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Thankfulness Is The Beginning of Gratitude

I have plenty to be upset and worry about. As an adult trying to make my way through the world while working on a marriage, that’s just what life is. However, there are tons of things I’m very thankful for and never for one moment forget about them, even if I don’t give as much acknowledgement to them as I should.

I’m thankful for…

  • My family. They’re supporting and loving no matter what.
  • My friends. Offline & on! They’re a 2nd family to me, the true & closest ones.
  • My friends & coworkers still serving in the military, especially the ones who are currently oversees and away from their own family & friends for not only the time they’re over there, but over the holiday season.
  • The husband’s and my jobs. For what we do, we’re paid relatively well and our jobs are secure so long as we continue to perform. Not to mention, my current coworkers are pretty darn awesome!
  • Gunny, my awesome cat. While she has her annoying quirks, she’s my cat and I love her!
  • Not having to work on Black Friday. A coworker contacted me on Wednesday to ask if she could take my shift and I was grateful to give it to her since that meant we wouldn’t have to drive back Thursday night so I could be at work at 10am.

Thanksgiving was very nice. It was held at my uncle’s wife’s brother’s house, so my uncle-in-law, but not from my marriage to the husband *lol*. There were about 20 people over, give or take a few, so there was a lot to eat. I only had one plate of food in addition to a sandwich and some h’ors d’oeuvres earlier in the afternoon. The husband had a work appointment during the day and either because of that or telling his family he just wasn’t up to it, we didn’t travel around to see his family this year. They probably think I have something to do with it and dislike me even further :| .

Surprisingly, there were some basic traditional foods missing from the spread this year! There were at least 4 different types of dressing/stuffing1, but no mashed potatoes or green bean casserole. The husband was upset he didn’t get his green bean casserole this year. I’m thinking of going grocery shopping, preparing it with a holiday-type dinner sometime this week. The casserole, ham, mashed potatoes… Sounds nice, right?

The apartment is terribly chilly, but I want to avoid turning the heater on if I can get warm enough with blankets, sweaters and my blanket-with-sleeves. It wasn’t pleasant walking into the chilly place coming from outside which was also chilly. Apparently the bedroom is especially chilly which means, the window’s at least cracked, I think. The husband didn’t feel up to checking it out, though. How nice of him, right?

  1. Whichever you prefer to call the concoction lol. ↩
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House Into Home

One of the things you have to consider when setting up home is how exactly you plan on accessorizing your rooms. It doesn’t seem like a very big deal, but when you really stop to think about it, it’s actually kind of overwhelming. I mean, have you ever been inside an IKEA?? There are so many styles and even just trying to fill a room, let alone with all the same style, is fairly difficult! I’ve had discussions with the husband over whether or not he prefers stainless steel appliances, primarily in regards to the kitchen. He’s the cook, but he does it so infrequently these days, I don’t know how much power I want him wielding over the design of a room he’s not going to spend much time in.

It does seem that having items, like blomus stainless steel fireplace accessories, would compliment almost any decor. Not to mention how easy it would to clean the items after using it. My parents have a fireplace in their house and they have some seriously old, painted tools for the fireplace which end up leaving flakes of paint in your hand when you use them. There wouldn’t be any of that with the stainless steel items!

My only concern is how sterilized everything might look if there’s too much of it around, like having everything from your appliances to accessories to even a blomus stainless steel mailbox outside. That would be just a tad too much… finding a right balance between function and style without going too far in either direction is key. It’s difficult and overwhelming, but it’s a fun project to take on overall. I find it fun to always be on the lookout for awesome pieces I’d like to use in my house once I’m rooted somewhere more permanent, don’t you?

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