Ten Things that I am very Thankful for Today

What I am Thankful for this year:

1)My very good friend, Lisa. She’s been there for me so much lately. Encouraging me to keep working hard and making me laugh when I feel like total shit.

2)My neighbors, who spend their evenings giving support to one another and being an understanding community!

3)My sister, Brittany, because she’s amazing. She has been so helpful and caring this past year. When I’ve needed a distraction, she’s taken me out to shop, or eat, or just talk.

4)My Tiny Man, who for some reason is licking my knee, right now. I love him so much and am so glad that I am able to take care of him. He’s gotta be the best kitty baby ever!!

5)Communication with my family. Even though, it’s just text messages here and there, I am glad that my mama talks to me at all. I love getting text messages from her and get so excited to read them.

6)Gateway. Though it stresses me out at times, I dunno where I’d be without them. Because of Gateway, I have my own apartment and can afford it. Gateway gave me my job at Furman, and it has been a struggle at times, but I am making money that I am saving up for a car.

7)The people that are working at Starbucks today, and served yummy coffee/espresso drinks to my friends and me this morning.

8)The sunshine. Though yesterday’s snow was pretty, I am so glad that the sun came out for my friends and me to walk to Starbucks.

9)The support and donations, I got for suicide prevention this Fall. I’m so excited that so many people were able to support my fundraising efforts and understood how much Out of the Darkness means to me.

10)And the calmness of today. Yes, calmness on a holiday. I may not of done the traditional stuff my face, family chaos that we call love, and then go into a food/stress coma. But I had a good day. I got to go on a walk, see friends, play with my cat, make an advent calendar, and in a little while I’m gonna spend time with my sister. Maybe traditional just isn’t for me.

Natural Cures...Cleansing the body

I started reading this book, last week, about cleansing the body to cure illnesses, and eating healthier to prevent illness. In a couple of weeks, I'm gonna do my first 3-day fast (healthy fast). I've been researching and reading up on different fasts and cleanses. Its recommended that you do a 3-day fast before a cleanse. After my 3-day fast, I'm going to do a colon cleanse. I'm doing this to help get toxins out of my body. Our bodies are not meant to run GMOs and pesticides and hormone-injected animals. We're supposed to get our energy and nutrition from natural sources-veggies, whole grains, nuts, seeds, fruit. I know I try to eat healthier and then end up binging on crappy junk food, but the more I read, the more determined I am to be healthier and stronger. So, here I go, slowly preparing for my fast and cleanse.

My attempt at not complaining

My last several posts have been kinda bitchy. Its difficult to not complain, even when we're so tired of hearing everyone complain. I've realized that most people don't know how to have a conversation or even post things online with complaining about one thing or another. So, I'm gonna try really hard to not complain too much today.

My life is okay; I'm alive and healthy. Work was actually kind of fun today. I guess having something new to do was exciting. I had to go to the other building in search of forks, which was an adventure. We looked in a couple of places, before we discovered the last half box of forks! After work, I went to Sally's with a friend to buy bleach- She's bleaching her hair. My hair is actually natural, right now! I don't have much to say. Tiny's good. The other day, he was sitting next to me and everytime, I said "you're my little aangel" he'd give me kisses; it was so cute. I love cuddling with him after work. We get all snuggled in blankies on the futon. I think he is my own little angel; he keeps me on my toes and comforts me when I need it most. Speaking of my little angel, he just pounced on me. Such a good boy! I wish I could continue, but just realized its time for medication.