Picking up LEB from work.
- Stopping at Play It Again Sports to look at some equipment.
- Scanning some medical receipts.
- Helping GAB’s friend K to load music on her LG Android powered phone.
- Making coffee.
- Taking a shower.
- Keeping this journal.
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2011/02/21
I am thankful for or that
- Money to buy food during CIB’s basketball awards program at Fuddruckers.
- A chance to have a buffalo burger.
- The Greenville Public Library system.
- Money to buy food at Sam’s Club & Bi-Lo.
- Our grill.
- CIB cooking dinner.
- GAB cleaning up the den.
- LEB raking and bagging more leaves.
- JMcA coming over to play with MJB again.
- Watching NBA basketball w/ GAB, CIB & MJB.
I acknowledge myself for
- Doing the Intu-Flow recovery routine from the Bodyweight Blueprint for Fat Loss.
- Taking the boys to CIB’s basketball lunch.
- Doing laundry.
- Putting fresh sheets on our bed.
- Putting fresh towels in both bathrooms.
- Making coffee.
- Reading.
- Taking CIB to the library.
- Helping w/ dinner.
- Grilling a pork loin after CIB finished the steaks.
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2011/02/20
I am thankful for or that
- A beautiful sunny day.
- All the volunteer coaches & staff that made MJB’s Upwards basketball league possible.
- MJB’s team won their final game.
- MJB had a great performance in the game.
- LEB cooking dinner.
- The McA’s letting their son JMcA come over to spend the afternoon w/ MJB.
- LEB raking up a bunch of leaves.
- Our working washer and dryer.
- The massage pad & hand held shiatsu massager.
- All the ice produced by the ice machine.
I acknowledge myself for
- Going to MJB’s basketball game.
- Watching a movie with MJB.
- Performing various therapies on my back.
- Doing some Prasara yoga.
- Doing a lot of laundry.
- Drinking lots of water.
- Making the coffee.
- Moving for with the project to get our roof replaced.
- Trashing a lot of old papers.
- Taking my prescriptions.
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2011/02/13
I am thankful for or that
- GAB putting gas in the car.
- LEB taking MJB to the Furman Universitymen’s basketball game.
- LEB & MJB getting home safely.
- GAB getting home safely.
- Being able to go to MJBs basketball game.
- A warm, sunny day.
- Our high speed internet connection.
- Citrix.
- Google Voice.
- The SyFy Channel.
I acknowledge myself for
- Working out.
- Eliminating a box of junk from the storage room and letting LEB know I did it.
- Shooting baskets w/ MJB.
- Going to MJB’s basketball game.
- Doing tasks for work late at night and for a second night in a row.
- Eating mostly paleo.
- Taking all my prescriptions.
- Getting some fresh air and sunshine.
- Reading.
- Saying no.
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2011/01/02
I am thankful or that
- Waking up to a new year.
- LEB making the coffee.
- LEB cooking a nice brunch.
- Rain.
- A warm, dry house.
- GAB coming home safely from work in the rain.
- Food to eat.
- WordPress.
- Facebook.
- Text/SMS messaging.
I acknowledge myself for
- Doing laundry.
- Cooking dinner.
- Keeping this journal.
- Exercising.
- Washing dishes.
- Watching E.T. with the family.
- Interacting with people on twitter.
- Getting GAB to put up dinner leftovers and to wash the dinner dishes.
- Running the dishwasher.
- Putting away dishes & shining my sink.
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2011/01/01
I am thankful for or that
- An extremely challenging year personally.
- The party hosted by SM & her husband G.
- GAB getting home safely from her party.
- Our working washer & dryer.
- A nice neighborhood to walk through.
- A quick response from Adam Steer of Tacfit Commando.
- Wireless networking.
- High speed internet.
- Gas to drive around as needed.
- Hot, clean water for showers.
I acknowledge myself for
- Doing laundry.
- Going for a walk.
- Going to SM’s party with LEB.
- Encouraging FLYLady followers via twitter.
- Washing dishes.
- Listening to Drive by Daniel Pink while walking.
- Not drinking at the party.
- Showering.
- Shaving.
- Reading.
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2010/12/26
I am thankful for or that
- Snow on Christmas day.
- Money to by Christmas presents.
- Phones to call relatives.
- Being in touch with so many friends on Facebook.
- The kids having fun with their gifts.
- LEB wrapping so many gifts.
- A warm home and a great dinner.
- The kids bringing us coffee, cinnamon rolls and croissants in bed.
- The gifts I was given.
- GAB getting home safely from work.
I acknowledge myself for
- Helping cook dinner.
- Doing laundry.
- Helping MJB build his Lego Jedi star fighter.
- Playing DJ Hero with the kids.
- Eating fruit for lunch.
- Taking out the trash.
- Doing a swish-n-swipe of the master bath.
- Calling Mom.
- Calling Aunt Pam.
- Showering and getting dressed.
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