Today I’m going to share my gratitude list. Yes, next week is Thanksgiving, but don’t be fooled, this post is only inadvertently timely. I am struggling. I can see that I’m not functioning as well as I usually do.<\/p>\n
In an attempt to stay focused on a healthy routine, I headed for the lap pool yesterday. When I got in the shower at the gym, I discovered my swimsuit was on backward. I KNOW. I’m not sure how you can put a swimsuit on backward either, but I did it! How distracted am I? Leaving, I forgot to change out of my pool shoes, and then I almost hit a pole in the parking lot.<\/p>\n
What has me feeling so discombobulated? A perfect storm of L-I-F-E. We all have them. Mine happens to be accompanied by the worst dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) I’ve ever had. I’d say at least 3\/4 of my body is covered in the unbearably itchy rash. It is wearing me out and driving me to distraction at a time when I feel like I need to be on top of my game.<\/p>\n
I’m usually full of solutions, but right now I simply don’t know what to do. I feel vulnerable and alone. The best defense I have against becoming overwhelmed is to focus on something for which I’m grateful.<\/p>\n
So…I am grateful…<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0That my mom was released from the hospital yesterday<\/em><\/p>\n That I took my truck in before the universal joint totally fell apart and left me stranded<\/em><\/p>\n That there is chili in the fridge so that I don’t have to cook dinner<\/em><\/p>\n For sea salt caramel gelato<\/em><\/p>\n That my plants haven’t died even though I’ve neglected them<\/em><\/p>\n That I have a back scratcher when I can’t stand to leave this rash alone<\/em><\/p>\n That my new walking shoes are finally feeling comfortable<\/em><\/p>\n For Nutella<\/em><\/p>\n For the smell of cinnamon rolls<\/em><\/p>\n For silver jewelry with filigree<\/em><\/p>\n For purple, and orange, and paisley<\/em><\/p>\n That it’s raining outside<\/em><\/p>\n For soft clothes<\/em><\/p>\n For funky eyeglasses<\/em><\/p>\n For crushed ice<\/em><\/p>\n For warm blankets<\/em><\/p>\n For laughter<\/em><\/p>\n For books<\/em><\/p>\n For the approaching holidays<\/em><\/p>\n For snow<\/em><\/p>\n Anyone else feel like this? Want to join me? What are you grateful for?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today I’m going to share my gratitude list. Yes, next week is Thanksgiving, but don’t be fooled, this post is only inadvertently timely. I am struggling. I can see that I’m not functioning as well as I usually do. In an attempt to stay focused on a healthy routine, I headed for the lap pool … Continue reading “Gratitude Is My Best Defense”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[98,466,485,371,112,226],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1030"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1033,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030\/revisions\/1033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}