I was sitting here trying to think of a witty subject line, to end my month long journey through NaBloPoMo. And that’s all that I could come up with. And it made me hungry for the wrap I used to get at the place near my old job. Talk about random! Anywho…. I can’t believe it! I actually managed to blog every single day in November! I’m glad to see it come to an end, but at the same time, I’m glad I gave it a try. For the most part, I’d like to think that all of my entries had some meat to them. There’s only so much I can and will talk about these days so there were times when I did struggle. I’m also trying to be careful with how lengthy entries are. All in all. It was a fun challenge. Now onward to December! I’m pretty hopeful. Aside from a few stresses at work, I feel pretty good about things to come. It’s the holiday season. My room is looking Christmasy. The house is too! There are Christmas lights being put up outside! I’m dating. I have a date on Friday night. I’ve got fun things to look forward to. Yeah, I think December will be a good month. Can you believe we’re just about at the end of 2011? Talk about years flying by. 2012 still feels so far away. But ready or not, it’s on its way!
And with that said… Goodbye NaBloPoMo. I may join in on a few monthly themes, but for now, it’s back to reality and the not so regular postings. It’s been fun!

I am thankful #30, That I can truly think of many things, that I am thankful for, and smile about it. Once upon a time I definitely couldn’t have even given you one. But while I still deal with daily battles, I can truly sit back, at the end of the day, and feel blessed in many many ways. Take care kiddos!

So I’m on day 5 of a 7 day work week and I’m still feeling pretty good. Waking up at 4:45am is not fun, but once I get moving I’m pretty good to go. Lately I have been desiring coffee though. But I’ve come to learn that it’s pretty much impossible to drink coffee and work. Not the way I used to when I was working in an office. Sometimes… I really miss those days! Although during those days coffee was my BFF and I go pretty hooked on it. I stopped drinking it for the longest time but nowadays I’m slowly but surely craving it again. Not simply because of the caffeine, but the taste. The first sip of a fresh HOT brewed cup of coffee is so good! I wish there was a coffee place w/in a close enough proximity to work so that I could get a cup to take but there aren’t any within a close enough walking distance. I could make some at home… If I had a coffee maker. There is one in the house but it’s occupied by someone else every morning. I like the one that we have at work. But it’s not really intended for us to use, as I’ve come to learn. It’s not very time friendly when you have to run across the second floor to get water. It’s one of those nice Keurig one cup deals. I’ve been wanting to get my own ever since I got acquainted with one my friend has up in Maryland. But the price tag has yet to work with my budget. I do like the concept of having so many different varieties to choose from, one cup at a time. So perhaps Santa will read this blog entry. Dear Santa, I’d tell you I was a good girl this year but… well why mention the already known? Hey, at least I’m being honest! So, if you happen to swing by my neighborhood, perhaps you can drop a shiny new Keurig pot down under my Christmas tree? I’ll even be sure to leave some cookies and milk on a plate for you! Well.. perhaps the cookies on a plate, and the milk in a glass Ah, you know what? Maybe you should just send me some sleep. lol! Have a good one kids.

I am thankful #29, For my weird sense of humor during times that are kinda stressful.

If you had asked me what day it was, first this thing morning, I probably would’ve had to stop, think, grab my pone to check the date, and then answer you. I had no idea today was Monday pretty much for the entire day. My work week started at the end of last week and is still going strong. So the concept of Monday, and people bumming because the weekend is over, and oh no, back to the work week, just… has no effect on me whatsoever. As far as I’m concerned, I’m about halfway through my very long work week and am looking forward to ending my work day at 1pm on Thursday. I’m looking forward to sleeping in a bit. I will have to take the bus BACK to the mall, to pick up the present for my angel and drop it off. But I’ll be able to take my time doing that on Friday. OH! I know what made me realize that today’s Monday. The whole “Cyber Monday” deal going on online. Seriously? Black Friday, Black Saturday, I’m sure Sunday was called something, but then it’s “Cyber Monday” and I think parts were extended for the entire week? Way to monopolize the holidays. Anyone want to hook a girl up with a new tv before hers dies completely? Yeah, I thought so. Nope, I’ll be waiting until the holidays are over to put one on layaway so hat I can finally replace the boulder that’s been sitting in the corner of my room. I don’t really have anyone to Christmas shop for. Therefore, I couldn’t justify splurging on myself right now. Even if I did have the money.
Oh well. Have a wonderful week!

I am thankful #28, For hot showers after being completely drenched in the rain while walking to and from the bus today.

1. A full belly (chili!)

2. A Christmas tree lit up with pretty and colorful lights

3. Two candles lit (cinnamon spice!)

4. A cuddly cat laying on my lap (Abi!)

5. And a Criminal Minds marathon on A&E!

Perfect =)

I am thankful #27, For all of the above! *grin*

I’m not going to lie. I’m a bit glad that NaBloPoMo is almost over. At the moment, the last thing I feel like doing, is blogging. I’m just having a day. My day in general wasn’t bad. Work wasn’t as busy as yesterday. But I felt feverish and generally yucky. I came home and rested for a while. And then I tried to get myself into a better mood by going and picking up a couple little things to decorate my Christmas tree. I wasn’t really planning on putting it up tonight but…the next thing I knew, I had it up and lit. It still needs work. I don’t have many good choices as far as where to put it goes. And because of that it’s a bit too high up for me to be able to put the tree topper on it. And then the tree topper (a star) broke so I’m back to square one anyway. But, it’s up, it’s lit, and it looks pretty. It helped my mood a little bit. But I can’t help but feel like something is lacking. Not from my little Christmas tree. Something I just can’t seem to grasp at the moment. Maybe it’ll happen. Maybe it won’t. Maybe I won’t be destined to feel like I am going to be alone forever. Oh well. New work week starts tomorrow. Back to some sort of reality.

