Tonight I'm thankful for the fact that when our Jeep says ZERO miles until empty, it really means you have about 25-30 to go, THANK YOU! We took a very long road trip last night but I'll save all of the miniscule details. The short of the story is this. We hit I-65 last night, these means one hour until we've made it to our parent's house. At this point, my husband simply asks: "How are we on fuel? Can we make it or do we need to stop?" I look down, 1/4 tank..."Sure, we're good to go" I replied.
Well, 5 miles from the Georgiana exit (35 miles from Andalusia) BING...the gas light comes on. "Cousin Kris" switches the digital board to read how many miles till empty. 11 miles, 7 miles, 5 miles, ZERO miles...PHEW! There's the Georgiana exit, we can get diesel here. Pull into the gas station and guess what, no diesel. Three cops sitting there. "Excuse me, we need diesel fuel, where is the closest open gas station?" Well, you can go 15 miles back that way (back the way we came) or 20 miles that way (well past the exit). So, what choice do we have? We set back on the interstate, backtracking what ended up being 20 miles to the an exit with a diesel station, we praying the entire way that we won't run out of fuel. Luckily, no one chose to yell at me, though I'd want to yell at me if I were in their situation. So we set out, scooting at just 60 miles/hour and me biting my nails and praying "God, PLEASE don't let us run out of diesel, please." Thank God, WE MADE IT! PHEW!
So, tonight, I'm thankful for the fact that ZERO miles to empty doesn't really mean ZERO miles to empty for the fabulous Jeep Liberty.
30 Days of Thanks: Day 11
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Today I am thankful for Migraine medicine that actually works. We had to go back to some old school stuff since what they're using these days do nothing for me, but FINALLY, something that works. I started with a Migraine today. Fought it until lunch so I could get some food on my stomach, then popped that pill and BAM! Migrain gone. Granted, the way I'm feeling.....I probably shouldn't drive but so much worse than the nauseating pain I was experiencing with that migrain.
Thank you Prodrin!
Thank you Prodrin!
30 Days of Thanks: Day 10
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Man, today I'm having a hard time with what I'm thankful for. Don't get me wrong, I have a LOT more that I'm thankful for but it's hard to say it or type it and mean it today. No, I didn't have a bad day, no, nothing happened. I've just had some things on my mind lately that has had me frustrated and every time I think about them, I get pissy. And now I'm here, waiting on the hubs to get home and I'm thinking again, something I've been avoiding. ***sigh***
BUT, as I sit here and think about how I get out of a funk like this, there are two things that come to mind. First and foremost my husband. He ALWAYS knows how to put a smile on my face. But he's not the only one that knows how to put a smile on my face which brings me to what I'm thankful for tonight. Tonight, I'm thankful for my closest friends. I've gone through A LOT over the last year, times when I thought, it couldn't get worse and guess what, it did. But my friends picked me up again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again and.............I'm sorry, this could take a while, you may want to take a pee break now.......Ok, maybe you get the point.
This last year has really shown me who cares, who worries, who loves me and you can't be a good friend of mine without love...it's a must. Wow, not only did I realize just how freakin AWESOME my friends are, I gained a couple of extra friends along with way. WHAT THE HELL would I do without my friends? I would be sitting in a corner feeling sorry for myself, thanks guys for not letting me give up and for not letting me be a bumbling idiot. I Love you guys!!
BUT, as I sit here and think about how I get out of a funk like this, there are two things that come to mind. First and foremost my husband. He ALWAYS knows how to put a smile on my face. But he's not the only one that knows how to put a smile on my face which brings me to what I'm thankful for tonight. Tonight, I'm thankful for my closest friends. I've gone through A LOT over the last year, times when I thought, it couldn't get worse and guess what, it did. But my friends picked me up again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again and.............I'm sorry, this could take a while, you may want to take a pee break now.......Ok, maybe you get the point.
This last year has really shown me who cares, who worries, who loves me and you can't be a good friend of mine without love...it's a must. Wow, not only did I realize just how freakin AWESOME my friends are, I gained a couple of extra friends along with way. WHAT THE HELL would I do without my friends? I would be sitting in a corner feeling sorry for myself, thanks guys for not letting me give up and for not letting me be a bumbling idiot. I Love you guys!!
30 Days of Thanks: Day 8
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Today I'm thankful for SLEEP. Yes, that's right. With Jarrad and I having opposite schedules, I find myself staying up WAY too late, way too often, to spend time with him.
Yesterday, I got home and surprise, he ditched class and we could actually spend time together. You would think we'd go do something fun together but no...too many days with too little sleep. I feel asleep on the couch by 7:45, woke up at 10:30 and went to bed and didn't wake again until the alarm went off.
Sucks I didn't take advantage of last night, but it was WELL WORTH IT. Today I'm thankful for sleep.
Yesterday, I got home and surprise, he ditched class and we could actually spend time together. You would think we'd go do something fun together but no...too many days with too little sleep. I feel asleep on the couch by 7:45, woke up at 10:30 and went to bed and didn't wake again until the alarm went off.
Sucks I didn't take advantage of last night, but it was WELL WORTH IT. Today I'm thankful for sleep.
30 Days of Thanks: Day 7
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Today I'm thankful for Craigslist.com. I walked into Big Lots tonight, just to get a metal frame for the guest bed. Just a few years ago they were between $10 & $20 depending on when you caught them at big lots. Guess how much they are now: $67 WHAT??!!! Yea right, tonight I'll be searching Craigslist.com because I know I can find a REAL bed frame for $20 there that I'm certain will be much nicer than the metal frame I was getting ready to settle for.
On CraigsList I've bought a $40 solid maple coffee table, sold my washer and dryer in less than 5 minutes for the exact price I paid for them, found my last three houses that, by the way, have been great for well under what I would have paid for less than what I paid in rent, and landed a few side jobs for a little extra cash.
Tonight I'm thankful for Craigslist.com
On CraigsList I've bought a $40 solid maple coffee table, sold my washer and dryer in less than 5 minutes for the exact price I paid for them, found my last three houses that, by the way, have been great for well under what I would have paid for less than what I paid in rent, and landed a few side jobs for a little extra cash.
Tonight I'm thankful for Craigslist.com
30 Days of Thanks: Day 6
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Wow! Feels good to be back on a roll with my blogging. It's much easier to do this when you have a deadline. Now to day 6...
Today I'm thankful for my job. If you get paid to play online games, interact on Twitter, interact on Facebook, make friends with bloggers, brainstorm and execute exciting contest and fun campaigns raise your hand......oh oh oh, me me me!!!!!
Of course there are a lot more details to my job and a LOT of strategy that goes into each and every campaign. Too much to write and of course I can't give away our secrets but know that I work with so many creative individuals, so many people that are willing to dig down deep and work their butts off to create something amazing and deliver amazing results for each and every client. I've never seen such perfect dynamics within an organization. So today I'm absolutely thankful for my job
Today I'm thankful for my job. If you get paid to play online games, interact on Twitter, interact on Facebook, make friends with bloggers, brainstorm and execute exciting contest and fun campaigns raise your hand......oh oh oh, me me me!!!!!
Of course there are a lot more details to my job and a LOT of strategy that goes into each and every campaign. Too much to write and of course I can't give away our secrets but know that I work with so many creative individuals, so many people that are willing to dig down deep and work their butts off to create something amazing and deliver amazing results for each and every client. I've never seen such perfect dynamics within an organization. So today I'm absolutely thankful for my job
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