Tomorrow I am anticipating having to kick my own butt out of disappointment for a good chunk of the morning due to the fact it'll be a big day for me and I will be experiencing it minus the support I really thought would be by my side. So, in anticipation of this, I decided to write down things today that I am grateful for so that I can reread this entry on my phone Blogger ap when I am at the boxing tournament and be reminded that I do have so much to be thankful for.
Five things that happened today that I am grateful for:
I am grateful today because...
1. Air Conditioning got installed.
We can't exactly afford it right now -- can't afford anything beyond paying the bills and scooping ourselves out of debt -- but I forked over my plane ticket to Canada to buy Pyen Chi air conditioning. I refuse to be one of those pet owners than neglects their four-legged babies for the sake of saving a couple of bucks for themselves. Pyen Chi is so good to me and I really couldn't pull long hours at the club if she and the other two weren't. We've really been blessed with the three coolest and sweetest four-legged beauties so today the air conditioning men came and installed two units -- one in the family room and one in our bedroom. I swung by the house in the early evening and it was hilariously cute to walk in and see Pyen Chi with her mouth closed. Sounds funny to write that but given she's 47kgs and wears a fur coat that surely weighs the amount of a small child, she always greets me with a gaping wide-open mouth and panting body. The fan no longer cuts it, nor do wet towels and lots of water. The air condition did the trick and now I return home to a cold home but none the less a very Pyen Chi-happy home!!!
2. Talking to Trainer Thor about his pay.
The money I pay him doesn't exactly match my gratitude towards him working for us but it feels pretty awesome to be helping out a fellow foreigner and friend on a level I never thought I would be, so I am grateful I can.
3. The sweetness of Mrs. Sweet Sew not charging me for my Hulk tank top she altered.
When I told her I'd be wearing it tomorrow at the tournament, she patted me on the back, told me I work too hard, and then told me "no charge". It would have only cost me a few bucks for the alterations she made to my tank top but her sweetness and kind gesture were priceless.
4. Afternoon napping.
I've finally been able to resume my afternoon napping time and I love it. I don't plan on taking a daily nap time but it's surely nice that I've been able to get a lot of my office computer work done and have figured out a training schedule with certain clients that allow me to have a chunk of free time in the afternoon. Moreover, I'm so incredibly grateful I've made my own job and am able to delegate what work I do. Today I laid down in the office for my first nap but honestly I was way too excited that I was able to do so so it defeated the purpose of laying down in the first place... hahaha.
5. Snickers putting his arms around me even though I was so sweaty gross.
On most days, I am well aware of just how awesome my husband is but then there are moments when I just think he is too good to be true. Lately I've had a stream of friends -- both here and in Canada -- complain to me about their boy/girlfriends and their love life (and/or lack there of it), and I am glad I am not able to add to their conversations beyond trying to encourage them. I've got it good, Snickers has it good too, but we found each other because we didn't settle. Someone once told me "You get the love you think you deserve" which makes me wonder why so many of my friends think they deserve the less they've settled for and put up with the drama they're in.
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