I am thankful #26, For my little Christmas tree. It is pretty, and it has cheered me up a little.

I am so glad that Black Friday is over. Now to get through tomorrow and then work goes back to normal. Well, as normal as retail during the holiday season goes. I haven’t been out for Black Friday in a very long time. Yeah, it’s just as chaotic as I remember. I’ve not seen the store as crowded as I did tonight. But thankfully it wasn’t THAT bad. There were a few times where I felt a bit frazzled and opted to take my lunch break. Ha. Yeah. Let me go take a walk in the mall to clear my head. Yeah right! I was busy and usually being busy makes time fly by but it really didn’t today. I hope tomorrow is better. I’m in a mood. Not a bad or grouchy mood. I’m trying to be happy about the holiday season but a few things are getting in the way. I hope this will be a good season filled with good memories. I am trying to talk myself into setting up my little tree and lights but so far… I’m not budging. I’m sure I’ll get past this like I always do.

I am thankful #25, For my cat. Abi is awesome. Cuddly cats are terrific.

Wishing everyone a very happy Thanksgiving! And to those of you who don’t celebrate the holiday, Happy Thursday!
Are you going shopping tomorrow? I’m not! Although I may check out a few things while I’m working. We shall see!
I leave you with this nomtastic picture

I am thankful #24, For my friends, family, job, co-workers, good health, music, candles, and my cat!

That’s right! Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!!! I’m pretty stoked. How about you? I’ve been eating very lightly today in preparation for the day of lots of yummy foods! What’s your favorite thing about Thanksgiving? I love watching the parade. To me, that’s the official start of the holiday season. It was amusing when people found out that I had gotten my job. Some automatically asked if it meant that I got to be in the parade. Um. No. That would be fricken awesome though! But I happily watch it to see the different floats, as well as performers. But my favorite part is always watching the musical performances. I thank the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for getting me so hooked on musical theater. Especially Rent and Wicked! But I also like to see how Santa looks every year. It ends so quickly and as always is followed by the dog show. I don’t watch that. That’s when I either look for a Christmas movie to watch or take out a few dvds. I absolutely do NOT watch any football games. But my mom traditionally will not serve dinner until the Cowboys kick of time. That’s when I grab my plate, fill up, and rush to my room. I will admit that I sorta miss traveling during the holidays. I know, I know. Am I nuts? Whatever. I like the hustle and bustle. But it will be nice to just chill at home. Have yummy food, and relax with a nice glass of Pinot Grigio. Perhaps I’ll finish cleaning up my room and start trimming my little Christmas tree. Whatever I do, I’m going to enjoy it. I hope that you do too! If you’re traveling, here’s to safe and happy travels!

I am thankful #23, For my mom. For reasons I don’t really need to share with you. I just am

Not a whole lot to really talk about tonight. I finished my last work day before Thanksgiving. The next day I go in will be Black Friday. And this will probably be the last time I have two days off in a row for about a month. So, I’m going to enjoy it as much as possible. Unless I get called in…. Which is highly possible as well. How am I going to spend my days off? Doing a whole lot of nothing. Although, I am really going to force myself to make it a point to clean my room. 1. it needs to be done. And 2. I will not let myself decorate my room with Christmas stuff until it looks presentable enough. I have a LOT of work to get done in here. But for now? I’m watching Happy Feet. About to light some candles, and perhaps fix myself a snack. I might even have a glass (or two) of wine tonight.

I am thankful #22, for simple joys such as enjoying watching cute movies and lit candles.

There’s one thing I look forward to during this time of year. And that would be the commercials. I enjoy seeing the different types of commercials stores and companies come up with. There’s a mix of the childish ones, the family oriented ones, and of course those commercials focused around diamonds and any other type of expensive jewelry. I remember the old commercial that would air for McDonald’s. You know the one. The kids are ice skating and the little boy gets separated from the rest of the kids, but Ronald McDonald comes along and scoops him up just in time to end the commercial on a happy note. You don’t really see commercials like that now.

Now?

You get Kohl’s version of the Rebecca Black song “Friday”. I will spare you the agony of viewing a video. I am quite sure that if you haven’t seen it yet, YOU WILL! I first saw it yesterday and sorta stifled a laugh while rolling my eyes. And then we get to today and it’s on ALL THE FRICKEN TIME! Really Kohl’s???? How clever. Har har. Let’s take Rebecca Black’s song, Friday, and turn it into a Black Friday jingle! Oh so clever eh?

Oh so annoying. Thank goodness it’ll only be airing for a week!

I am thankful #21, For a remote control with a handy dandy mute button.