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There are these moments when you just have to do a "Face:Palm." As much as we are what we are, there are times when one can forget where they were going and what the original purpose of a journey was meant to be.

Do you know that I started out this little journey of mine with the intention of keeping myself honest. Of making myself accountable for the things I did every day for a year. I definitely stumbled a couple of times throughout the past year with regards to writing every day, but actually I'm pretty proud of myself for attempting and trying to stay true to the whole point.

I had someone randomly comment on one of my short, pithy posts the other day and it was definitely a face:palm moment, because I forget so very often that this is a PUBLIC blog. hahaha I've just been riding along talking to myself for the most part. I do occasionally go back and read the post just because I need a gauge of my emotional state sometimes. I know a few posts back I mentioned that I had become this extremely ridiculous whiner. I was aware of the fact that I am not only extremely hard on myself, but that I've just been in a serious funk. So, with that said, I'm going to post something a little different today. In the spirit of Thanksgiving and as requested by the anonymous poster, I'm going to post a few things I'm thankful for, and a few things I should be proud of, in no particular order.

1. I am so proud of myself for staying away from Mt. Dew for more than 8 months. I used to drink up to 5  bottles of it per day. I would drink Mt.Dew all day and all night. I truly have more willpower than I thought. Yay Me!!

2. I am humbled that a business such as Southern, Wine and Spirits thought my work was good enough to post on their Facebook page. Guess the general consensus is that I am, in fact, good with inanimate objects...The drinks were made my best friend and I just took the shots. :) It was fun.




3. I suppose I should say that I am also proud of myself for making my voice heard. People who know me never would assume that I am actually really nervous and shy about asking superiors, upper management and the like for something that I haven't been offered. I finally got up the balls to speak to my director about my position in teh company and where I truly wanted to go. It was nerve-racking and yet, it all ended well. With her thanking me for bringing this all to her attention. So, yeah, guess I'm a grown-up after all. hahah

4. One thing...I am so very very thankful for not being in this whole thing alone. I tell people all the time that my son is community raised. I say this because he's with me, his dad & stepmom and their hoarde (Wyatt has 6 sisters), my Gramma, my parents. etc etc. I'm thankful and happy and really just so  lucky that Wyatt has all of these people who love him and want to give him their attention and share their lives with him. I try to remind him all the time of how lucky he is, guess I need to start doing that as well.

5. And to end tonight's post...I am so incredibly happy and blessed. So GLAD that I have my best and oldest friend in my life. I'm posting this picture because a) I feel like I look happy and b) it always makes me smile. I tease her all the time that every bad thing I've ever done in my  life was because of her, or because she made me do it. The reality is that she always tries to get me to have fun and not dwell on those things that make me melancholic. So, Thanks Ashley Lynn, Love this picture and love that it's out here forever now.


Cheers to anyone who might be reading. I'm sorry for the drab, debbie downer tone lately. I'm hoping for a new upswing.

Lots of Love,
Kristi