Another seven days of journaling in a row, another new blog entry. So, tonight's journal tip is about giving thanks for myself and for my gifts. I've decided I'm going to list seven since I could probably go on forever. I don't know if there will be any giving thanks for me since I don't really care for myself. That will probably come up in another blog entry. Anyway, so here's the list:
- Adelie: This is my daughter, who has just turned two. She's adorable, feisty, bright, happy, and lovable. She has that cute, little cherub face, and I love her very much. I think sometimes I don't show that love very well though. I'm trying to work on it, but considering I wasn't planning to have a child until much later in life, I think I feel a pull to being my own person more than I do toward being a full-time Mom. Sometimes that makes me sad, but I'm still grateful for this little gift of mine.
- Edgar: My loving husband who, at times, drives the hell out of me and makes me want to toss him to the curb. But look at that cute face! Besides, he's sweet and cute most of the time. If a bit helpless and crazy. But how I love him...
- My family: I don't have a recent picture of all of us so there's no photo this time. But I love them all to death! My sister, my mother, my father, and even my in-laws! I even love all of my cousins, aunts, uncles, great-aunts, great-uncles, grandparents, great-grandparents, and all those other extended relatives! Trust me, I have a lot of them in Illinois, El Salvador, spread all over California, and I think even some in Italy. But you know what? I'm grateful for all of them because I bet if there had been a break in the chain somewhere leading down the line to me, I might not have even existed!
- My friends: I don't have very many. I have one that I see in-person, Naomi. We have play dates now and then because her daughter is 3, and her son is 4. She works, I go to school, so we try to squeeze it in when we can. My other friends are online: Alicia, Daan, Jennifer, and Cat. Alicia lives in Wyoming (see her blog here even if she hasn't updated in FOREVER), but we talk online almost every day. Ask my husband. Daan lives in the Netherlands, and I haven't spoken to him in weeks because he's having MSN Messenger issues. Jennifer and Cat are friends I've known even before Alicia, but we rarely talk now. They're both starting as first year's in college so they're pretty busy nowadays. Old timers like Alicia and I know how to work the system so we don't work as hard (and yet still get good grades!).
- My journal: Without this wonderful thing that I write in, I would have no one with which to spill secrets that I feel I can't even impart upon my husband. My mother would think something like that is crazy, but you know what? I think it's good to have some things that you keep to yourself, and they're not big things. They're just little things like how he makes me feel some days and things like that. My journal is my therapy, the one thing that helps me counsel myself in my marriage. But I'm okay with that. After all, isn't that what this whole blog is about?
- My Facebook buddies: These are in a separate group from friends because I met some of them when I joined Facebook. Some of my favorite Facebook buddies are part of a group called "Create Write Now." If you love to journal and sometimes suffer from bouts where you don't journal for months, check out this group. The people there are just amazing. Also, if you've always thought about journaling but are afraid or don't know how to start, this is a great place to help you get started. My advice? Just get that pen out, and show that paper who's boss! But that doesn't always work for everyone.
- My writing ability: I love to write. Absolutely love it. When I was younger, I would do something called the Young Writer's Contest. We would compete with our classmates, our peers (other classes in our grade), and with other schools in our area. I believe each grade sent two winners, and they were then sent to compete against the other schools. In kindergarten, second, and third grade, I won first place out of all my classmates and peers. My book was sent out to compete against the other schools, but I honestly couldn't tell you if there was any winning or losing from there. Come on, I was 8 the last time I competed. But yeah, I love to write, and my hope is to become a published author this June. I even blog about it.
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